María Eugenia Rita (born 3 June 1975), better known by her stage name María Eugenia Ritó, is an Argentine

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and vedette.

Career

María Eugenia began her career in 1995 in ''Petardos'' and ''Polémica en el Bar'' with

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; later she performed as a

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in the

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''Amor Latino''. On stage, she has participated in successful seasons with

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, Nito Artaza, Zulma Faiad, El Negro Alvarez and Tristán, and has acted in theatre productions produced by

such as ''Soltero y con Dos Viudas'' (along with Iliana Calabró and Ana Acosta) and ''Petardos del Humor'' in

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and in

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with Jorge Corona. In 2006, she participated in the second season of ''Bailando por un Sueño'' which reached the semifinals and participated in ''

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'' replacing Juana Repetto. In 2008, she starred in the

musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...

''El Show de las Divorciadas'' and in the summer of 2008-2009, she was first vedette with

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in ''Vedettísima'', headed by

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. In early 2009, she was on the cover of

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and participated in '' El Musical de tus Sueños'', and in 2011 she was in ''

Bailando 2011 ''Bailando 2011'' was the seventh Argentinean season of ''Bailando por un Sueño''. The season premiere aired on May 16, 2011 on El Trece with 30 couples, including same-sex pairs for the first time in the Argentinean show – José María Muscar ...

''.

Personal life

On September 29, 2006, she married Marcelo Salinas in the halls of the Sociedad Rural Argentina.

Filmography

Television

* ''Petardos'' (1999) * ''Amor Latino'' (2000) * ''Polémica en el Bar'' (2001) * ''Matrimonios y Algo Más'' (2001) * ''

Son Amores ''Son amores'' is an Argentine telenovela produced by Pol-ka and issued by Canal 13 in the year 2002 and in the year 2004. It stars Mariano Martínez, Nicolás Cabré, Florencia Bertotti, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Millie Stegman. It is the ...

'' (2002) * ''Poné a Francella'' (2002) *

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(2002) * ''Malandras'' (2002–2003) * ''

Rebelde Way ''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on El Nueve, Azul Televisión from 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widesp ...

'' (2002) * ''Durmiendo con mi jefe'' (2003) * ''Costumbres Argentinas'' (2003) * ''Los Pensionados'' (2004) * '' Casados con Hijos'' (2005) * ''ShowMatch'' (guest - 2005) * '' Bailando por un Sueño 2'' (2006) * ''

'' * ''No hay 2 sin 3'' (2006) * ''Socias'' (2008) * '' El Musical de tus Sueños'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Bailando 2014'' (2014)

Theater

* ''Petardos del Humor'' (2000) * ''Divertidísimo'' (2000) * ''Destino de gloria'' (2004) * ''Argentina todo un show'' (2004) * ''El viaje del humor'' (2005) * ''Soltero y con dos viudas'' (2005) * ''Operacio Ja Ja Recargada'' (2006) * ''Hirientes'' (2007) * ''El Show de las divorciadas'' (2008) * ''Vedettisima'' (2009) * ''Music Hall en Teatro Nogaró de Punta del Este'' (2009) * ''Primera dama se busca'' (2010) * ''La Revista de Buenos Aires'' (2011)

References

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