Raquel Meroño Explained

Raquel Meroño
Birth Name:	Raquel Meroño Coello
Birth Date:	8 August 1975
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Occupation:	Actress, presenter, businesswoman, model

Raquel Meroño Coello (born 8 August 1975) is a Spanish actress, presenter and businesswoman. She enjoyed popularity in Spain as a television personality in the late 1990s to early 2000s.^[1]

Biography

Born on 8 August 1975 in Madrid,^{[2] [3]} she early combined her studies of journalism, her first steps in the world of fashion modelling and her activity in television, getting to work as stewardess in, a TV show conducted by Goyo González.

In 1996, Meroño became the presenter of the show Pelotas fuera, broadcast on Antena 3. She was given a supporting role in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's film Airbag (1997), playing 'Araceli', the scorned bride.^[4]

For 3 years,^[5] she starred in 390 episodes of the popular series Al salir de clase, aired on Telecinco, playing 'Paloma', a role that earned her great popularity in Spain.^[6] Cast as 'Bárbara' in Dagon (2001), Meroño co-starred with Ezra Godden in the lovecraftian horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, whose screenplay was a Dennis Paoli's adaptation of the stories Dagon and The Shadow over Innsmouth.^{[7] [8]} She also starred in other horror films, namely The Mark (2003) and Beneath Still Waters (2005).^[9]

Meroño appeared in more TV series such as Esencia de poder and Paco y Veva. She also played the role of 'Mónica' in the 2006 series ,^[10] aired on TVE1.In 2008, Meroño joined the cast of Yo soy Bea in the role of 'Isabel Rocamora' (the new director of the magazine Bulevar 21),^{[11] [12]} starring in 144 episodes of the TV series. She also appeared in the Arrayán soap opera, aired on the Andalusian regional channel Canal Sur Televisión.^[13]

Meroño won the 5th edition of the competitive reality cooking show MasterChef Celebrity in December 2020.^[14]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998–2000	Al salir de clase	Paloma	390 episodes
2001	Esencia de poder			align = "center"
2003	Paco y Veva
2006		Mónica
2008–2009	Yo soy Bea	Isabel Rocamora	144 episodes
2012–2013	Arrayán	Begoña

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Airbag	Araceli
2001	Dagon	Bárbara
2003	The Mark
2005	Beneath Still Waters

Notes and References

1. Web site: ¿Qué fue de Raquel Meroño?. El Correo. 24 April 2017.
2. Web site: ¿Quién es Raquel Meroño, concursante de 'MasterChef Celebrity'?. El Confidencial. 22 September 2020. Berto. Molina.
3. Web site: Raquel Meroño: "durante la cuarentena estaba casi siempre cocinando platos super ricos y postres". elle.com. Paloma. Lubillo. 9 December 2020.
4. Web site: Raquel Meroño de "Uno para todas" a ganar "Masterchef Celebrity". La Razón. 9 December 2020. Gerardo. Granda.
5. Web site: Qué fue de Raquel Meroño, la exitosa presentadora de los 90 que ahora lleva una vida de lujos. El Español. 4 August 2019. Marina. Esnal.
6. Web site: Raquel Meroño: empresaria, madre de gemelas y separada de buen rollo. Vanitatis. El Confidencial. Jorge C.. Parcer. 9 December 2020.
7. Book: Smith, Don G.. H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture: The Works and Their Adaptations in Film, Television, Comics, Music and Games. McFarland & Company. Jefferson, NC & London. 978-0-7864-2091-9. 24 January 2015. 111.
8. Web site: Dagon, la secta del Mar. Fotogramas. Jordi. Batlle Caminal. 29 May 2008.
9. Web site: 'Al salir de clase' cumple 18 años: una gran cantera de 18 jóvenes talentos. FormulaTV. IVán. Martínez de Miguel. 20 June 2015.
10. Web site: TVE-1 estrena 'Con dos tacones', una comedia que rompe con los tópicos de hombres y mujeres. El País. 22 March 2006.
11. Web site: Raquel Meroño s'incorpora demà a "Yo soy Bea" com a directora de la revista. Diari de Girona. 29 December 2008.
12. Web site: Raquel Meroño se incorpora a 'Yo soy Bea'. 20minutos.es. 5 December 2008.
13. Web site: Vive el desenlace de Arrayán esta temporada en canal sur televisión. 22 December 2012. Sevilla Press.
14. Web site: Roldán . Álvaro . 9 December 2020 . Raquel Meroño, de calentar los platos en el microondas a proclamarse ganadora de 'Masterchef Celebrity 5' . El Confidencial.