Celines Toribio

Infobox actor


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birthname = Celines Toribio
birthplace = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
website = http://www.celinestoribio.net/

Celines Toribio is an actress, model, and Spanish-speaking television personality.

Biography

Toribio was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 1996 she graduated from Lehman College with a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communications and a Minor in Theater. [cite web|title=Celines Toribio Academia de Arte y Belleza|url=http://www.nyssbdc.org/success/Success/success.cfm?id=108|accessdate=2008-09-06] She moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to pursue acting and currently studies with Arthur Mendoza, an acting coach who has worked with Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, and Laurence Fishbourne. [cite web|title=Celines Toribio se Agiganta este Viernes |url=http://ardeymas.blogspot.com/2008/05/celines-toribio-se-agiganta-este.html|accessdate=2008-09-06]

Career

Celines Toribio is managed by Giancarlo Chersich. [cite web|title=Celinés Toribio se casa con Giancarlo Chersich |url=http://www.masvip.com.do/news/126/ARTICLE/3198/2008-06-10.html|accessdate=2008-09-06]

Hosting

Toribio began her television career in 1995 as host of the variety and entertainment program "Sabado Al Mediodia" ("Saturday at Midday"), alongside Puerto Rican entertainer Jimmy Nieves, and was also a featured as an entertainment reporter on WXTV's local newscast as the host of "Galeria" ("Gallery"), a daily live gossip and entertainment segment, and "Mi Gente" ("My People"), a weekly segment that profiled and interviewed famous Latino personalities. [cite web|title=Urban Latino |url=http://nymag.com/metrotv/02/urbanlatino/cast.htm|accessdate=2008-09-06] During Toribio's tenure at WXTV, she made several appearances at local Latino events such as the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Dominican Day Parade.

In 1997, Toribio received national exposure on Univision, the nation's dominant Spanish-language television network, as the on-air host for the network's coverage of Miami's Calle Ocho street festival, Little Havana. Later, she became a reporter for Univision's weekly primetime "Fuera De Serie" ("Something Outrageous"), and an entertainment reporter for "El Gordo y La Flaca" ("Fat and Skinny"), the network's daily entertainment news and gossip show. [cite web|title=Celinés Toribio |url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/en/articles/0,22490,1827216_1828242,00.html|accessdate=2008-09-06] During her career she has interviewed many major Latino celebrities including Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel, Celia Cruz, and Michelle Rodriguez among many others. From 2002 to 2006, Toribio was the host of a Major League Baseball show on ESPN Deportes called "Sabor a Beisbol". [cite web|title=Sabor a Beisbol |url=http://www.mlb.com/mlb/spanish/sabor_host.jsp|accessdate=2008-09-06] Fox Sports is featuring her in their September television special about Latinos in Baseball. She is the only woman that ever hosted a Major League Baseball-produced television show. She also spent time as a co-host of the Spanish language morning radio program in New York called "Coco y Celines de 6 AM-10 AM". [cite web|title=Stuff Magazine |url=http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/girl.aspx?id=410|accessdate=2008-09-06]

On September 13, 2008 she will be the host of FIESTA 2008, a major Latino concert at Central Park summer stage in New York presented by People en Español and sponsored by ABC, Maybelline, and Verizon. [cite web|title=Meet us at Rumsey Playfield |url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/en/articles/0,22490,1827216_1828247,00.html|accessdate=2008-09-06]

Acting

Toribio recently finished shooting "El hijo del carnicero" ("The Butcher’s Son") opposite Manny Perez. [cite web|title=Dominican Manny Perez to produce film around hometown |url=http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/7/2/28522/Dominican-Manny-Perez-to-produce-film-around-hometown|accessdate=2008-09-06] In June 2008, she worked with Vin Diesel in a short film which is part of the upcoming film "Fast & Furious". [cite web|title=Vin Diesel empieza a filmar aquí “Rápido y Furioso” |url=http://www.masvip.com.do/news/126/ARTICLE/3352/2008-06-26.html|accessdate=2008-09-06]

She will soon be seen opposite Michelle Rodriguez in the Spanish-language historical film "Trópico de Sangre" which is set to begin filming in the Dominican Republic in November 2008. In the film, she portrays Dedé Mirabal. [cite web|title=Michelle Rodríguez será Minerva Mirabal en Trópico de Sangre |url=http://www.diariodigital.com.do/articulo,26766,html|accessdate=2008-09-06]

Modeling

Toribio has been featured in major print publications such as the "New York Post", "Stuff Magazine", "El Diario la Prensa", "The Source Magazine", and "Listín Diario".

Notable rankings

Toribio was selected by fans in the US and Latin America as one of "People en Español"'s "50 Mas Bellos" (Most Beautiful). [cite web|title=The 50 Most Beautiful 2008|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/en/articles/0,22490,1732190_1733710,00.html|accessdate=2008-09-03]

Personal life

Toribio is currently engaged to her manager Giancarlo Chersich. Chersich proposed in May 2008 in Cannes, France. The two plan to wed in April 2009 in the Dominican Republic. [cite web|title=Celinés Toribio ¡comprometida!|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1827211_1812934,00.html|accessdate=2008-09-03]

Toribio has an academy in the Bronx, New York where her staff teaches modeling, acting, and dance. [cite web|title=The Celines Toribio Academy of Art and Communication|url=http://www.celinestoribio.net/community.php|accessdate=2008-09-03]

References

External links

* [http://www.celinestoribio.net Celines Toribio] - Official Website
* [http://myspace.com/celinestoribio Celines Toribio] - Official Myspace
*imdb name|1258672|Celines Toribio