Candelaria Molfese facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Candelaria Molfese
Born	(1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 34) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation	Actress singer presenter YouTuber
Years active	2010–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop teen pop
Instruments	Vocals

María Candelaria "Cande" Molfese (born on January 3, 1991) is an actress, singer, and TV host from Argentina. She became famous around the world for her role in the Disney Channel Latin America TV show, Violetta. She is also a popular vlogger on YouTube.

Early Life and School

Candelaria Molfese grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the youngest of five sisters. Her parents divorced when she was 12 years old. Her father later moved to Mexico City, which Cande often visits and considers her second home.

She went to high school at Colegio Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia in Buenos Aires. There, she helped create harmony parts for the school's Catholic choir. From a young age, Cande loved acting and art. Her mother supported her interests and let her take dance and acting lessons. However, her mother wanted her to have a normal childhood. So, Cande wasn't allowed to go to auditions or start an acting career until she was an adult. Because of this, Cande says she had a very normal childhood and still has many friends from that time.

One of her older sisters, Constanza, later became her manager when Cande started acting professionally. After high school, Cande studied musical comedy to improve her skills.

Acting Career

In 2010, Candelaria Molfese had a role in a children's musical in Argentina called Juntas y Revueltas. The show was performed in Buenos Aires.

She found out about auditions for the Disney Channel show Violetta in 2010. At that time, she didn't have any professional acting experience, photos, or a resume. Her older sister helped her by taking two pictures and making up a resume for her audition. Cande says that the famous TV shows made by Cris Morena really inspired her to become an actress.

After a successful audition, Cande was confirmed as a cast member for Violetta in late 2011. The show was made by Disney Channel Latin America and an Argentine company called Pol-ka. Filming for the first season started in September 2011 in Buenos Aires. The show first aired on May 12, 2012, and became popular worldwide for three seasons. Cande also sang on the show's music albums. She performed in two big international concert tours: "Violetta en vivo" and "Violetta Live 2015 International Tour." These tours happened during breaks from filming the show. Cande finished filming the last season of Violetta in late 2014. They filmed in Buenos Aires and Sevilla, Spain.

Later Roles (2016-Present)

In November 2016, Cande joined the cast of an Argentine comedy-drama TV show called "Quiero vivir a tu lado". This show was filmed in Buenos Aires and started airing in Argentina in January 2017. In 2017, Cande returned to Disney Channel. She played the character "Ada" in seasons 2 and 3 of the Argentine musical series, Soy Luna.

In February 2019, Cande was cast in the musical play, La Llamada. This play was based on a popular Spanish play. It opened on May 2, 2019, in Buenos Aires. Cande played the main role, "María Casados."

Cande filmed a role in the Argentine comedy movie Te pido un taxi in January 2019. In 2019, she was also cast in the film La sombra del gato, which featured Danny Trejo. This movie was filmed in 2019 but was released in 2021 due to delays. Cande later appeared in the Argentine TV drama Barrabrava, which is about football. This show was made by Amazon and released worldwide on June 23, 2023. In 2024, she was cast in the Argentine political crime drama mini-series, El sabor del silencio. This series had 8 episodes and was about a chef involved in a presidential candidate's disappearance.

In January 2025, she appeared in the Argentine play Escape Room, which premiered in Buenos Aires.

Other Projects

On November 15, 2015, Candelaria Molfese released her first book, Mundo Cande. The book shared details about her family, beauty tips, and recipes. To promote the book, she held a signing event in Warsaw in January 2016 for its launch in Poland. The book has been published in both Spanish and Polish.

In spring 2016, Cande became a co-host for the popular Argentine web series Fans en vivo. Her first episode aired on May 30, 2016. This show is filmed live in Buenos Aires and can be streamed online. Before this, Cande hosted her own travel video blog on the website "FWTV," where she documented the "Violetta" tours. She also had separate cooking and lifestyle video series.

In August 2016, she took part in the Upload Project campaign with StandWithUs, an Israeli non-profit group. She toured Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for a few days with Sheryl Rubio. This project aimed to encourage tourism in Israel.

In late 2018, Cande hosted the backstage web series #LadoV ("Side V") for the reality singing competition, La Voz Argentina. Cande was a big fan of the U.S. version of The Voice.

In 2022, she opened a franchise of the popular Scandinavian-inspired café, Borja, in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The cafe serves breakfast, special coffee drinks, desserts, and vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free food.

In December 2024, Cande won the first season of Bake Off Famosos. This was an Argentine celebrity version of the British reality show, The Great British Bakeoff. The show was produced by and aired on Telefe from September to December 2024. The judges praised Cande for her baking skills. She won $30 million Argentine pesos (about $28,000 USD). She said she planned to use some of the money to take her sisters and their mother on a vacation to Miami.

Personal Life

Candelaria Molfese remains close friends with her former Violetta co-stars, Clara Alonso, Alba Rico Navarro, and Lodovica Comello. For several years, she shared videos on her personal YouTube channel. Cande became a vegetarian in 2017 and often shares recipes with her fans on social media.

After the Violetta series and tours ended in 2015, Cande found it a bit challenging to adjust to life after being so busy. With the help of her friends and family, she found her way back to a normal routine.

She was in a relationship with actor Ruggero Pasquarelli from 2014 to 2020. They later ended their relationship. She then dated actor Gastón Soffritti for two years, but they separated in 2024. She lives in the Saavedra neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

Film and TV Roles

Theatre

Music

Violetta Soundtracks

Tours

• 2013–2014: "Violetta en vivo" (as a main cast member)
• 2015: "Violetta Live International" (as a main cast member)

Awards

See also

In Spanish: Candelaria Molfese para niños