Camila Bordonaba Roldán (born 4 September 1984) is an Argentine entertainer. She is the best known of her roles in Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Son de Fierro and Atracción x4, and as a member of music group Erreway.

[edit] Personal life

Camila Bordonaba was born on 4 September 1984 in El Palomar, Buenos Aires, to super market owners Juan Carlos and Nora Bordonaba; she also has two older siblings, Rodrigo and Melina.^[1] Bordonaba had a relationship with fellow actor Benjamín Rojas at the time they were both casts for Chiquititas and Rebelde Way; they split in 2004.^[2] She then dated Erreway production crew member Chochi; Bordonaba announced their split in 2007.^[2] She named her Erreway band mate Felipe Colombo her best friend.^[2]

In a 2001 interview, Bordonaba declared that she was worried about her country's future, that "Axl Rose was her favourite "teen idol" and "impossible love", that she plans to fly on a parachute someday, and that she would travel to Egypt if given a chance to pick a place to visit. When asked about God, she simply answered "I'm sure there is someone up there". Bordonaba is very into rock music, and named Guns'n'Roses and Sui Generis her favourite bands.^[3] She also cited Herman Hesse favourite author, The Simpsons favourite series, Charly García and Diego Torres favourite singers, and Fernán Mirás and Whoopi Goldberg.^[4] Bordonaba is also a passionate supporter of football clubs Independiente and Chicago.^[5]

[edit] Career

[edit] Acting

Bordonaba debuted in television show Canta Niños in 1987.^[2] In 1996 she was chosen for the role of Pato in Chiquititas, hit series by Cris Morena. Chiqutitias became so popular internationally that fans in Israel, where the telenovela gained much recognition, demanded that the stars pay a visit to their country. Bordonaba also recorded six Chiquititas soundtracks, and also one for her first film, Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz, 2001 film adaptation of Chiquititas.

Bordonaba their played Marizza Pia Spirito in another international series, Rebelde Way (2002—03) Bordonaba character became a favourite of Rebelde way fans. People loved her reckless and outgoing attitude.Thanks to Rebelde way her international popularity increased even further, Rebelde way was a huge hit among Latin American teenagers and was a never-before-seen phenomenon in Israel Bordonaba and her Rebelde Way co-stars Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Benjamín Rojas also developed a best-selling band Erreway, and they released three studio albums. She also appeared in Rebelde Way film sequel, Erreway: 4 Caminos.^[6]

In 2004 Bordonaba appeared in Cris Morena Group series Floricienta. The following year she had a guest role in ¿Quién es el Jefe?, the Argentine version of Who's the Boss?, and starred as Sisí in the series El Patrón de la Vereda. In 2007 and 2008 she co-starred in Pol-Ka's Son de Fierro, which became one of most-watches series in Argentine.^[7] As of October 2008, Bordonaba is starring as Malena Lacalle in Pol-Ka's series Atracción x4.^[8][9]

[edit] Music

During the development of Rebelde Way, Bordonaba and her co-stars — Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Benjamín Rojas — have become the members of music group Erreway. They turned popular immediately throughout Latin America, Spain, Europe, Israel and many other countries. All their studio albums, Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria, reached Platinum certification. In 2007 Luisana Lopilato has officially left Erreway, which now consists of Bordonaba, Colombo and Rojas.^[10] They released Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria, the greatest hits compilation, in 2007, and are working on their fourth album, Vuelvo.^[11]

Bordonaba has also been recording soundtracks for her television series and films. She recorded seven soundtrack albums for Chiquititas (1996—2001). In 2005 Bordonaba recorded a successful soundtrack album for her series El Patrón de la Vereda, which was her first solo album overall, from that album Bordonaba had many hits. In 2007 she joined Felipe Colombo and Vanesa Gonzáles in a band for Son de Fierro. Her contract with Cris Morena Group almost stopped her in signing a deal with Pol-Ka and the series Atracción x4; however Bordonaba signed and released a soundtrack album with her co-stars in 2008.^[8][12]

[edit] Philanthropy

Bordonaba runs an art gallery in Buenos Aires with her friend Felipe Colombo; all profit goes for charity. In 2007 Bordonaba started building her own arts school for kids that cannot pay classes in professional schools. The school was named Arcoyra, and Bordonaba herself helped in painting walls and builds. Felipe Colombo also helped, giving the money for building. Many fans and people wants to help, and Bordonaba says that they mostly need books about art and films. The school is opened in 2008.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Discography

[edit] Soundtrack albums

• 1996 — Chiquititas Vol. 2
• 1997 — Chiquititas Vol. 3
• 1998 — Chiquititas Vol. 4
• 1999 — Chiquititas Vol. 5
• 2000 — Chiquititas Vol. 6
• 2001 — Chiquititas Vol. 7
• 2002 — Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz
• 2005 — El Patrón de la Vereda
• 2007 — Son de Fierro
• 2008 — Atracción x4

[edit] Erreway

• Main article: Erreway discography.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Camila Bordonaba at cinenacional.com
• Camila Bordonaba at the Internet Movie Database
• Camila Bordonaba at MySpace.