Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens (; born 7 December 1962) is a Venezuelan actress.
Biography Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens was born on 7 December 1962, in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of a Venezuelan father and a French mother. She pursued her education at school Lisandro Ramírez and at the Liceo Malpica. She studied theater with the director and playwright Miguel Torrence.
Personal life In 1978, she met Henry Zakka on recordings of Drama de amor en el Bloque 6. In 1979, when Grecia was 17 years old, she married the actor, Henry Zakka. The couple divorced in 1983.
In 1986, a few months after arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she met the Argentine businessman Marcelo Pelegri. In 1986, she married Marcelo Pelegri. On 4 September 1992, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy. The couple divorced in 2005.
Grecia Colmenares has obtained Argentine citizenship.
Career Grecia Colmenares became a sensation as a young actress in her native Venezuela during the 1970s, becoming a favorite of the general public in that country. She made her debut, as an eleven-year-old, in the Angelica Spanish soap opera. She continued participating in other soap operas through her teenage years, including the major hits Estefanía in 1979 and Elizabeth in 1980. Those major hits were followed by a number of lesser known soap operas, as well as other hits, such as 1981's Marielena and, in 1984, Azucena and Topacio. In 1991, she starred in the famous soap opera , which obtained a huge success worldwide, and Colmenares won several prizes for her outstanding job as Isabel and Manuela.
Although her jobs in Venezuela gave her considerable international fame, it was after she moved to Argentina that Colmenares became paparazzi fodder. Colmenares then became a household name across Latin America. She appeared frequently on the covers of gossip and fashion magazines, and rumors of a rivalry with Andrea Del Boca surfaced, although these rumors lasted for a short period only. In 1999, Colmenares acted in a telenovela that Del Boca had previously participated in: Chiquititas, which had by then become a major international hit. In 2001, she was seen in Miami, Florida, trying to get a contract with Univision. Nevertheless, she was not able to get contracted by that network. In Venezuela, Colmenares and Victor Camara formed a popular on-camera couple, starring together in a number of soap operas.
Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel1974AngélicaAngélica as a girlRCTV1976CarolinaBlanquita VillacastínRCTV1977IlianaRCTV1977ZoraidaRCTV1977TormentoRCTV1979Sangre azulMaría de los Ángeles RCTV1979-1980EstefaníaAna María EscobarRCTV1980Drama de amor en el bosqueRCTV1980MarielenaRaquelRCTV1981ElizabethLourdesRCTV1981RosalindaRosalindaRCTV1983Chao CristinaDiana Paiva CáceresRCTV1983Días de infamiaMinerva ReyesRCTV1984AzucenaAzucena RodríguezRCTV1984El ParéntesisCarmen RosaRCTV1984-1985TopacioTopacio SandovalRCTV1985-1986María de nadieMaría DomínguezTelefe1987GreciaGreciaCanal 131988PasionesMilagros SarmientoCanal 91989Rebelde Marina RoldánCanal 91990RomanzoGianinaTV Pública1991ManuelaManuela Verezza/Isabel GuerreroCanal 131993Primer amorMaría InésCanal 91994Más allá del horizonteMaría Bonangelo Olazábal/MilagrosCanal 91994El día que me quierasSoledadCanal 131996Amor sagradoEva Herrera/Ángeles HerreraTelefe1999ChiquititasAna PizarroTelefe2000Vidas prestadasFernanda Valente LópezUnivisión
Theater Year Title Character Director Theater1976Romeo & Julieta1999ChiquititasAna PizarroCris Morena Teatro Gran Rex 201214 millonesTeatro del Sol and Teatro Broadway2016Cenicienta MíaTeatro Municipal de Valencia and Teatro Ópera Maracay
Television Programs Year Program Channel Notes2012Bailando 2012Canal 132019L'Isola dei Famosi 14Canale 52023Grande Fratello 17Canale 52026Telefe
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result1991TP de OroBest ActressTopacio2012Premios Carlos AwardsBest Actress14 millones
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