The 90s of the last century became a time when the inhabitants of the post-Soviet space enthusiastically watched the Latin American wild serial passions and watched with interest the life of Argentine, Mexican and Venezuelan stars of soap operas. One of them was then very young Romina Gaetani, who managed to win the hearts of compatriots and spectators in many countries of the world.
Biography
The famous Argentine serial actress and singer was born in Buenos Aires on April 15, 1977. She became the second child in the family of insurance agent Carlos Hugo Gaetani (died in 2014) and his wife Maria Flamini after the eldest son Leonardo, who chose the career of an architect.
Even before graduation, the girl knew what profession she would choose as the business of her whole life, and actively participated in student theater productions. Therefore, her parents were not surprised when she entered the Institute of Dramatic Art at the famous Andamio 90 Theater, where she studied acting for four years. In addition, Romina Gaetani graduated from the University of Santa Ana de Villa Ballester, which is located in the Northern District of Buenos Aires.
The beginning of an acting career
For the first time on a television screen, Romina Gaetani appeared in 1998, at the age of 21, in the series “True Consequences”. In it, she played a cameo role. Around the same time, the "adult" debut of the actress in the theater in the comedy musical "King David", in which she played Bathsheba, took place. Then began a long search for work, when the girl spent the whole day encircling the thresholds of television studios and theaters, participating in endless castings.
Only 2 years after the debut, Romina Gaetani got her first major role by accepting an invitation to participate in the sixth season of the popular sitcom "Kids". In parallel with the filming, the young actress continued to participate in the productions of the El Gran Rex theater, quite famous in Buenos Aires, on the stage of which she honed her professional skills, gaining invaluable experience in direct communication with the audience.
"Iago, dark passion"
Romina Gaetani and Facundo Arana, who at one time had a huge army of fans in our country thanks to her participation in the TV series “Wild Angel”, met on the set of the sitcom “Children”. The second joint work of the actors was the film "Iago, Dark Passion." True, the main female role in this series went to Janella Neuro. The project was a huge success and received the most prestigious award of the Argentinean television. The image of the fatal beauty of Cassandra, created on the TV screen by Romina Gaetani, did not remain without the attention of the audience. Although the character was 5 years older than the actress in the script, the girl coped with the task set for her by Miguel Colom and Federic Palazzo. Critics also liked Romina's work, and after completing the shooting of the soap opera, the actress often began to invite the most famous Argentine serial directors to her projects.
Romina Gaetani and Osvaldo Laporte
In 2003, the actress received one of the main roles in the series “Gypsy Blood”. The Telesaga with an ethnic bias told about the life of two warring families, Heredia and Amaya, who are trying to solve the problems between them, in accordance with the laws of their people. There she played in a duet with the popular Argentine actor Osvaldo Laporte, known in our country for many soap operas, where he, as a rule, played the main characters.
To participate in the “Gypsy Blood” project, Romina dyed herself a burning brunette and built up hair, and also learned to guess on the arm and dance incendiary and passionate flamenco. The series was very successful, and for her fee, Gaetani acquired an expensive apartment in a prestigious area of ​​the Argentine capital, which she had dreamed about since she began acting on television.
Further career
The actress spent 2007-2008 in Mexico, where she starred in the soap opera "While Life Is Passing." After returning to her homeland in 2008, she took part in the series Don Juan and His Beautiful Lady, Married a Football Player, Heirs to Vengeance, Wolf and Saints and Sinners. In addition, in 2013, viewers saw her in the movie "Bomb", which was favorably received by critics.
One of the last significant works of the actress was the "police" television project "Night and day near you," in which she again became a partner of her longtime friend Facundo Aran. However, soon the audience was disappointed, as there was a message that Romina decided to stop participating in the filming. The reasons were health problems, as well as worries about the death of his beloved father. According to fans of the actress, the series suffered a lot after its creators had to “kill” Paulo, whose play was his main decoration. There were also those who did not believe in the story about Romina’s disease. They claim that the cause of her departure was conflicts on the set, which exhausted the actress and forced to take a timeout. In any case, Gaetani herself told reporters that she is grateful to the creators of the soap opera for understanding and support in a difficult life situation.
Awards
Romina Gaetani, whose photo often adorns the covers of famous Argentinean glossy magazines, is a five-time nominee for the prestigious Martin Fierro National Prize. In addition, in 2001, the actress received the ClarĂn Award for the supporting role in the series “Iago, Dark Passion”, and a couple of years ago for her participation in the mini-series “Saints and Sinners” she was among the contenders for Emmy as the best performer female role.
TV shows and movies
The actress, who will soon celebrate her 40th birthday, has already managed to take part in more than 25 film and television projects. Among them:
- "House in Valle de Lobos" (2015, mini-series).
- “Night and day with you” (the series has been going on since 2014).
- The Bomb (2013).
- “Saints and Sinners” (2013, mini-series).
- The Wolf (2012).
- “The man of your life” (2011).
- “The heirs of revenge” (2011-2012).
- “Defeated” (2011).
- “Marry a football player” (2009).
- “Don Juan and his beautiful lady” (2008).
- “As long as life passes” (it went from 2007 to 2008).
- Desperate Housewives (2006).
- "Women Killers" (walked from 2005 to 2008).
- "Daddy's Secrets" (2004-2005).
- “Gypsy blood” (2003).
- “Love of the Lucky” (2002).
- “Night on the Terrace” (2002).
- “Iago, dark passion” (2001-2002).
- “At the last moment” (2000).
- “Good neighbors” (1999-2001).
- "Children" (1995-2001).
- "Endless summer" (went from 1998 to 2000).
- “The true consequences” (1996-1998).
Romina Gaetani: personal life
In one of the interviews, the actress admitted that for the first time her groom appeared at the age of 15. Further, the novels followed one after another, but she did not have a serious relationship for long enough. Only at 29, the girl began to live together with Hector Garcia Limon - musician of the Bersuit Vergarabat y Via Varela. The romance lasted two years, after which Romina returned under her father’s shelter. She had a relationship with Hernan Nisenbaum, but before the wedding, things never came to pass. At the moment, Gaetani is meeting with musician Oscar Righi, who helps her succeed in the field of music.
Gaetani has repeatedly stated that she does not believe in an unearthly impossible love, but considers a strong marriage possible. At the same time, although in her youth the actress promised to give birth to a baby by the age of 30, she still has no children.
Romina about her life, interests and plans
The actress claims that she likes to dance, play sports (aerobics), and also do shopping, buying any unnecessary nonsense, which she then gives away to her friends.
She loves to watch American films and loves Al Pacino and the Meryl Streep. Romina's favorite picture is “The Society of Dead Poets”.
However, her main passion is music. Without her, the actress cannot imagine her life. According to Romina, for many years she envied Natalia Oreiro, who, in parallel with the artistic, was actively engaged in her solo singing career. Relatively late, Gaetani was able to realize her dreams and recently began recording the first disc with her boyfriend Oscar Righi.
Relation to religion
Although Romina Gaetani, whose personal life is constantly being discussed in the Argentine yellow press, was baptized in the Catholic Church, she does not consider herself a religious person. More precisely, the actress admits that she believes in God, but does not accept religion as an institution, since, in her opinion, all faiths preach the same thing. In addition, she considers herself "a little esoteric." In particular, Romina likes to surround herself with stones, as she feels their energy and thinks that they create a positive aura. To this end, from all his travels around the world, Gaetani brings with him cobblestones and pieces of rock to Argentina. However, she does not consider them as talismans that bring good luck, because she does not believe in signs, magic, fate and fortune telling.
Work in a new field
In the fall of 2015, Argentinean viewers saw Gaetani in completely unexpected quality. In September, the start of a series of programs on the private channel El Trece about travels in the Andes, led by the actress, was launched. Together with the film crew Romina Gaetani, the series with the participation of which the audience loved so much, she climbs to the tops of this mountain range, visits the most inaccessible gorges by helicopter and becomes a guest in the traditional dwellings of local Indians, who usually try not to let strangers into their wigwam. Thanks to this project, many Argentines and Latin Americans discover unknown corners of their country and continent. According to fans of the actress, the high ratings of programs about the Andes are largely the merit of Romina. In particular, in their reviews they write that she, as always, emits positive energy and talks about what she saw as if she was sharing her impressions with her old friends.
Now you know in which films the Argentine actress Romina Gaetani played. The biography and her personal life are also known to you, so you can appreciate the skill of the actress, who often appears on the screen in roles that have nothing to do with her character and life experience.