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| Rocío Marengo Paganini | |
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| Born | (1980-03-25) March 25, 1980 (age 44) Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Rocío Marengo (born March 25, 1980) is an Argentine model, actress, vedette, comedian and dancer.
Early life and career
Marengo early television experience includes co-hosting Mar de Fondo with Alejandro Fantino on TyC Sports.
She participated as a showgirl in Moria Casán journals, work that took her to Chile in 2004. Channel 13 in Chile offered her work as a model on the program Mucho Lucho. She left the show to get married and live in a hotel in Chile for a few months.
Marengo love life is frequently covered by the Argentine press and has contributed to her high profile. Reported relationships with TV host Alejandro "Marley" Wiebe and the son of Argentine star Graciela Alfano have been reported on, and she also made headlines with her alleged affair with football star Mauricio Pinilla. Other relationships have been regular press fodder in Argentina.
Television and other appearances
In 2006, she participated in the reality TV show Expedition Robinson, the island VIP, which developed on a beach in the Dominican Republic, where she finished in fourth place. Later she participated in the program Locos por el baile.
In 2007, she appeared on season four of Bailando por un Sueño, a dance competition portion of the television program Showmatch, hosted by Marcelo Tinelli. She danced to "El Baile del Koala", in a routine that involved a woman breaking a man's pelvis, making moves on his waist, and mimicking sexual intercourse. Marengo was eliminated from the contest during the Rumba Flamenca and Quartet week.
In February 2008, she participated in the program with the satellite Viña festival, National Television of Chile. In August of that year she began the skating for A Dream and was the runner-up. She also participated in works of Gerardo Sofovich.
In 2009 she acted in a play in which her character quickly becomes a success. That same year she co-lead with Gerardo Sofovich Sunday night and was invited by the Chilean TV channel Chilevision on Wednesday 15 July the same year as the program Dance Fever as a replacement for Marlen Olivari.
In 2011, Marengo returned to Bailando por un Sueño (season eight), but was eliminated in the first week of competition.
In 2013, Rocio enters Mundos opuestos 2 replacing Claudia Schmidt. There Marengo took on a character in which she could be the bad or the good, and after eliminating Melina Figueroa she managed to reach the final but failed to beat Stephanie Cuevas, staying in second place.
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| 5 | Nirvana | Won | Paraíso | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lose | Infierno | 0 votes | Safe | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Won | Paraíso | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lose | Infierno | 0 votes | Safe | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Lose | Infierno | 0 votes | Safe | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Gigantes | Lose | Infierno | – | Powerful | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Won | Paraíso | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 | Lose | Infierno | – | Powerful | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Lose | Infierno | 0 votes | Safe | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Individual | Won | Paraíso | – | Powerful | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Won | Paraíso | – | Powerful | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Won | Paraíso | – | Powerful | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Won | Paraíso | – | Powerful | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20/21 | Won | Paraíso | – | Powerful | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22/23 | Won | Paraíso | – | Powerful | 1st Semifinalists | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Won | Does not appear | Duelist | Rocio eliminates Melina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finals | Runner-up | Does not appear | Duelist | Stephanie beats Rocio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2017, she participated in the reality TV show "Doble Tentación" in Chile, where she finished being a semifinalist.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Place |
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| 2006 | Expedición Robinson: La Isla Vip | 4th place |
| 2006–2007 | Locos por el baile | 3rd place |
| 2007 | Bailando por un Sueño 2007 | 8th place |
| 2008 | Patinando por un sueño 2008 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | El Musical de tus Sueños | 15th place |
| Fiebre de Baile | 6th place | |
| 2010 | Bailando 2010 | Replacing |
| 2011 | Bailando 2011 | 30th place |
| 2013 | Mundos opuestos 2 | Runner-up girl |
| 2017 | Doble tentación: Un reality irresistible | 4th place |
| 2020 | MasterChef Celebrity Chile | Runner-up |
| MasterChef Celebrity Argentina | 10th place | |
| 2021 | La Academia | 9th place |
| 2022 | El discípulo del chef 3 | 16th place |
| El discípulo del chef: La gran batalla | 15th place | |
| 2023 | El Hotel De Los Famosos (season 2) | 11th place |
| Aquí se baila 3 | 22th place |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2005 | Te vi en Viña | Co-Host |
| 2005 | Quiero, sí tu quieres | She herself (cameo) |
| 2006 - 2007 | Vértigo | Assistant |
| 2010 | Un mundo perfecto | Cast |
| 2011 - 2012 | Coliseo Romano | Judge |
| 2011 - 2012 | Desayuno americano | Panelist |
| 2014 | La Noche C5N | Host |
| 2016 | Nessun dorma: nadie duerma | Panelist |
| 2018 | Flor de tarde | Replacement presenter |
| 2019 | Viva la pipol | Co-Host |
| 2022 | Minuto para ganar | Co-host |
References
- (19 April 2010). ciudad.com.ar
- (1 October 2007). El amor secreto de "la Marengo", Infobae.com (in Spanish)
- (2 October 2007). Rocío Marengo: "No te podés acostar con la gente para que te voten", Minutouno.com (in Spanish)
- (30 September 2007). Rocío Marengo encontró quien le haga el "Koala", rosario3.com
- (23 June 2011). Rocío Marengo, la nueva chica de Pettinato: "Es un honor estar con Roberto", El Intransigente
- "Convocan a Rocío Marengo para subir el rating de un reality chileno". 17 November 2017.
- "Rocío Marengo, ovacionada en la final de un reality en Chile". 19 November 2017.
