Gresia Colmenares is a famous movie actress originally from Venezuela. Her roles are always memorable, she starred in a large number of series, photographic novels and films. From childhood, Gresia felt a craving for acting.
TV series star biography
Colmenares has an extraordinary appearance, which is far from similar to a typical Latin one. In the veins of Grecia mixed blood flows - Venezuelan and German. She inherited the first from her father, and the second from a German mother. The actress is very impressionable. All the events taking place on the TV screen left their mark in the soul of the beauty. In childhood, my mother even forbade her to watch any films and movies in order to protect her daughter from worries. Gracia Colmenares often recalls stealthily turning on the TV and watching the characters on the screen. She was so carried away by everything that was happening, that for some time she simply fell out of the real world. The girl dreamed and imagined herself in the place of the heroine.
When Gresia went to school, her talent for reading poetry and telling tales quickly found application. She stood out among her classmates. The girl became the first actress of the school theater, especially since she really liked to participate in performances.
First shot
Once, Grecia Colmenares saw an announcement about a competition for a role in the TV series Angelica. She wanted to participate, and she hardly persuaded her mother to let her go to the test. The little girl won the competition. In the series, she starred with the famous actress Myra Alejandra. All the time after graduation, Gracia spent at the film studio. The firm character allowed the girl to successfully combine both school activities and film shooting.
So the actress Grecia Colmenares began to earn good money, which was very useful to their family. At that time, her parents divorced, and the girl helped her mother well.
First and short love
After some time, Gresia turned into a beautiful girl, respectively, and the roles became more adult. At sixteen, she fell in love with actor Henry Zack for the first time. Their meeting was commonplace: she caught a car after another shoot, Henry turned out to be the driver. Their relationship developed rapidly, after a short period of time they were already married. But due to her age, Gresia was not ready for family life. A few months later, the couple broke up.
True, a year later, Gresia and Henry will meet again on the set of the series "Topaz". When the actress found out that her ex-husband would be involved in the picture, she doubted for a long time whether to agree to her participation. But she made the right choice: as a result, the whole world learned who Gresia Colmenares is. The filmography of this actress began precisely with the TV series “Topaz”. She received international recognition from the audience.
Gresia played her role with delightful ease; there was no tension between the main characters on the set. Everyone watched with great interest Colmenares and Zakk. According to the script, Topaz (character of Grecia) rejected the main character (Henry). What was associated with the fact that the actress for the second time left her ex-husband.
Filmography Colmenares
So, after the release of the series “Topaz”, Gresia became a very popular person. Premiered in 1984, the film was watched by millions of people around the world. The girl really liked this fame, and more and more often the name Gresia Colmenares appeared in the credits. The filmography of the actress began to replenish quickly. The girl in 1987 starred in the telenovela "Gresia". The plot of the film is simply exciting. The series with Gresia Colmenares quickly won the sympathy of the audience, and the performer of the main roles gained more and more fans. Millions of viewers froze in front of TV screens while watching the next series.
Then followed the shooting in such series as “Manuela” (1991), “First Love” (1992), “A Girl named Fate” (1994), “Fidelity to Love” (1996). After the last telenovela, Gresia decided to relax a bit and just started performing in the theater. After all, the girl was not used to just sitting and not doing anything. A strong and solid character allowed her to return to the cinema again, and the audience quickly remembered who Gresia Colmenares was. Photos of the Venezuelan beauty appeared on posters a year later, in 1997, when the series “Fidelity of Love” was released.
Married life
About all famous personalities, especially stellar ones, there are many rumors about personal life. Here and about the love affairs of Greece, too, often talked about. She was credited with relations with Jean-Carlo Simancas, the star of the Venezuelan screen. But the actress categorically denied this novel. But on the contrary, Santiago Pumarola, on the contrary, immediately told the press about her close relations with the impresario. In the future, she married him, but, unfortunately, the marriage was unsuccessful, and they soon parted. The actress was very worried about this, even thought that she was created only for work.
At twenty-three years old, the opinion of Grecia Colmenares changed when she met the man of her dreams. It was businessman Marcelo Pellegri. They met at a party with friends. Marcelo invited Grecia on a date, as she liked him very much. Six months later, the couple entered into a legal marriage and moved to Argentina. Since then, they have become inseparable, Marcelo began to engage in production activities and conduct the affairs of his wife. And this marriage became happy and long. In the world of show business, stars say that they have never seen a more united couple. Gresia and Marcelo lived together for twenty years.
Actress partners
Colmenares has a son, Gianfranco, in honor of whose birth Marcelo presented his beloved wife with a gift - the yacht "Gremar". The family spent most of their free time swimming. But this did not succeed so often, because Grecia has a lot of work, she is a sought-after actress. The woman starred in Venezuela, Argentina, Italy, Spain (the beauty speaks Italian). Partners on the set were such world famous actors as Osvaldo Lalort, Victor Camara, Jorge Martinez and Gabriel Corrado. With all these people, Gresia maintains friendly and warm relations. “Sweet, kind, sympathetic, beautiful and charming actress” - according to partners, this is such a Grecia Colmenares. A 2013 photo shows that a woman aged 51 is able to look, as they say, 100%.
Participation in the play "Girly"
In 1996, the actress starred in the photo-novel "Fidelity of Love", after which she felt a slight fatigue. Greece was tired of the monotony in life, and she decided to take a break from filming of this kind. The woman plunged into the world of the theater, took part in the play "Girls". The diva of the series played a major role in it, young viewers enthusiastically watched this production. The performance attracted a large audience in the halls for two seasons in a row, and was also presented on television. But over time, the actress again returned to a more familiar way of life, began to appear in TV shows. Her first work after the break was the painting “Loan Love”.
Photonovel "Greece"
Gresia Colmenares now looks great, looks after her appearance. Many of her fans want to see the actress on television at the present time. Gresia is very dedicated to her work, loves shooting and respects partners. The producers enjoyed collaborating with Colmenares. Often in the script, the actress made adjustments to the character or behavior of the heroine. She has a well-developed intuition, therefore, her opinion was considered on the site.
In 1987, Grecia played a major role in the telenovela "Gresia". Not only the name of the series is identical to the name of the actress, but Colmenares herself is very similar to the heroine. The film tells the interesting story of modern Cinderella, who in every way suffers from the ill-treatment of her half-sisters. But there is little resemblance to the fairy tale. At the age of seven, the main character loses her memory: her parents were killed in front of the girl. The girl falls into the monastery. Later, the heroine turns into a beautiful girl and falls in love with Gustavo. When they want to get married, Grecia will find out the terrible secret associated with her past.
Modernity
Since 2001, the Venezuelan-Argentine actress has been living in Miami (Florida, USA). The filmography of Greece contains about twenty photonovels (the period of activity from 1976 to 2000). All series are very popular to this day, millions of viewers, without stopping, watching series after series. True, “Fidelity of Love” did not find the expected high ratings, so in the end it was removed from the show.
Gresia Colmenares now does not take part in the filming, but still plans to appear on TVs in the future. Fans are looking forward to this stellar return.