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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Meroño and the second or maternal family name is Coello.
Raquel Meroño
(2013)
BornRaquel Meroño Coello
(1975-08-08) 8 August 1975 (age 49)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, presenter, businesswoman, model

Raquel Meroño Coello (born 8 August 1975) is a Spanish actress, presenter and businesswoman. She enjoyed popularity in Spain as a television personality in the late 1990s to early 2000s.

Biography

Born on 8 August 1975 in Madrid, she early combined her studies of journalism, her first steps in the world of fashion modelling and her activity in television, getting to work as stewardess in Uno para todas [es], a TV show conducted by Goyo González.

In 1996, Meroño became the presenter of the show Pelotas fuera, broadcast on Antena 3. She was given a supporting role in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's film Airbag (1997), playing 'Araceli', the scorned bride.

For 3 years, she starred in 390 episodes of the popular series Al salir de clase, aired on Telecinco, playing 'Paloma', a role that earned her great popularity in Spain. Cast as 'Bárbara' in Dagon (2001), Meroño co-starred with Ezra Godden in the lovecraftian horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, whose screenplay was a Dennis Paoli's adaptation of the stories Dagon and The Shadow over Innsmouth. She also starred in other horror films, namely The Mark (2003) and Beneath Still Waters (2005).

Meroño appeared in more TV series such as Esencia de poder and Paco y Veva. She also played the role of 'Mónica' in the 2006 series Con dos tacones [es], aired on TVE1. In 2008, Meroño joined the cast of Yo soy Bea in the role of 'Isabel Rocamora' (the new director of the magazine Bulevar 21), starring in 144 episodes of the TV series. She also appeared in the Arrayán soap opera, aired on the Andalusian regional channel Canal Sur Televisión.

Meroño won the 5th edition of the competitive reality cooking show MasterChef Celebrity in December 2020.

Filmography

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2021)
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
1998–2000 Al salir de clase Paloma 390 episodes
2001 Esencia de poder
2003 Paco y Veva
2006 Con dos tacones [es] Mónica
2008–2009 Yo soy Bea Isabel Rocamora 144 episodes
2012–2013 Arrayán Begoña
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
1997 Airbag Araceli
2001 Dagon Bárbara
2003 The Mark
2005 Beneath Still Waters

References

  1. ^ "¿Qué fue de Raquel Meroño?". El Correo. 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ Molina, Berto (22 September 2020). "¿Quién es Raquel Meroño, concursante de 'MasterChef Celebrity'?". El Confidencial.
  3. Lubillo, Paloma (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño: "durante la cuarentena estaba casi siempre cocinando platos super ricos y postres"". elle.com.
  4. ^ Granda, Gerardo (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño de "Uno para todas" a ganar "Masterchef Celebrity"". La Razón.
  5. Esnal, Marina (4 August 2019). "Qué fue de Raquel Meroño, la exitosa presentadora de los 90 que ahora lleva una vida de lujos". El Español.
  6. ^ Parcer, Jorge C. (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño: empresaria, madre de gemelas y separada de buen rollo". Vanitatis. El Confidencial.
  7. Smith, Don G. (24 January 2015). H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture: The Works and Their Adaptations in Film, Television, Comics, Music and Games. Jefferson, NC & London: McFarland & Company. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7864-2091-9.
  8. ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (29 May 2008). "Dagon, la secta del Mar". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ Martínez de Miguel, IVán (20 June 2015). "'Al salir de clase' cumple 18 años: una gran cantera de 18 jóvenes talentos". FormulaTV.
  10. ^ "TVE-1 estrena 'Con dos tacones', una comedia que rompe con los tópicos de hombres y mujeres". El País. 22 March 2006.
  11. "Raquel Meroño s'incorpora demà a "Yo soy Bea" com a directora de la revista". Diari de Girona. 29 December 2008.
  12. "Raquel Meroño se incorpora a 'Yo soy Bea'". 20minutos.es. 5 December 2008.
  13. ^ "Vive el desenlace de Arrayán esta temporada en canal sur televisión". Sevilla Press. 22 December 2012.
  14. Roldán, Álvaro (9 December 2020). "Raquel Meroño, de calentar los platos en el microondas a proclamarse ganadora de 'Masterchef Celebrity 5'". El Confidencial.
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