Overview
María Isabel Macedo (born August 2, 1975) is an Argentine actress and singer. She was the First Lady of Salta Province from September 24, 2016 until December 10, 2019.
Biography
María Isabel Macedo was born in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina on August 2, 1975. For most of her childhood she lived in an apartment located in the neighborhood of Palermo, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her father was a jujeño agronomist and her mother a teacher. Much of her family is from the province of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. She is the youngest of four brothers, although in reality it is three half brothers, because they are children of their father's first wife. She studied at Saint Catherine's Moorlands School, and then enrolled in the University of Belgrano, in the hotel career. However, she never finished her university studies, since she decided to devote herself to the world of acting.
Career
Isabel Macedo had her first acting opportunity in the telenovela Ricos y Famosos in 1997. However, she participated only in three chapters because it did not meet the necessary requirements. Her second appearance was in youth fiction titled Verano del '98, where she managed to get the role of Felicitas, who played between 1998 and 1999. From that moment, new opportunities appeared, and Isabel Macedo was considered, Muñeca Brava, Amor latino and 1000 milliones. In 2003, she made a special participation in telecomedy Son amores. Success and recognition came with her participation in youth fiction Floricienta, in which she played Delfina, the antagonist of the story, in his two seasons. In 2006, she was one of the protagonists of Alma Pirata and in 2007 she had a participation in Mexican telecomedy Amor mío and she worked on telecomedy Son de Fierro for three months, replacing Mónica Antonópulos. Between 2008 and 2009 she was the main antagonist of the telenovela Don Juan y Su Bella Dama, starring Joaquín Furriel, Romina Gaetani and Benjamín Vicuña, which ended on March 9, 2009 becoming a success. Her character from Serena Monterrey earn her her first nomination for Martín Fierro Awards. In the summer of that same year she won the role of Marga Molinari, the main antagonist of Botineras, a telenovela co-produced by Underground Contenidos, Endemol and Telefe between 2009 and 2010. For her work on these last two telenovelas, she received her second nomination for Martín Fierro Awards.
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