Manuela Pal

Manuela Pal
Born
María Manuela Pérez Bosch Palos

(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 40)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationActress
SpouseGonzalo Díaz Servidio
Children1
MotherGraciela Pal [es]
RelativesPablo Palitos (grandfather)

María Manuela Pérez Bosch Palos (born 9 October 1984), better known as Manuela Pal, is an Argentine film, theater, and television actress.

Early life

Manuela Pal was born on 9 October 1984 at the Medical Institute of Obstetrics in Buenos Aires. She is the daughter of actress and singer Graciela Pal [es], and granddaughter of actor Pablo Palitos.[1]

Career

Pal debuted as an actress at the age of eight months, in Coraje mamá [es], the telenovela her mother was acting in. This came about when the show's writer, Delia González Márquez [es], heard that Graciela Pal was missing her daughter, and added a storyline where her character becomes pregnant so they could be together.[1] As a child, Manuela Pal later appeared in Vivan los novios [es], an episode of Alta comedia [es], and a pilot for El Nueve with Mariana Fabbiani and Pablo Echarri. In 1996, she acted in the successful children's series Chiquititas, starring Romina Yan.[2]

After she finished her studies, she appeared in some chapters of Malandras [es], Costumbres argentinas [es], and Son amores. She also made her film debut in Palermo Hollywood [es], produced by Patagonik, in 2004. Also in that year she joined the cast of Culpable de este Amor, playing Luciana.[1] After this, she got a role in the Mexican soap opera Frijolito, and made appearances in Casados con hijos and Alma Pirata. She played the granddaughter of Héctor Alterio in Vientos de agua, a Spanish-Argentine co-production, and Fabiana in You Are the One.

Her first leading role came with the film Wrap Up, which was shot in Spain in 2006, released in Argentina in 2007, and in Spain in 2012.[3] Returning to Argentina in late 2006, she starred in a chapter of Mujeres asesinas, where she played Soledad.[2] In early 2007, Pal played Clara in three episodes of Amas de casa desesperadas for the Colombian channel RCN Televisión. She gained popularity as an actress with her work in Son de Fierro, where she played the comedic character Luli, during 2007. That year, she appeared in the pilot episode of La congeladora, a TV series produced by Gabriel García and Eduardo Lopilato.[4]

In 2008, she played the evil Franka Mayerhold in Casi Ángeles, which generated many positive reviews and established her as a favorite among adolescent audiences.[2] She played the main villain of the telenovela Herencia de amor [es] in 2009. A year later, she was in the cast of Secretos de amor [es]. In 2011, she played the repentant villain Paula Lezcano in Herederos de una venganza, and in 2012 she played Maggy in La dueña.[2] In January 2013, she starred in a chapter of a fictional series on the program Historias de corazón [es].[5] She also co-starred in the Televisión Pública miniseries Las huellas del secretario [es].

From late 2013 to mid-2014, she acted in Pol-ka's comedy-drama Mis amigos de siempre, which aired on El Trece. In 2014–2015, she was part of the cast of the telenovela Noche y día. In 2017, she co-starred in Amar después de amar on Telefe, playing Laura Godoy. The same year, she played Érika Martin, one of the main antagonists in the telenovela Golpe al corazón, also on Telefe.

In 2022, she joined the Civil Association of Art Workers (ACTA), together with actors Peter Lanzani and Gastón Soffritti.[2]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director
2004 Palermo Hollywood [es] Julieta Eduardo Pinto [es]
2006 Wrap Up Valeria Ramón Costafreda
2010 De roma con amor Gloria Roberto Malenotti
2012 El faro rojo (short) Paula Paula Silva
2019 La sombra en la ventana [es] María Gustavo Provitina

TV series

Year Title Role Channel
1985 Coraje mamá [es] Baby El Nueve
1991 Alta comedia [es] Manuela
1995 La hermana mayor [es] Luciana "Nina" Sosa Ferreyra
1996 Chiquititas Florencia Gómez Telefe
2003 Costumbres argentinas [es] Florencia
Malandras [es] Victoria El Nueve
2004 Culpable de este Amor Luciana Telefe
2005 Casados con hijos Pepe's customer, Ep. "Moni radioactiva"
2006 You Are the One Fabiana El Trece
Vientos de agua Alicia
Mujeres asesinas 2 Soledad, Ep. "Soledad, cautiva"
Alma Pirata Paloma Cortés Telefe
2007 Amas de casa desesperadas Clara Rivas El Trece
Son de Fierro Luciana "Luli" Manchini
2008 Casi Ángeles Franka Mayerhold Telefe
Don Juan y Su Bella Dama Carolina Molina
2009 Herencia de amor [es] Susi Reyes
2010 Secretos de amor [es] Antonella Rossi
Contra las cuerdas Lili Televisión Pública
Alguien que me quiera Carolina El Trece
2011 Herederos de una venganza Paula Lezcano
2012 La dueña Magdalena "Maggy" Rodríguez Costa Telefe
Las huellas del secretario [es] Rita Olivares Televisión Pública
2013 Historias de corazón [es] Mariana, Ep. "Un juego para Roxy" Telefe
Pilar, Ep. "Apenas sesenta"
2013–2014 Mis amigos de siempre Leonora "Leo" Barceló El Trece
2014–2015 Noche y día Gisela Villa
2017 Amar después de amar Laura Eyzaguirre de Godoy Telefe
La Búsqueda de Laura
2017–2018 Golpe al corazón Erika Martín
2018 100 días para enamorarse Florencia Fernández
2019 Junior Express [es] Luz Flash Disney Junior
2022 Diary of a Gigolo Leticia Netflix
2023 Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza Lorena El Trece

Theater

Year Title Director
1996 Chiquititas Cris Morena
2003 Eliot Ness Graciela Pal [es][1]
2010 No confíes en mí Gabriel Rosas and Daniel Suárez Marzal
2011 Don Arturo Illia Héctor Gióvine [es]
La celebración Luis Romero
2012 La marca en el orillo Becky Garello and Eugenia Levin
2013–2014 Los elegidos Daniel Veronese [es]
2015 Bajo terapia Daniel Veronese [es]
2017 Un rato con él
2019 Perfectos desconocidos Guillermo Francella
2021 Transferencia Peto Menahem [es]
Los Bonobos
2023 La verdad Ciro Zorzoli

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Clarín Awards Actress Revelation Herencia de amor [es] Nominated
2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Supporting Actress Mis amigos de siempre Nominated
2015 ACE Awards Leading Actress in Comedy Bajo terapia Nominated [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Madre e hija enfrentadas por la TV" [Mother and Daughter Confronted Through TV]. Clarín (in Spanish). Argentina. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Zucchi, Marina (22 August 2020). "Manuela Pal, la ex Chiquititas que impulsa un cambio en la industria desde una nueva asociación" [Manuela Pal, Formerly of Chiquititas, Who is Driving a Change in the Industry From a New Association]. Clarín (in Spanish). Argentina. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "'Abrígate', historia de amor que recupera los lazos entre Galicia y Argentina" ["Wrap Up", a Love Story That Recovers the Ties Between Galicia and Argentina]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago. EFE. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Se viene un nuevo unitario" [A New TV Series is Coming]. Infobae (in Spanish). Miami. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Más Historias de corazón". Television.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los premios ACE" [All the Winners of the ACE Awards]. Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2023.