Gabriela Španić (born Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera, Ortiz, Guarico State, 10 December 1973), or Gaby Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress of Croatian decent best known for her roles in Latin soap operas and her many controversies in the media. Her twin sister is the model/actress Daniela Spanic. She has one younger sister. Patricia. She has one brother, Antonio.Among her most famous novelas are "La Usurpadora", "Por Tu Amor", "La Intrusa", "Tierra de Pasiones", and "Soy Tu Dueña". Currently, she is starring in TV Azteca's "Emperatriz" as the title character, which is a remake of the Venezuelan version - a character which she wanted to portray during her teenage years.
Mejorando tu Vida Con Gabriela Spanic: Vol. 1, Mejorando Tu Vida con Gabriela Spanic: Vol. 2
TV Shows
La usurpadora, Soy tu dueña, Emperatriz, La intrusa, Tierra de Pasiones, Prisionera, La Venganza, Como tú, ninguna, Decisiones, La otra cara del alma, Por tu amor, Morena Clara, Quirpa de tres mujeres, Todo por tu amor
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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Filming "Prisionera" in Miami. [November 2003]
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Filming "La duena de tu amor" [April 2010]
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Filming "la Venganza" in Colombia [September 2002]
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Has two brothers named Antonio and Adiel and a younger sister named Patricia.
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On July 7, 2008, she gave birth to her first child, a son named Gabriel de Jesús. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend.
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Was Miss Body in the "Miss Venezuela International" (1992)
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She has a twin sister, Daniela Spanic who played Paola Bracho in a fight scene of La usurpadora (1998). It was too hard to film the twins using camera tricks, so the producers contracted Daniela, who is a fashion model, to make this scene "fighting" her real life twin Gabriela, who then, played the part of Paulina. Gabriela revealed this in the Argentinian television show "Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand".
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She was an original guest on "El Club de Los Tigritos."
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Gaby Spanic was a student of Marjorie Flores, and a member of "El Ballet de Marjorie Flores."
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Has a Croatian background from her father. He moved from Croatia to Venezuela with his parents in 1947
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Has a pet snake Cleopatra which she and her twin sister saved from being killed and nursed it back to health.
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Gabriela donated the wheelchair she used in the TV series "La Usurpadora" to a worthy cause.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Siempre Tuya Acapulco
2014
TV Series
Fiscal Fernanda Montenegro
La Otra Cara del Alma
2012
TV Series
Alma Hernández
Confesiones de novela
2011
TV Series 2011
Emperatriz
2011
TV Series
Emperatriz Jurado
Soy tu dueña
2010
TV Series
Ivana Dorantes Rangel
Decisiones
2005-2007
TV Series
Daniela / Mariela
Tierra de Pasiones
2006
TV Series
Valeria San Román
Prisionera
2004
TV Series
Guadalupe Santos
La Venganza
2002
TV Series
Valentina Díaz / Helena Fontana
La intrusa
2001
TV Series
Virginia Martínez Roldán de Junquera Brito
Por tu amor
1999
TV Series
Aurora de Montalvo / María del Cielo Montalvo de Durán
La usurpadora
1998
TV Series
Paulina Martínez / Paola Bracho / Paulina Bracho
Más allá de la usurpadora
1998
TV Movie
Paulina Bracho
Todo por tu amor
1997
TV Series
Petra Josefina Marcano alias Amaranta Rey
Quirpa de tres mujeres
1996
TV Series
Emiliana Echeverría Salazar
Como tú, ninguna
1994
TV Series
Gilda Barreto
María Celeste
1994
TV Series
Celina Hidalgo
Morena Clara
1994
TV Series
Linda Prado
Rosangelica
1993
TV Series
Carla
Divina obsesión
1992
TV Series
La loba herida
1992
TV Series
Mundo de fieras
1991
TV Series
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tierra de Pasiones
2006
TV Series performer - 50 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tierra de Pasiones
2006
TV Series performer: "Tierra de Pasiones", "Necesito Tu Tierra" / writer: "Necesito Tu Tierra"