María Manuela Pérez Bosch Palos (born 9 October 1984), better known as Manuela Pal, is an Argentine film, theater, and television actress.
Early life Manuela Pal was born on 9 October 1984 at the Medical Institute of Obstetrics in Buenos Aires. She is the daughter of actress and singer , and granddaughter of actor Pablo Palitos.
Career Pal debuted as an actress at the age of eight months, in , the telenovela her mother was acting in. This came about when the show's writer, , heard that Graciela Pal was missing her daughter, and added a storyline where her character becomes pregnant so they could be together. As a child, Manuela Pal later appeared in , an episode of , and a pilot for El Nueve with Mariana Fabbiani and Pablo Echarri. In 1996, she acted in the successful children's series Chiquititas, starring Romina Yan.
After she finished her studies, she appeared in some chapters of , , and Son amores. She also made her film debut in , produced by Patagonik, in 2004. Also in that year she joined the cast of Culpable de este Amor, playing Luciana. After this, she got a role in the Mexican soap opera Frijolito, and made appearances in Casados con hijos and Alma Pirata. She played the granddaughter of Héctor Alterio in Vientos de agua, a Spanish-Argentine co-production, and Fabiana in You Are the One.
Her first leading role came with the film Wrap Up, which was shot in Spain in 2006, released in Argentina in 2007, and in Spain in 2012. Returning to Argentina in late 2006, she starred in a chapter of Mujeres asesinas, where she played Soledad. In early 2007, Pal played Clara in three episodes of Amas de casa desesperadas for the Colombian channel RCN Televisión. She gained popularity as an actress with her work in Son de Fierro, where she played the comedic character Luli, during 2007. That year, she appeared in the pilot episode of La congeladora, a TV series produced by Gabriel García and Eduardo Lopilato.
In 2008, she played the evil Franka Mayerhold in Casi Ángeles, which generated many positive reviews and established her as a favorite among adolescent audiences. She played the main villain of the telenovela in 2009. A year later, she was in the cast of . In 2011, she played the repentant villain Paula Lezcano in Herederos de una venganza, and in 2012 she played Maggy in La dueña. In January 2013, she starred in a chapter of a fictional series on the program . She also co-starred in the Televisión Pública miniseries .
From late 2013 to mid-2014, she acted in Pol-ka's comedy-drama Mis amigos de siempre, which aired on El Trece. In 2014–2015, she was part of the cast of the telenovela Noche y día. In 2017, she co-starred in Amar después de amar on Telefe, playing Laura Godoy. The same year, she played Érika Martin, one of the main antagonists in the telenovela Golpe al corazón, also on Telefe.
In 2022, she joined the Civil Association of Art Workers (ACTA), together with actors Peter Lanzani and Gastón Soffritti.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Director 2004 Julieta 2006 Wrap Up Valeria Ramón Costafreda 2010 De roma con amor Gloria Roberto Malenotti 2012 El faro rojo (short) Paula Paula Silva 2019 María Gustavo Provitina
TV series Year Title Role Channel 1985 Baby El Nueve 1991 Manuela 1995 Luciana "Nina" Sosa Ferreyra 1996 Chiquititas Florencia Gómez Telefe 2003 Florencia Victoria El Nueve 2004 Culpable de este Amor Luciana Telefe 2005 Casados con hijos Pepe's customer, Ep. "Moni radioactiva" 2006 You Are the One Fabiana El Trece Vientos de agua Alicia Mujeres asesinas 2 Soledad, Ep. "Soledad, cautiva" Alma Pirata Paloma Cortés Telefe 2007 Amas de casa desesperadas Clara Rivas El Trece Son de Fierro Luciana "Luli" Manchini 2008 Casi Ángeles Franka Mayerhold Telefe Don Juan y Su Bella Dama Carolina Molina 2009 Susi Reyes 2010 Antonella Rossi Contra las cuerdas Lili Televisión Pública Alguien que me quiera Carolina El Trece 2011 Herederos de una venganza Paula Lezcano 2012 La dueña Magdalena "Maggy" Rodríguez Costa Telefe Rita Olivares Televisión Pública 2013 Mariana, Ep. "Un juego para Roxy" Telefe Pilar, Ep. "Apenas sesenta" 2013–2014 Mis amigos de siempre Leonora "Leo" Barceló El Trece 2014–2015 Noche y día Gisela Villa 2017 Amar después de amar Laura Eyzaguirre de Godoy Telefe La Búsqueda de Laura 2017–2018 Golpe al corazón Erika Martín 2018 100 días para enamorarse Florencia Fernández 2019 Luz Flash Disney Junior 2022 Diary of a Gigolo Leticia Netflix 2023 Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza Lorena El Trece
Theater Year Title Director 1996 Chiquititas Cris Morena 2003 Eliot Ness 2010 No confíes en mí Gabriel Rosas and Daniel Suárez Marzal 2011 Don Arturo Illia La celebración Luis Romero 2012 La marca en el orillo Becky Garello and Eugenia Levin 2013–2014 Los elegidos 2015 Bajo terapia 2017 Un rato con él 2019 Perfectos desconocidos Guillermo Francella 2021 Transferencia Los Bonobos 2023 La verdad Ciro Zorzoli
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2009 Clarín Awards Actress Revelation 2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Supporting Actress Mis amigos de siempre 2015 ACE Awards Leading Actress in Comedy Bajo terapia
References
External links
Manuela Pal at Cinenacional.com