Raquel Meroño
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Born | Raquel Meroño Coello 8 August 1975 Madrid, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Actress, presenter, businesswoman, model |
Raquel Meroño Coello (born 8 August 1975) is a Spanish actress, presenter and businesswoman. She enjoyed popularity in Spain as television personality in the late 1990s to early 2000s.[1]
Biography
Born on 8 August 1975 in Madrid,[2][3] she early combined her studies of journalism, her first steps in the world of fashion modelling and her activity in television, getting to work as stewardess in Uno para todas , a TV show conducted by Goyo González.[2]
In 1996, Meroño became the presenter of the show Pelotas fuera, broadcast on Antena 3.[1] She was given a supporting role in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's film Airbag (1997), playing 'Araceli', the scorned bride.[4]
For 3 years,[5] she starred in 390 episodes of the popular series Al salir de clase, aired on Telecinco,[2] playing 'Paloma', a role that earned her great popularity in Spain.[6] Cast as 'Bárbara' in Dagon (2001), Meroño co-starred with Ezra Godden in the lovecraftian horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, whose screenplay was a Dennis Paoli's adaptation of the stories Dagon and The Shadow over Innsmouth.[7][8] She also starred in other horror films, namely The Mark (2003) and Beneath Still Waters (2005).[9]
Meroño appeared in more TV series such as Esencia de poder and Paco y Veva.[9] She also played the role of 'Mónica' in the 2006 series Con dos tacones ,[10] aired on TVE1. In 2008, Meroño joined the cast of Yo soy Bea in the role of 'Isabel Rocamora' (the new director of the magazine Bulevar 21),[11][12] starring in 144 episodes of the TV series.[2] She also appeared in the Arrayán soap opera, aired on the Andalusian regional channel Canal Sur Televisión.[13]
Meroño won the 5th edition of the competitive reality cooking show MasterChef Celebrity in December 2020.[14]
Filmography
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- Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1998–2000 | Al salir de clase | Paloma | 390 episodes | [2][6] |
2001 | Esencia de poder | [8] | ||
2003 | Paco y Veva | [9] | ||
2006 | Con dos tacones | Mónica | [10] | |
2008–2009 | Yo soy Bea | Isabel Rocamora | 144 episodes | [2] |
2012–2013 | Arrayán | Begoña | [13] |
- Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1997 | Airbag | Araceli | [4] | |
2001 | Dagon | Bárbara | [8] | |
2003 | The Mark | [9] | ||
2005 | Beneath Still Waters | [9] |
References
- ^ a b "¿Qué fue de Raquel Meroño?". El Correo. 24 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Molina, Berto (22 September 2020). "¿Quién es Raquel Meroño, concursante de 'MasterChef Celebrity'?". El Confidencial.
- ^ Lubillo, Paloma (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño: "durante la cuarentena estaba casi siempre cocinando platos super ricos y postres"". elle.com.
- ^ a b Granda, Gerardo (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño de "Uno para todas" a ganar "Masterchef Celebrity"". La Razón.
- ^ Esnal, Marina (4 August 2019). "Qué fue de Raquel Meroño, la exitosa presentadora de los 90 que ahora lleva una vida de lujos". El Español.
- ^ a b Parcer, Jorge C. (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño: empresaria, madre de gemelas y separada de buen rollo". Vanitatis. El Confidencial.
- ^ Smith, Don G. (24 January 2015). H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture: The Works and Their Adaptations in Film, Television, Comics, Music and Games. Jefferson, NC & London: McFarland & Company. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7864-2091-9.
- ^ a b c Batlle Caminal, Jordi (29 May 2008). "Dagon, la secta del Mar". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e Martínez de Miguel, IVán (20 June 2015). "'Al salir de clase' cumple 18 años: una gran cantera de 18 jóvenes talentos". FormulaTV.
- ^ a b "TVE-1 estrena 'Con dos tacones', una comedia que rompe con los tópicos de hombres y mujeres". El País. 22 March 2006.
- ^ "Raquel Meroño s'incorpora demà a "Yo soy Bea" com a directora de la revista". Diari de Girona. 29 December 2008.
- ^ "Raquel Meroño se incorpora a 'Yo soy Bea'". 20minutos.es. 5 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Vive el desenlace de Arrayán esta temporada en canal sur televisión". Sevilla Press. 22 December 2012.
- ^ Roldán, Álvaro (9 December 2002). "Raquel Meroño, de calentar los platos en el microondas a proclamarse ganadora de 'Masterchef Celebrity 5'". El Confidencial.