Pampita facts for kids

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Pampita in 2019
Born	Ana Carolina Ardohaín Dos Santos (1978-01-17) 17 January 1978 (age 46) General Acha, La Pampa, Argentina
Occupation	Model, television personality, dancer, television host, actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Martín Barrantes ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2005)​ Roberto García Moritán ​ (m. 2019)​
Partner(s)	Benjamín Vicuña (2005–2015) Juan Mónaco (2016–2018)
Children	5
Modeling information
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Agency	Dotto Models

Ana Carolina Ardohaín Dos Santos (born 17 January 1978) is an Argentine model, television personality, dancer, television host and actress. She is widely known by the nickname Pampita, a diminutive for La Pampa, the province where she was born.

Personal life

Carolina Ardohaín was born on 17 January 1978 in General Acha, La Pampa, Argentina: she was one of very few people baptised at the monastery of Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Recoleta, Buenos Aires. Her father is Argentine, her mother is Brazilian.

Pampita is the mother of a daughter, Blanca Vicuña Ardohaín (born 15 May 2006 and deceased 8 September 2012), and three sons, Bautista Vicuña Ardohaín (born 29 February 2008), Beltrán Vicuña Ardohaín (born 8 June 2012) and Benicio Vicuña Ardohaín (born 12 October 2014). Their father is the Chilean actor Benjamín Vicuña, boyfriend of Pampita from July 2005 to December 2015.

Pampita on 22 November 2019 married the gastronomic entrepreneur Roberto García Moritan; this couple has a daughter, Ana García Moritán Ardohaín, who was born on 22 July 2021.

Career

Since 2013, Carolina Ardohaín represents the car makes Citroën and Citroën DS line. In May 2016, Pampita took part in the dancing reality show Bailando 2016 as a member of the jury. From June 2017 she present the talk show Pampita Online. In March 2022, she host the program El hotel de los famosos, together with Leandro Leunis, in eltrece.

Acting career

She debuted in 2002 as actress in the first season of the Argentine telenovela juvenil (teen telenovela) Rebelde Way with the role of Lulú, the teacher of dance. In 2005 Pampita starred in the Argentine romantic telenovela Doble vida with the role of Ema, who is the first of co-protagonists. Pampita made her cinema debut in the 2009 Chilean film Súper, todo Chile adentro with the secondary role of Camila Hudson. Pampita starred in the 2015 Chilean television series Familia moderna with the role of Magdalena. In the 2017 Argentine film Desearás al hombre de tu hermana Pampita played the role of Ofelia, her first leading role.

Filmography

As an actress

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Rebelde Way	Lulu	Main cast (season 1)
2005	Doble vida	Ema	Main cast
2015	Familia moderna	Magdalena	Special guest

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Súper, todo Chile adentro	Camila Hudson	Special guest
2017	Desearás al hombre de tu hermana	Ofelia	Lead role
2023	Upcoming romantic drama	TBA	Lead role

As an herself

Realities shows

Year	Title	Role	Resultd	Notes
2007	El baile en TVN	Contestant	Runner-up
2008	Bailando por un sueño 2008	Contestant	Winner
2011	Bailando 2011	Contestant	Withdrew
2011	Soñando por Bailar 2011	Judge replacing	Does not appear	1 episode
2011	La dieta del lagarto	Judge		12 episodes
2013	Baila! Al ritmo de un sueño	Judge		16 episodes
2013	Celebrity Splash!	Judge		12 episodes
2015	Bailando 2015	Judge replacing
2016	Bailando 2016	Judge
2017	Bailando 2017	Judge
2018	Bailando 2018	Judge replacing
2019	Super Bailando 2019	Judge
2021	La Academia	Judge
2021–2022	Siendo Pampita	Cast member		20 episodes
2022–2023	El Hotel de los Famosos	Host		154 episodes
2023	Bailando 2023	Judge

See also

In Spanish: Pampita para niños