Karla Monroig

Karla Monroig (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾla monˈrojɣ]; born March 5, 1979 in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and television host.

Karla Monroig
Born (1979-03-05) March 5, 1979
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • host
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)Tommy Torres (2008–present)

Early years

Karla Monroig was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, located on the southern coastal valley region of the island of Puerto Rico. Her father is of Catalan ancestry; her mother, is of Irish ancestry. She went to High school in a private school named ACADEMIA SAN ANTONIO located in her town. She went to college at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and has a college degree in Communications. In 1995, at the early age of 14, she was the first runner up, of Miss Borinquen Teenage pageant, and she was awarded with the Culture Award. In 1996, Monroig's interest in becoming a model arose, and she started taking modeling lessons in the Refine Institution of Modeling. She participated in the contest Cara de Imagen, (Face of Imagen Magazine), and was the first runner up once more.

Professional model

Immediately, her professional career as a model stirred up. She posed for the covers of several well-known Puerto Rican magazines such as: Buena Vida (Good Life), in 14 consecutive issues, Agenda de Novias (Bride's Agenda), and in "Imagen" (Image), in diverse editions. She's also written editorial articles about beauty and modeling in various paperback periodic publications, such as Tiempos (Times), stating her opinions and giving her perspectives about the subject.

New scope

In the year 2000, her incursions in new territories started broadening her horizons, as she becomes a news reporter, in the entertainment category, in the television talk show, Anda Pa'l Cará, (Gee Whiz), broadcast by Univision, Puerto Rico. As the year came about, she hosted a reality show with Hector Marcano, called Buscados (Most Wanted). In 2001, she hosted another television current issues show called: E-ritmo T.V. (E-rhythm T.V.), in which she interviewed international celebrities, such as Alejandro Sanz, and Chayanne, among others. Also she was the co-host of the variety show Caliente (Hot), in Mexico, broadcast by Televisa.

Filmography
Films
YearTitleCharacterNotes
2002Más allá del límiteDebut film
2002Fuego en el almaSupporting role
2003KamaleónSupporting role
2010Hunted by Night Brandon's wifeFilm
2012Going Bananas: A Twisted Love StoryVicky
2020Yerba BuenaSonia

Telenovelas
YearTitleCharacterNotes
2003En cuarentena XiomaraTV Movie
2004Inocente de tiGloria del JuncoSupporting role
2006Dueña y SeñoraAdriana Robles / Amanda SolerProtagonist
2007Dame chocolateSamantha Porter / Deborah PorterMain Antagonist
2008El Rostro de AnalíaIsabel MartínezSupporting role
2009Más sabe el diabloVirginia DávilaSupporting role
2010Alguien te miraMatilde LarraínSupporting role
2011La casa de al ladoRebeca ArismendiSupporting role [1]
2018Mi familia perfectaCamila de PérezSupporting role
2020100 días para enamorarnosDulce BarrosoSupporting role
2021 La suerte de Loli TBA Main cast

See also

References
  1. (27 July 2011). Karla Monroig sacará las garras, El Nuevo Día
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