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María Eugenia Suárez Riveiro (born 9 March 1992), better known as China Suárez or La China, is an Argentine actress, singer, and model.


Early life

María Eugenia Suárez Riveiro was born on March 9, 1992, in
Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
. She is the daughter of Guillermo Suárez and Marcela Riveiro Mitsumori. She has an older brother named Agustín Suárez. Her maternal grandmother, Marta Mitsumori, was born in Argentina, and is of
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descent. Suárez has cousins living in
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in
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,
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. During her childhood, Suárez attended the Instituto Corazón de María up to her third year of secondary school and completed her secondary studies at ESBA Barrio Norte. She also attended Divino Corazón de Jesús, located in
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, only for 7th grade.


Career

Suárez made her debut as an actress when she was eleven years old in the television series ''Rincón de luz'' (2003), created by
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, in which she was part of the children's cast. In 2004 she had a small role in the television series ''
Floricienta ''Floricienta'' (; known in English as ''Flinderella'') is an Argentine children's musical soap opera based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired between 2004 and 2005 on Canal 13 and has since been broadcast in more than 40 countries in ...
'' playing the younger sister of Muni Seligmann's character. A year later she appeared in ''Amor mío'' (Argentina) and in 2006 in the sitcom '' Amo de casa''. Between 2007 and 2010 Suárez played Jazmín "Jaz" Romero in the television series '' Casi Ángeles'', also created by
Cris Morena María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentina, Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and C ...
, and the theatrical adaptations of the show. From the series arose the musical group
Teen Angels Teen Angels was an Argentine pop band formed from the TV series '' Casi Ángeles''. Its original members were Lali Espósito (known professionally as Lali), Peter Lanzani, Nicolás Riera, Gastón Dalmau and China Suárez, who would be replac ...
, of which Suárez was a member. At the beginning of 2011, Suárez left the band and later received the Kids Choice Awards Argentina of "favorite actress" for her work in Casi Ángeles. Between 2011 and 2012 Suárez was part of the cast of ''Los Únicos'', produced by Pol-ka. She later starred with Nicolás Pauls in the miniseries '' 30 días juntos,'' aired on Cosmopolitan TV (Latin America). In 2013 Suárez went back to working with Pol-ka in the comedy ''
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'', where she worked with her costar from ''Casi Angeles'',
Lali Espósito Mariana "Lali" Espósito (born 10 October 1991) is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer, and model. She began her career in 2003 in the children's telenovela ''Rincón de Luz''. Espósito continued to build her acting and singing career with subs ...
. In 2014 she co-starred in the telenovela '' Camino al amor'' with Mariano Martínez, Sebastián Estevanez and Carina Zampini. Also in 2014, she was invited to star in the second season of '' Tu cara me suena'', aired on
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, where she imitated
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from the movie
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along with fellow actor
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. Suárez also starred in the music video for ''Hoy'', by
David Bisbal David Bisbal Ferre (born 5 June 1979) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained his initial fame as the runner-up on the first edition of the reality television talent show '' Operación Triunfo''. He has since released five studi ...
. In 2015 Suárez made her first appearance on the big screen with the
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of the book ''Abzurdah''. She also recorded her own version of the song Trátame suavemente, by
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, for the movie. For her performance she received the Premio Sur for as Best New Actress. On July 18, 2015, Suárez served as the ambassador for Argentine cinema at the Premios Platino. In 2015, she also launched her own clothing line, which includes jackets, blouses, pants, tops, dresses, purses and necklaces. In 2016 Suárez starred in the romantic comedy ', with costar Benjamín Vicuña and director Daniela Goggi. She also voice acted the role of Meena in the Argentinian version of the animated film ''
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''. In 2017 Suárez again co-starred with Vicuña in the film ', directed by Nicolas Tuozzo and based on the novel by . In 2019, Suárez returned to the small screen in the historical telenovela: ''Argentina, tierra de amor y verganza'', produced by Pol-ka. There, she played the role of Raquel, a Polish woman that is tricked into traveling to Argentina by the promise of marrying a rich man, when in reality she is brought there for prostitution. Later, Suárez starred in the series ''Tu parte del trato'', where she played a female police officer.


Personal life

From 2012 to 2013, Suárez dated actor
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. They have a daughter, born on July 18, 2013. From 2014 to 2015, she dated singer
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, with the relationship ending when he discovered her infidelity with
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, who she went on to date. From 2015 to 2021, she was in a relationship with actor
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, with whom she has two children: a daughter, born on February 7, 2018, and a son, born on July 28, 2020. In 2021, Suárez was accused by
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of having an affair with her husband, footballer
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. In 2024, it was reported that she was dating 21-year-old
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driver
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. In January 2025, Suárez went public with her relationship with Mauro Icardi.


Filmography


Film


Television


Discography


Singles


Promotional singles


Other appearances


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Maria Eugenia 1992 births Argentine female models 21st-century Argentine women singers Argentine stage actresses Argentine television actresses Living people Actresses from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine people of Portuguese descent Argentine people of Japanese descent Argentine people of Galician descent Singers from Buenos Aires