- Romina Yan
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birthname = Romina Yankelevich
birthdate = birth date and age|1974|9|5
birthplace = flagicon|ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina
othername = Romina Yan
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occupation =Actress ,singer ,screenwriter ,dancer
yearsactive = 1987–present
spouse =Darío Giordano (November 27 ,1998 -present)
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domesticpartner =Romina Yankelevich (born
September 5 ,1974 , inBuenos Aires, Argentina ), professionally known as Romina Yan, is a well knownArgentine television actress ,screenwriter anddancer , who became famous in hit1995 telenovela for kids and teenagers "Chiquititas ".Family
Yan is the daughter of
Cris Morena , a famed television producer that produced "Chiquititas ", thetelenovela that brought Yan international celebrity. her father isGustavo Yankelevich , TV director. Romina Yan's half brother,Tomas Yankelevich , as also a well known film writer in Argentina.Career
Romina Yan's first appearance on Argentine television came during
1991 , when the then sixteen year old appeared as a dancer in a show named "Jugate Conmigo " ("Come Play With Me"). Two years after that, in1994 , she made her debut as an actress, as "Lorena Picabea" in "Mi Cuñado " ("My Brother in Law"). Romina Yan continued working as a television actress when she played "Sol Iturbe" in another 1994 show, "Quereme " ("Love Me").Towards the end of 1994, her mother was working on a deal with Argentina's largest television company,
Telefe , to create a children'ssoap opera . "Chiquititas " was the story of a group of orphaned children living in the same house, and Yan played "Belen Fraga", the orphan house's director. Yan acted alongside child starsAgustina Cherri ,Maria Jimena Piccolo ,Santiago Stieben ,Daniela Mastrichio andGeorgina Mollo , among others, as well asFacundo Arana ,Gabriel Corrado , Jorge Martínez,Andrea Del Boca ,Grecia Colmenares andFernan Miras , who played "Belen"s romantic interest. "Chiquititas" catapulted Yan's celebrity status outside Argentina.Yan retired from the series in
1998 , taking a hiatus before returning to Argentine small screens in2000 , when she played "Jessica" in one chapter of the suspense television program, "Tiempo Final " ("Final Moment"). She collaborated in2001 alongsideSusana Gimenez in a variety show named after the latter.Yan moved to the Argentine
Andes later on that year to participate in her first film, "" ("Corner of Light"), a movie spin-off of "Chiquititas". Yan also participated alongsideAraceli Gonzalez and Puerto Rican singerChayanne in "Provocame " ("Provoke Me") in 2001.Yan was hired by the
Disney Channel in2002 , to host a children's show,Playhouse Disney , in Argentina. Playhouse Disney Argentina was produced by RGB, her father's company.During
2003 , Yan returned to acting, playing "Rocio Mazzini" in a soap opera titled "Abre tus Ojos " ("Open Your Eyes"). While not her first starring role in a telenovela, "Rocio Mazzini" represented for Yan her first starring role in a telenovela geared towards grown ups.Once again, Yan took one year off before returning to the small screens in Argentina, returning as "Abril Juarez" in
2005 's "Amor Mio " ("My Love").As of late 2007, Yan is working on
Cris Morena 's latest romantic comedy, "Bella & Bestia ", alongDamián de Santos , whom she already worked with in "Amor Mio ".Filmography
Television
* "
Jugate Conmigo " (1991 -1993 ) as herself
* "Quereme " (1994 ) as Sol Iturbe
* "Mi Cuñado " (1994) as Lorena Picabea
* "Chiquititas " (1995 -1998 ) as Belén Fraga
* "Susana Giménez " (1998)
* "Tiempofinal " (2000 ) as Jéssica
* "Provócame " (2001 ) Marisol Anzoátegui
* "¿Quién es Alejandro Chomski? " (2002 ) as herself
* "Playhouse Disney " (2002) as herself
* "Abre Tus Ojos " (2003 ) as Rocío Mazzini
* "Amor Mío " (2005 ) as Abril Juárez
* "" (2008 ) as BellaFilm
* "" (
2001 ) as Belén FragaWriter
* "
Amor Mío " (2005 )Discography
* "Chiquititas 1995" (
1995 )
* "Chiquititas 1996" (1996 )
* "Chiquititas 1997" (1997 )
* "Chiquititas 1998" (1998 )
* "" (2001 )ee also
List of Argentines External links
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0945814/ Yan's imbd page]
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* [http://www.rominayan.telenovelas.com.ar/bio.html telenovelas.com's Yan page]
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