María Fernanda Neil is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 actress

Acting

Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....

, singer

Singing

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 and fashion model, perhaps the best known for her role of Fernanda Peralta Ramos in series Rebelde Way

Rebelde Way

Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...

.

Career

Neil made her Argentine television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 debut on Telefé

Telefe

Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...

's production Verano del '98

Verano del '98

Verano del '98 is an Argentine telenovela, produced by Cris Morena. It was broadcast on Telefe television in the period January 12, 1998-November 17, 2000. The telenovela had three seasons, and changed its cast many times...

("Summer of '98"), playing a small role, in 1998. She acted alongside Celeste Cid

Celeste Cid

María Celeste Cid is an Argentine actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in television series Chiquititas, Verano del '98 and Resistiré.- Filmography :- Discography :* 1997 — Chiquititas Vol. 3...

, Guido Kaczka

Guido Kaczka

Guido Kaczka , is an Argentine television show host, actor and producer. His wife was the actress Florencia Bertotti until their separation in 2010. They have been together since 1999. Their first child was born on July 10, 2008....

 and Diego Mesaglio

Diego Mesaglio

Diego Mesaglio is a well known actor, musician and teen idol. His fame is somewhat relegated to Argentina; but he is also known in other areas of Latin America and in parts of Asia.-Acting career:...

, among others.

Neil was then cast as "Martina" by Alberto Fernández de Rosa

Alberto Fernández de Rosa

Alberto Fernandez de Rosa is an experienced Argentine actor. He has acted on various Argentine films and television series for five decades. Fernandez de Rosa is a native of Buenos Aires.-Biography:...

 in Cris Morena

Cris Morena

María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...

's Chiquititas

Chiquititas

Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...

, an international hit. Neil joined Cid, Kaczka, Fernández de Rosa and Mesaglio in that production, and she played Valeria Díaz

Valeria Díaz

Valeria Rocio Diaz is an Argentine actress and singer.-Biography:Diaz debuted as a television actress during 1995, in the program "Los Chicos Vienen Cantando" as singer in the argentinian version of Parchis, a Spanish '60s childs musical group. In 1997, she left Parchis and began to play "Delfina"...

's romance rival and Ezequiel Castano

Ezequiel Castano

-Biography:Castaño grew interested in acting. He also became a fan of soccer as a child.Castaño's debut as an actor came in 1995, when he played Maria Jimena Piccolo's brother, "Christian", also known as "Mosca" in the Telefe telenovela, "Chiquititas", produced by Cris Morena. Castaño sang "El...

's "Mosca"'s love interest. In 1999, Neil played a second character in Chiquititas ("Tiny Angels"), as "Fernanda".

Neil met Romina Yan

Romina Yan

Romina Yankelevich , better known as Romina Yan, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter, singer and dancer. She made her television debut in the program Jugate Conmigo, which followed up with the internationally successful series Chiquititas, created by her mother Cris Morena...

, Luisana Lopilato

Luisana Lopilato

Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre is an Argentine actress, singer and model. Her nickname is Lu or Luli...

, Georgina Mollo

Georgina Mollo

Georgina Mollo is an Argentinian actress. Mollo is the best known of her portrayals on hit television series of Cris Morena, Chiquititas, Rebelde Way and Rincón de Luz.- Personal life :...

 and Camila Bordonaba

Camila Bordonaba

Camila Bordonaba Roldán . Her nickname is Cami or Cato. Is an Argentine actress, singer, producer, dancer, former occasionally model, musician and director of films and television...

 as a member of the Chiquititas cast. She debuted in the same episode that Patricio Schiavone

Patricio Schiavone

Patricio Schiavone is an Argentine actor who is perhaps better known for his role as "Patricio" in Chiquititas, a child- and teenage telenovela.Patricio Schiavone grew up as the only son Jorge Schiavone and his wife Graciela had...

 first appeared; "Martina" and "Patricio" (Schiavone's character) came from the same orphanage home before arriving at the so-called "Rincón de Luz" ("Corner of Light") orphanage home.

After her participation in Chiquititas was over, Neil took a break off acting and began a career in modeling. In 2001, however, she returned to Argentine television, alongside Yan, Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

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 singer Chayanne

Chayanne

Elmer Figueroa Arce , best known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 solo-albums and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.-Early life:...

 and Araceli González

Araceli González

Araceli González is an Argentinian fashion model, actress and TV host.She started her performing arts at a young age, after winning a dance tournament at the theater "el Globo Rojo" in the Buenos Aires area, eventually at only 9 years old she was invited by the Cohen Agency to participate in...

 in Provócame

Provócame

- Chart performance :...

, which was shown on English

English language

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 speaking countries as "Savage Attraction". Neil played "Erica Villalobos Kent de Parisi" in that soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

. Provócame also became an international hit, although not as significant as Chiquititas had been.

In 2002, she was reunited with fellow former Chiquititas stars Bordonaba, Lopilato, Mollo, Felipe Colombo

Felipe Colombo

Felipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...

 and Diego Mesaglio, among others, in Rebelde Way

Rebelde Way

Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...

. Neil played "Fernanda Peralta Ramos".

After acting in Rebelde Way, Neil worked in Floricienta

Floricienta

Floricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...

, Doble Vida and concentrated on her modeling career.

In 2006 she played Fernanda Linares Pacheco, most known as Fer, in the soap-apera called El Refugio (de los Sueños)

El Refugio (de los Sueños)

El Refugio is a 2006 Argentine television series, filmed in Buenos Aires. It was directed by Celina Amadeo, and starred Piru Sáez, Francisco Bass, Jorge Maggio, Belén Scalella and María Fernanda Neil, who formed a band named Rolabogan and recorded a soundtrack album.- Cast :...

. Neil, along with Francisco Bass, Piru Saez

Piru Sáez

Jose Carlos Sebastián Gómez Maraschio , professionally known as Piru Sáez, is an Argentine actor and rock singer...

, Jorge Maggio

Jorge Maggio

Jorge Bernardo Teodoro Maggio, also known as Coco, is well-known Argentine actor, the best known in his roles in Chiquititas, Rebel's Way and El Refugio . He is also part of the group named Rolabogan....

 "Coco" and her friend Belén Scalella

Belén Scalella

Belén Scalella is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her television roles of Belén Menendez Pacheco in Rebelde Way and Belu in El Refugio . As a member of music group Rolabogan, she recorded one album, also titled Rolabogan .- Personal life :Scalella has never specified her date of...

(all of them actors of Rebelde Way

Rebelde Way

Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...

), worked in this soap opera during one year (it finished on December, 2006) and had a group called Rolabogan

Rolabogan

Rolabogan was an Argentine pop group. It consisted of Piru Sáez, Belén Scalella, María Fernanda Neil, Francisco Bass and Jorge Maggio, lead actors in telenovela El Refugio . Although they have never officially split up, Rolabogan have not recorded more albums.- Discography :...

, which was also part of the soap opera's theme. The second season of this soap opera was mentioned by Piru Saez

Piru Sáez

Jose Carlos Sebastián Gómez Maraschio , professionally known as Piru Sáez, is an Argentine actor and rock singer...

 and María Fernanda Neil would appear in it again.

After appearing in La Ley Del Amor, she appeared in Gran Hermano Famosos, the Argentine version of Celebrity Big Brother.

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Verano del '98 Verano del '98 Verano del '98 is an Argentine telenovela, produced by Cris Morena. It was broadcast on Telefe television in the period January 12, 1998-November 17, 2000. The telenovela had three seasons, and changed its cast many times...	Fernanda
1998—1999	Chiquititas Chiquititas Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...	Fernanda
2001	Provócame Provócame - Chart performance :...	Erica Villalobos Kent de Parisi
2002—2003	Rebelde Way Rebelde Way Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...	Fernanda Peralta Ramos
2004	Floricienta Floricienta Floricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...	Fernanda	Episode Role
2005	Doble Vida Doble Vida Doble Vida is the fourth album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo and was released in 1988. It was remastered in 2007 at Sterling Sound Studios in New York.-Track listing:...	Prostitute
2006	El refugio (de los sueños) El Refugio (de los Sueños) El Refugio is a 2006 Argentine television series, filmed in Buenos Aires. It was directed by Celina Amadeo, and starred Piru Sáez, Francisco Bass, Jorge Maggio, Belén Scalella and María Fernanda Neil, who formed a band named Rolabogan and recorded a soundtrack album.- Cast :...	Fernanda "Fer" Linares Pacheco
	La ley de amor	Yuli
2007	Gran Hermano Famosos Gran Hermano (Argentina) Gran Hermano is a reality television program produced by Endemol hosted by Jorge Rial, taking over Soledad Silveyra after hosting the first three seasons. It's Argentina's version of the Big Brother franchise on Telefe. It first aired on March 10, 2001...	Herself	Participant
2008	Don Juan y su bella dama Don Juan y Su Bella Dama Don Juan y Su Bella Dama is an Argentine 2008.-2009. telenovela, created and produced by Telefe. In this telenovela, lead roles were portrayed by Joaquin Furriel and Romina Gaetani....	Mayte
Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	100% lucha, la película	Fernanda Neil Anabelle

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