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[1] Delia Díaz de Villegas[2] and percussionist[1] José Castillo. Her older sister is Giselle, a pianist and music teacher.[1] 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,[3] studying music at Musical Procenter and winning four times the Grand Prize at the Youth Fair of the Florida International University.[3] On 26 March 2005, she won the first prize as Most Promising in the Children Singing Division at the USA World Showcase[3] 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.[3] In 2007, she gained the Magnet Outstanding Performance recognition at the South Miami Middle Community School[3] and she was invited to honor the neo-elected president of Israel Shimon Peres.[3] 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;[3][4] moving in Spain with her family, after three rounds of auditions she was given the main role.[5] The musical, which opened on 28 February 2008,[3] 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;[1] at the end of Elena, she got the role of Grachi, the main character of the homonymous telenovela of Nickelodeon Latin America.[6][7][8] During the broadcast, in February 2012, of the second of three seasons,[9] 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,[10] 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.[11]

On 21 February 2013, she signed with Warner Music Latina[12] for her first album, Soñar no Cuesta Nada, released on 23 April.[13] In March, Castillo won the Favorite Latin Artist Award for the second time at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.[14] In September 2014, singer Patricio Arellano published his third album, featuring a duet with Castillo titled "Que duermas conmigo".[15] 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.[16][17]

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[18] Main role (seasons 69)
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
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Awards and nominations

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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 [19][20]
Favorite Latin Soloist Isabella Castillo Шаблон:Nom
Kids' Choice Awards Argentina Favorite Latin Group or Soloist Шаблон:Won [21]
Premios TKM Female Singer TKM Шаблон:Nom [22][23]
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

References

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