Silvana Arias facts for kids

Silvana Arias (born Silvana Arias Emmanuel on April 7, 1977) is an actress from Peru. She is famous for her roles in many TV shows. Some of her well-known characters include Susana Peña in María Emilia: Querida (1999) and Lucía Reyes in Soledad (2001 to 2002). She also played Jimena Arismendi in Gata salvaje (2002 to 2003). From 2004 to 2007, she was Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald in the show Passions.

Silvana Arias's Early Life

Silvana Arias was born in Lima, Peru. Her father, Nelson Arias, was a theater actor. Her mother worked as a social worker. Silvana has two sisters. She can speak three languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese. She went to school at Colegio San Antonio IHM in Callao. There, she studied business and fashion design. Silvana started acting to help pay for her college studies.

Her Acting Career

Silvana Arias began her acting journey in 1999. She played Susana "Susanita" Peña in the Peruvian TV show María Emilia: Querida. In 2000, she appeared in Pobre Diabla. From 2001 to 2002, Silvana played Lucía Reyes in the TV show Soledad.

Moving to Miami and New Roles

Silvana and her family moved from Peru to Miami, Florida. This happened when she got the role of Jimena Arismendi in Gata salvaje. She played this character from 2002 to 2003. In 2003, she was Constanza "Coni" Valdez in Amor Descarado. She also made a guest appearance on the show Karen Sisco.

Starring in Passions

In 2004, Silvana joined the NBC soap opera Passions. She played Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald. For this role, she was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award in 2005. She was a main cast member on Passions until May 2007. She continued to appear on the show sometimes until August 2007.

Later TV and Film Projects

After Passions, Silvana appeared in the short film The Trip in 2007. In 2008, she was in a comedy TV pilot called Starting Under. In 2009, she guest-starred on an episode of Cold Case. She also played Lilián Martínez in Encrucijada. In 2010, Silvana played Violeta in Pecadora.

She had a regular role as Veronica Jessica Murillo 'La Vero' in the Telemundo series Perro amor in 2010. She also appeared in the movie Las Angeles. In 2011, Silvana joined the Nickelodeon show Grachi as Ivis. In 2013, she was in 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra.

In 2014, Silvana played Mayte Carvajal in the Telemundo series Part of Me. She also starred as Kayden Zwicky in the film The Zwickys. She played Silvia Arteaga in the mini-series Villa Paraíso. In 2015, she was Raquel in Tómame o déjame. From 2015 to 2016, she played Socorro "Coco" Sanchez in ¿Quién es quién?. Her last regular acting role was Bárbara Blanco in La Fan in 2017. She also produced and starred in a short film called Mismatch Made in Heaven.

Silvana Arias's Life Now

Silvana Arias has stopped acting. She now works in the casting department for Amazon MGM Studios. This means she helps choose actors for movies and TV shows. She has worked on projects like A Million Miles Away.

She also continues to work in design. Silvana has a podcast for Latin women called Neo Mujer USA.

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See also

In Spanish: Silvana Arias para niños