Claudia Fernández Explained

Claudia Fernández
Birth Name:Claudia Fabiana Fernández Viera
Birth Date:22 June 1976
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
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Children:2

Claudia Fabiana Fernández Viera (born June 22, 1976) is a Uruguayan award-winning television presenter, fashion model, actress and businesswoman. Born in Punta de Rieles – Bella Italia, Montevideo she began her career as a model in her teens and participated in numerous advertising campaigns. In the late 1990s, she began working on television, on the show Dale que Podés.[1] She also participated in the reality show Bailando por un Sueño, and in the talk show Animales Sueltos, both in Argentina.[2] [3]

Early and personal life

Claudia Fabiana Fernández Viera was born in barrio Punta de Rieles – Bella Italia, Montevideo on June 22, 1976. She was raised by her father Fernando Fernández, and her paternal-grandparents, Irma and Juan Antonio Fernández.[4] She has four siblings: Mariana, Fernando, Adriana and Karina.[5] Fernández attended Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús - Liceo Vedruna.[6]

Fernández is a Roman Catholic.[7] She married Argentine businessman Leonel Delménico on April 24, 2009, in Buenos Aires and on June 5, 2009, in Montevideo.[8] On November 6 of the same year Fernández gave birth to her first child named, Mía Elena.[9] On December 8, 2013, she had a second baby, a boy called Renzo.

Modeling career

Her beginnings in the world of fashion began when she was 15 years old and a photographer discovered her arm walking with her grandmother, Irma by Avenida 18 de Julio next to the cinema of Censa. She began working as the model for María Raquel Bonifaccino & Carlos Cámara, soon after her figure started to appear on Channel 4(Uruguay). She also ranks among the books of the model agency of Diego Ríos.

Fernández has modeled for Caras in Argentina,[10] Playboy in Argentina and Uruguay[11] and Gente in Uruguay,[12] among others.

Theatrical career

Television career

In 2005 she starred in the reality show Cambio de Vida (es), the Uruguayan version of The Simple Life, where she and Tammara Benasús played bratty city girls trying to survive in rural surroundings.[13]

In 2007 Fernández entered in the fourth season of ShowMatch with Maximiliano D'Iorio as a replacement for the Argentine actress, vedette and comedian, Iliana Calabró in the re-entry round. She was eliminated in the 22nd round.[14] She participated in the fifth season of Bailando por un Sueño with Julian Carvajal as a replacement for the Argentine vedette and model, Eliana Guercio in the re-entry round. She was eliminated in the 26th round, having danced only 2 rounds.[15] [16]

In February 2017, she replaced Diego González as host of Escape Perfecto - Edición Famosos; The show co-hosted by Annasofía Facello and broadcast on Channel 10 ended on June 17, 2020.[17] During the second half of 2019, she presented ¿Qué haría tu hijo?, the local adaptation of the British program What Would Your Kid Do?.[18] [19] In September 2019, it was announced that Fernández would be part of Got Talent Uruguay as a member of the panel of judges, along with Orlando Petinatti, María Noel Ricceto and Agustín Casanova.[20] [21] The first season of the show premiered on June 22, 2020 and was renewed for a second and third season, airing for the last time in November 2022.[22]

In 2024, Fernández competed on and won the fourth season of ¿Quién es la máscara? as "Sapa".[23]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Dale que podésHerself
2001–2003Dale con TodoAssistant
2005MochilerosCo-host
Cambio de vida (es)
2007Bailando por un SueñoParticipant; 20th Eliminated
Patinando por un SueñoParticipant; 6th Eliminated
Patito FeoSamantha Torino
2008–2017Bendita TVHerselfCo-host
2011Jungla mágicaCo-host
2011–2012Animales sueltosPanelist
2011–2012Porque te quiero asíMalena CelayaRecurring character
2012–2013La peluHerselfRecurring character
2012La magia de ClaudiaHost
2013Más cerca con ClaudiaHost
2017–2020Escape perfecto - Edición FamososHost
2019¿Qué haría tu hijo?Host
2020–2022Got Talent UruguayJudge
2024¿Quién es la máscara?Herself/SapaSeason 4 winner

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ElPais . Claudia Fernández cumple 40: su carrera en fotos . 2022-03-02 . Diario EL PAIS Uruguay . 22 June 2016 . spanish.
  2. Web site: Claudia Fernández feliz de haber dejado "Animales sueltos" . 2022-03-02 . Pantallazo . es.
  3. Web site: BAILANDO POR UN SUEÑO CON CLAUDIA FERNÁNDEZ . 2022-03-02 . Montevideo Portal . es.
  4. Web site: June 30, 2012 . Claudia & Fernando Fernández on YouTube for Father's Day . by canal tienda inglesa . Spanish . October 9, 2012.
  5. Web site: 2018-09-20 . Las vacaciones de Claudia Fernández junto a sus hijos, hermanos y sobrinos . 2022-03-02 . Caras . es.
  6. Web site: cronicas . 2019-04-26 . Claudia Fernández: "No me siento identificada con las que se tapan la cara y pintan iglesias, esas no son feministas" . 2022-03-02 . Crónicas . es.
  7. Web site: Seré Curioso con Claudia Fernández: "Pedí al universo, en un eclipse, que me sacara el piloto automático" . 2022-03-02 . Montevideo Portal . es.
  8. Web site: Claudia Fernández y su esposo Leonel. 11 February 2011 . Spanish.
  9. Web site: La hija de la conductora cumple su primer añito. November 6, 2012. October 9, 2012. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015002/http://www.fotolog.com/elgarage_uruguay/61343883/. September 24, 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: CLAUDIA FERNÁNDEZ: La más bella de las Uruguayas e ainda mais. 2 September 2010 . October 9, 2012. Spanish.
  11. Web site: Claudia Fernández calienta el verano. 2010. October 9, 2012. Spanish.
  12. Web site: CLAUDIA FERNÁNDEZ - "Soy Material y Sexy, una mujer completa.". Romina Ryan. May 28, 2011. October 9, 2012. Spanish.
  13. Web site: 2005-09-27 . Versión de The Simple Life de Fox será el primer reality de la TV uruguaya . 2022-03-02 . PRODU.COM . es.
  14. Web site: Claudia Fernández eliminada de "Bailando por un sueño 2007" . Spanish . October 10, 2012 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064505/http://www.realtvnews.com.ar/new/rincon.php?id=4094 . dead .
  15. Web site: Claudia Fernandez y Zubiri, los destacados en Bailando por un Sueño . Spanish . October 10, 2012 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085309/http://www.realtvnews.com.ar/new/rincon.php?id=5776 . dead .
  16. Web site: Claudia Fernández eliminada de "Bailando por un sueño 5" . Spanish . October 10, 2012.
  17. Web site: ElPais . Se emitió el último programa de "Escape perfecto"; el mensaje de Annasofía Facello . 2022-03-02 . Diario EL PAIS Uruguay . 18 June 2020 . spanish.
  18. Web site: "¿Qué haría tu hijo?", entretenimiento para toda la familia con la conducción de Claudia Fernández . 2022-03-02 . subrayado.com.uy . es-UY.
  19. Web site: 2019-08-08 . What Would Your Kid Do? se estrena en Uruguay el 16 de agosto . 2022-03-02 . TTV News . es-ES.
  20. Web site: María Noel Riccetto, Claudia Fernández y Petinatti estarán en el jurado de Got Talent Uruguay . 2020-04-11 . subrayado.com.uy . es-ES.
  21. Web site: Se presentaron tres de los jurados de GOT TALENT URUGUAY . 2020-04-11 . canal10.com.uy . es-ES.
  22. Web site: 2022-11-15 . ¿Quiénes son los 10 finalistas de "Got Talent Uruguay" y cuándo termina la temporada? . 2024-08-20 . EL PAIS . en.
  23. Web site: 2024-08-20 . "Quién es la máscara": "Sapa" se consagró ganadora y adentro había una emblemática figura de otro canal . 2024-08-20 . EL PAIS . es-UY.