Silvana Arias
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| Born | Silvana Arias Emmanuel (1977-04-07) April 7, 1977 (age 47) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–2017 |
| Website | silvanaarias |
Silvana Arias (born Silvana Arias Emmanuel; April 7, 1977)[1] is a Peruvian actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Susana Peña on María Emilia: Querida (1999), Lucía Reyes on Soledad (2001 to 2002), Jimena Arismendi on Gata salvaje (2002 to 2003), and Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions (2004 to 2007).
Arias was born in Lima, Peru. She is the daughter of theater actor Nelson Arias. Her mother was a social worker. She has two sisters. Arias is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.[1] She attended Colegio San Antonio IHM in Callao, studying business administration and fashion design. Arias started taking acting roles as a way to earn money to pay for college.[2][3]
Arias was cast as Susana "Susanita" Peña on the Peruvian telenovela María Emilia: Querida in 1999.[4] She appeared on Pobre Diabla in 2000.[5] Arias played Lucía Reyes on the telenovela Soledad from 2001 to 2002.[6] Arias moved with her family from Peru to Miami, Florida when she was cast as Jimena Arismendi on Gata salvaje. She played the role from 2002 to 2003.[1]
She played Constanza "Coni" Valdez on Amor Descarado in 2003. Arias also made a guest appearance on Karen Sisco.[6] In 2004, she was cast on the NBC soap opera Passions, playing the role of Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald.[7][8] She received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Female Newcomer in 2005 for her role as Paloma.[6] Arias was on contract with Passions until May 2007. She continued to appear on a recurring basis until August 2007. The role was then recast with Hannia Guillen.[9]
In 2007, Arias appeared in the short film The Trip.[5] In 2008, she was cast in Starting Under, a comedy pilot starring Bernie Mac that wasn't picked up.[10] Arias guest starred on an episode of Cold Case in 2009.[11] She played Lilián Martínez on Encrucijada, a telenovela about health care.[12] In 2010, Arias played Violeta on Pecadora.[13]
In 2010, she had a regular role as Veronica Jessica Murillo 'La Vero' on the Telemundo series Perro amor.[3] She also appeared in the independent film Las Angeles.[5] In 2011, Arias announced that she would be joining the cast of the Nickelodeon series Grachi, playing the role of Ivis.[14] In 2013, she appeared on 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra.[15]
In 2014, Arias had a regular role as Mayte Carvajal on the Telemundo series Part of Me.[16][17] She starred as Kayden Zwicky in the film The Zwickys.[18] Arias played Silvia Arteaga in the mini-series Villa Paraíso.[19][20] In 2015, she had a regular role as Raquel on Tómame o déjame.[21] From 2015 to 2016, she played Socorro "Coco" Sanchez on ¿Quién es quién?.[22] In 2017, Arias had a regular role as Bárbara Blanco on La Fan.[16] She also produced and starred in a short film, Mismatch Made in Heaven.[23]
Now retired from acting, Arias works in the casting department for Amazon MGM Studios. She has been involved in the casting for projects such as A Million Miles Away and The Bills.[16]
She continues to work in design. She has a podcast for Latin women, Neo Mujer USA.[16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Trip | Silvana | Short film |
| 2010 | Las Angeles | Marta | |
| 2014 | Locas y Atrapadas | Sabrina | |
| The Zwickys | Kayden Zwicky | ||
| 2016 | The Jump | Maria | Short film |
| 2017 | In the Light | Natalia Cortez | Short film
Also executive producer |
| Mismatch Made in Heaven | Melany | Short film
Also executive producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | María Emilia: Querida | Susana "Susanita" Peña | 150 episodes |
| 2000 | Pobre Diabla | Carmen | Episode: "1.1" |
| 2001–2002 | Soledad | Lucía Reyes | 117 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Gata salvaje | Jimena Arismendi | 251 episodes |
| 2003 | Amor Descarado | Constanza "Coni" Valdez | Episode: "Inicia la confusión" |
| Karen Sisco | Girl with Herve | Episode: "The One That Got Away" | |
| 2004–2007 | Passions | Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald | 148 episodes |
| 2008 | Starting Under | Rosa | Unaired pilot |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Piedad Luque | Episode: "Stealing Home" |
| Encrucijada | Lilián Martínez | ||
| 2010 | Pecadora | Violeta | Episode: "1.1" |
| Perro amor | Veronica Jessica Murillo "La Vero" | 108 episodes | |
| 2012 | Grachi | Ivis | 32 episodes |
| 2013 | The Glades | Sara | Episode: "Yankee Dan" |
| 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra | Mariana Valle | Episode: "Bienvenido a 11-11" | |
| 2014 | Part of Me | Mayte Carvajal | 123 episodes |
| Villa Paraíso | Silvia Arteaga | TV mini-series
20 episodes | |
| 2015 | Tómame o déjame | Raquel | 10 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | ¿Quién es quién? | Socorro "Coco" Sanchez | 66 episodes |
| 2017 | La Fan | Bárbara Blanco | 57 episodes |
| Milagros de Navidad | Lolita | TV mini-series
1 episode |
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