Montserrat María Brugué Inurritegui (born 4 March 1967), more widely known as Monserrat Brugué or Monchi, is a Peruvian actress with more than 30 years of experience in the art world, covering work in television, cinema, and theatre. She is most known for her role as Monchi in the Peruvian TV show .
Biography Brugué made her debut in acting in 1984 when she appeared in the Peruvian telenovela as its villain, Monchi, a name that come to define her career. Later, she joined the theater group Telba and began studying acting with Alberto Ísola. Brugué found fame thanks to her role as Monchi in the TV show Pataclaun (1997-1999), where she worked alongside Carlos Alcántara Vilar, , Johanna San Miguel, , and Gonzalo Torres. Brugué reprised the role of Monchi be for the television show El Santo Convento on América Televisión. The character would also appear in the 2015 comedy film ¡Asu mare! 2.
Brugué came in fifth place on the Peruvian dance reality show Bailando por un Sueño, hosted by Gisela Valcárcel, after three months of competition.
In 2008, she moved her family to Cusco to work as a theater teacher, but would return to Lima to act in a production of August: Osage County.
In 2016, Brugué returned to her role as Monchi for a YouTube series set in the universe of Patacláun called Los Planes De Ricky, or Ricky's Plans, aimed at educating children of sound financial practices. Funded by the Peruvian Bank of Credit, the show broke 3,000,000 views.
Credits Television 1985: as Monchi 1992: La Perricholi 1993: Las Mujeres de mi vida 1996: Travesuras con Monchi, Presented 1997-1999: Pataclaun as Monchi 2003: as Madrina 2007: Perú Campeón as Sofía 2007-2008: El santo convento as Monchi (Patacláun) 2008: Bailando por un Sueño, Contestant, placed fifth 2014: Conversando con la Luna as Mamá 2016: Los Planes De Ricky as Monchi (Patacláun) 2017: as Paloma Terranova 2017: as Cucha 2020: Princesas as Ada Coronado 2026: Valentina valiente as Renée Dumont
Films 2001: Bala Perdida as Giovanna 2004: Doble Juego as Reina 2015: ¡Asu mare! 2 as an additional tertiary character and Monchi 2024: Mistura as Perm Lady 2025: Locos de amor: mi primer amor as Miss Pacca
Theater 1993: Pataclaun en la ciudad 1994: Pataclaun en...Rollado 1996: Pataclaun busca pareja 1997: El juicio final 2000: Pataclaun en...Venta 2002: Othello 2003: Princesa Cero 2005: Manzanas para recordar 2006: El círculo de arena 2007: Pinoccio 2008: Morir de amor 2008: The Feast of the Goat 2009: Una gran comedia Romana 2010: Cocina y zona de servicio (as Martina) 2010: August: Osage County (as Elí) 2013: Rosa de dos aromas (as Marlene) 2013: Sombras (as Mother) 2013: El círculo de arena 2014: Japón (as Ventura)
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