Английская Википедия:Isabella Castillo

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Isabella Castillo Díaz (born 23 December 1994) is a Cuban actress, singer and dancer best known for her role as Graciela "Grachi" Alonso, the lead character of the Nickelodeon fantasy television series Grachi, for which has released several songs. Castillo has also starred on the telenovelas Tierra de reyes, El Señor de los Cielos and Malverde: El Santo Patrón, as well as the musical film La Usurpadora: The Musical.

Biography and career

Isabella Castillo was born on 23 December 1994, daughter of singer Delia Díaz de Villegas and percussionist José Castillo. Her older sister is Giselle, a pianist and music teacher. In 1997, at the age of three, she emigrated to Belize, moving to Miami, Florida, some months later. At the age of five, she debuted as a singer in one of her mother's concerts: from that moment, she began to take dancing, singing and acting lessons, studying music at Musical Procenter and winning four times the Grand Prize at the Youth Fair of the Florida International University. On 26 March 2005, she won the first prize as Most Promising in the Children Singing Division at the USA World Showcase and on 15 July, she took the stage on the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami in the musical Fantasia en Disney; she also participated in the contest Best New Talent in Los Angeles and in the concert offered by the Israeli Embassy for Cuban people living in the USA. In 2007, she gained the Magnet Outstanding Performance recognition at the South Miami Middle Community School and she was invited to honor the neo-elected president of Israel Shimon Peres. Again in 2007, persuaded by the producer Óscar Gómez, she started an intensive course of acting with Cuban actress Lili Rentería, preparing for the audition in Madrid for the musical El diario de Ana Frank – Un canto a la vida; moving in Spain with her family, after three rounds of auditions she was given the main role. The musical, which opened on 28 February 2008, won her the Gran Via Award as Best Revelation in a Musical.

Back in the United States in 2009, she began her acting career in Telemundo on the telenovela El fantasma de Elena (2010), in which she played as seventeen-year-old girl Andrea Girón; at the end of Elena, she got the role of Grachi, the main character of the homonymous telenovela of Nickelodeon Latin America. During the broadcast, in February 2012, of the second of three seasons, Castillo participated in the musical Grachi: El show en vivo. Thanks to Grachi, between 2011 and 2012, Castillo won the Favorite Actress award at the Kids' Choice Awards México, Kids' Choice Awards Argentina and Meus Prêmios Nick, becoming also the first to win the Favorite Latin Artist award at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards.

On 21 February 2013, she signed with Warner Music Latina for her first album, Soñar no Cuesta Nada, released on 23 April. In March, Castillo won the Favorite Latin Artist Award for the second time at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. In September 2014, singer Patricio Arellano published his third album, featuring a duet with Castillo titled "Que duermas conmigo". On 21 October, it was announced that Castillo was cast in the telenovela Tierra de reyes and portrayed the dual role of Alma Gallardo and Verónica Saldívar. She also appeared on ¿Quién es quién?. Meanwhile, she acted in Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor's Tacones enanos, a Spanish theater play, from 9 December 2015 to 10 January 2016.

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2023	La Usurpadora: The Musical	Valeria and Victoria	Lead role

Television roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2010–2011	El fantasma de Elena	Andrea Girón	Recurring role
2011–2013	Grachi	Graciela "Grachi" Alonso	Lead role (seasons 1–3); 205 episodes
2014–2015	Tierra de reyes	Alma Gallardo and Verónica Saldívar	Main role; 135 episodes
2015–2016	¿Quién es quién?	Tania Sierra	Supporting role; 86 episodes
2016	Yo soy Franky	Luz	Recurring role (season 2); 41 episodes
2017	Vikki RPM	Roxana "Rox" Cruz	Main role; 59 episodes
2017	Milagros de Navidad	Marina	Episode: "Un milagro en la cocina"
2018–2024	El Señor de los Cielos	Diana Ahumada	Main role (seasons 6–9)
2018	El Recluso	Linda Morris	Recurring role
2019	Club 57	Amelia	Main role
2021	Malverde: El Santo Patrón	La China Navajas	Main role

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Soñar no Cuesta Nada	Released: 23 April 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Warner Music Latina
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
2005	USA World Showcase	Most Promising – Children Singing Division	Isabella Castillo	Шаблон:Won
2007	South Miami Middle Community School	Magnet Outstanding Performance		Шаблон:Won
2008	Gran Via Award	Best Revelation in a Musical	El diario de Ana Frank – Un canto a la vida	Шаблон:Won
2011	Kids' Choice Awards México	Favorite Character Female in a TV Series	Grachi	Шаблон:Won
	Kids' Choice Awards Argentina	TV Revelation		Шаблон:Nom
2012	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Latin Artist		Шаблон:Won
	Kids' Choice Awards México	Favorite Actress		Шаблон:Nom
	Kids' Choice Awards Argentina			Шаблон:Won
	Meus Prêmios Nick			Шаблон:Won
		Favorite TV Character		Шаблон:Won
2013	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Latin Artist		Шаблон:Won
	Kids' Choice Awards México	Favorite Actress		Шаблон:Nom
		Favorite Latin Soloist	Isabella Castillo	Шаблон:Nom
	Kids' Choice Awards Argentina	Favorite Latin Group or Soloist		Шаблон:Won
	Premios TKM	Female Singer TKM		Шаблон:Nom
		CD TKM	Soñar no Cuesta Nada	Шаблон:Nom
		Song TKM	Esta canción	Шаблон:Nom
2017	Kids' Choice Awards Colombia	Favorite Villain	Yo soy Franky	Шаблон:Won

External links

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