| Gigi Zanchetta | |
| Birth Name: | Gigliola Concepción Zanchetta Pirela[1] |
| Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Height: | 1.72m |
| Children: | 1 |
| Years Active: | 1981–present |
| Spouse: | Ricardo Mandini |
Gigliola (Gigi) Zanchetta Pirella (born April 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan actress.
Zanchetta has made her television debut in the telenovela Cristal;[1] she later specialized in the genre, appearing in over 20 telenovelas, among them Primavera alongside Fernando Carrillo and Cara Sucia.[1] [2] In the mid-1990s she has sparked controversy for being the first Venezuelan celebrity to pose nude for a magazine, appearing in the cover of the Spanish magazine Interviú.[1] She was also active in films and in theatre.[1] Her last telenovela role was in 2012; since then she moved to Spain with her son, leaving the entertainment industry.[1] A former backer of Chavismo and of Nicolás Maduro, she eventually publicly regretted about her support to him and attacked him on various occasions.[1] [3] [4]