Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mussens is a Venezuelan-Argentine actress with an unusual appearance for her homeland. This blonde beauty was born on December 7, 1962 in Valencia, and charmed the audience with her talented acting in melodramatic series. She is known to the Russian public for her soap operas A Girl Called Destiny and Manuela.
Biography
Colmenares Grecia was born in Venezuela, the son of a Frenchwoman Grecia and a local resident Lisandro. She became the fourth child in this large family, where later a fifth, adopted son appeared. Soon after her birth, the father and mother of the future famous actress broke up, and all the worries of raising children fell on the shoulders of the mother.
When the blonde Grecia turned ten, her mother, exhausted by poverty, sent her to live with a more prosperous, but childless relative in Caracas. The girl was beautiful, obedient and very charming, she studied well. In addition, young Grecia felt a craving for theatrical creativity, and in order to make her dream come true, she had to live in the capital, so moving to her aunt Odessa was a good chance for the girl. She was noticed, and at the age of nine, Grecia played a very important and responsible role in the school play, embodying the Virgin Mary on the stage.
Career
A girl with an unusual appearance and a bright acting talent was noticed by people related to cinema, and eleven-year-old Grecia took part in the filming of the Mexican short story "Angelica". Three years later she was invited to participate in a new project, the TV series "Carolina". Colmenares realized that she wanted to become a screen star and get an acting education.
Until 1984, the girl played minor characters in telenovelas and remained in the shadows. But the main role in the TV series Topaz, where Grecia embodied the blind girl, made her famous. The following year, Grecia first appears in the Argentine project Draw Maria and soon moves to work and live in Argentina.
In 1991, Colmenares will be a huge success. The series "Manuela", where she played two sisters, is broadcast in many countries and becomes popular, receiving awards and critical acclaim around the world. Grecia at the time was a highly paid star, one of the most famous and sexiest women in the world.
In 1996, another telenovela featuring Colmenares failed miserably at the box office. Since then, the actress has decided to end the series forever and take on more interesting projects. And yet she made two more appearances in telenovelas, in 1999, starring in the children's multi-part film "Children", and in 2000, playing one of the main roles in the series "Life on loan".
Personal life
Already at the age of sixteen, Grecia felt independent and decided to build her own destiny. Despite her mother's warnings, she marries Zakk, a slightly older actor. The actress hoped that she had found her love for life, but soon after the miscarriage, the relationship simply fell apart, and the young wife filed for divorce.
After moving to Argentina, in 1986, Grecia met Marcelo Pelegri, who became her husband. They lived together for 20 years, and the actress never tired of repeating in every interview how lucky she was with her husband. In 92, the couple had a son, in honor of this, the happy mother dyed her famous golden curls in a dark color. In 2001, the family moved to a permanent residence in Miami, and in 2005 Grecia invites the charming young tennis player Dulko to live with her, with whom Marcelo cheated on the actress right in her house. Colmenares filed for divorce and no longer dares to have a serious relationship.
