María Gimena de los Milagros Accardi (born 27 May 1985), better known as Gimena Accardi, is an Argentine actress.
Biography María Gimena de los Milagros Accardi was born on May 27, 1985, in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.IMDb.com. Gimena Accardi. IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212341/
Career At age 10, Accardi began studying theater with teachers Stella Maris Closas, Patricia Palmer, and Raúl Serrano. She was cast in a television pilot, Cosa de chicos from producer Quique Estevanez, which never made it to air. However, Estevanez then cast her as Jessica, the sister of "Beto" Santana in Los buscas de siempre from Azul Televisión. Next, she was cast as Sofía, a teenager struggling with drug addiction, on PH by Azul Televisión.
In 2002, she played Catalina in Maridos a domicilio by Azul Televisión. This program was only on the air a short time, after which Accardi was cast as Melina in Los simuladores and Josefina in Kachorra, both by Telefe, as well as playing Sabrina on the second season of Rebelde Way by América TV.
In 2003, film director Teresa Constantini cast Accardi as Lucila in the unitary program Ensayo: Habitación 306. A year later, in 2004, she played Jazmín in the comedy Panadería los Felipe by Telefe. In February 2005, when she was about to begin the second season of Panadería los Felipe, she was cast as Tatiana in the soap opera Amor en Custodia by Telefe. After finishing this program in 2006, she was cast in a feature film which was postponed due to lack of funding. The film, Cartas para Jenny, was eventually shot in 2007 in San Luis Province and then in Israel.
That same year, Accardi played Malvina, one of the villains of Casi Ángeles by Telefe. In 2009, she played the antagonist in the film Papá por un día with Nicolás Cabré and Luisana Lopilato. Then, in 2011, Accardi became part of one of the most successful telenovelas of that year, Herederos de una venganza, in which she played China Villegas. In 2012, she played Dolores in the second season of Los únicos, following that role up with another antagonist in the telenovela of Pol-ka, Sos mi hombre.
In 2013 she joined the cast of Solamente vos In 2015 she got a lead role in Milagros en campaña and also participated in Conflictos modernos. In 2016, Accardi starred in the musical El otro lado de la cama and served as a judge on Canta si puedes. In 2018, she was cast as Lara and Patricia in Mi hermano es un clon.
Personal life Accardi started a relationship with actor Nicolás Vázquez in 2007. They were married on December 7, 2016, in a beach wedding at Mar del Plata, and divorced in 2025.
Accardi and Vázquez survived the Champlain Towers South collapse on June 24, 2021. They were in Miami for work and to meet with Argentine comedian Martín Bossi, returning to their condo just as it began to experience the collapse. Accardi suffered a blow to the head when she ran into a palm tree during the mass exodus from the building, but both she and Vázquez were otherwise unharmed.MRT. (2021, July 20). Gimena Accardi and Nicolás Vázquez: Who are the Argentine actors who saved from dying in the collapse that occurred in Miami. Market Research Telecast. https://marketresearchtelecast.com/gimena-accardi-and-nicolas-vazquez-who-are-the-argentine-actors-who-saved-from-dying-in-the-collapse-that-occurred-in-miami/107856/
Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel2000–2001Los buscas de siempre Jesica Santana Azul Televisión2001PH Sofía Azul Televisión2002Maridos a domicilio Catalina Azul Televisión2002Kachorra Josefina Moravia Telefe2002Los simuladores Melina Fichelson Telefe2003Rebelde Way Sabrina Guzmán América TV2004–2005Panadería "Los Felipe" Jazmín Miñon Telefe2005Amor en custodiaTatiana Aguirre Telefe2006Alma PirataBernarda "Bernardita" de Marco Telefe2007–2010Casi Ángeles Malvina Bedoya Agüero Telefe2011Herederos de una venganzaEmilia "China" Villegas Canal 132012Los únicos Dolores Fuentes Canal 132012–2013Sos mi hombre Brenda Garay Canal 132013Una vida posible Carla Canal 132013–2014 Solamente vos Candela Canal 132014Milagros en campaña Silvia Canal 9 2015 Conflictos modernos Claudia Suárez Canal 9 2018Rizhoma Hotel Florencia Balaguer Telefe2018–2019Mi hermano es un clon Lara Alcorta/Patricia LópezCanal 132020Separadas Carolina FernándezCanal 13
Movies Year Movie Character Director 2007Cartas para JennyJennifer 2009Papá por un díaCecilia AyerzaRaúl Rodríguez Peila2017Me casé con un boludoHerselfJuan Taratuto2018Re locaSofíaMartino Zaidelis2019AnochePilar
Theater Year Title Character Notes2007Casi ÁngelesMalvina Bedoya Agüero2011Los únicosRosario/MaríaReplacement of Eugenia Tobal and Griselda Siciliani2014Dos pícaros sinvergüenzas Charlotte Skip2016–2017El otro lado de la cama Sonia2020Jauría
Videoclips Year Artist Song2014AxelAfinidad
Television programs Year Program Channel Notes2016Canta si puedesCanal 13Judge2016-2017Como anillo al dedo Canal 13Host2019Bailando 2019Canal 13Special participation in the Trio Salsa with Florencia Vigna and Facundo Mazzei
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2017Estrella de Mar AwardFemale Comedy Musical Lead ActingEl otro lado de la cama2019Martín Fierro AwardsProtagonic Female PerformanceMi hermano es un clon
Discography 2007 — Casi Ángeles
References
External links
Gimena Accardi at cinenacional.com