Candela Ruggeri

Candela Ruggeri
Born (1992-01-22) January 22, 1992 (age 32)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Years activefrom 2015
Parent(s)Oscar Ruggeri
Nancy Otero
RelativesStephan Ruggeri
(brother)
Daiana Ruggeri
(sister)

Candela Ruggeri (born January 22, 1992) is an Argentine model, actress, reality television personality and entrepreneur.

She is best known for participating for several seasons (2015, 2016, 2021) in the reality show Dancing for a Dream.

Personal life

She is the daughter of former soccer player and coach Oscar Ruggeri and Nancy Otero; she and sister of Daiana Ruggeri and the twins of Stephan and Federica Ruggeri.

She was the partner of Santiago Vázquez, brother of Nicolas Vázquez, from whom she separated after eight years on good terms.[1]

Media career

In 2015 she launched a campaign to enter the Dancing 2015 where she managed to enter, and although she did not reach the final instances, she was considered a revelation. Ruggeri was sentenced 5 times where she was always saved by the jury until she was eliminated by Ailen Bechara with her with 46.47% of the telephone vote.[2][3]

In December 2015, she joins the theater play Martians in the house with Emilio Disi, Soledad "Solita" Silveyra, Pedro Alfonso, Ergün Demir, Freddy Villarreal, Gladys Florimonte, Luciano El Tirri and Lourdes Sánchez.[4]

In 2016 she participates again in the Bailando 2016 but this time she participates together with her father, Oscar Ruggeri. The Ruggeri were sentenced 6 times, 3 times the jury saved them and 2 the public with 55.61% (eliminating Fernando Carrillo) and 51.21% (eliminating Ernestina Pais). They were finally eliminated by Charlotte Caniggia with 44.63% of the public's votes.[5][6]

In 2017, she participates in the web series of Telefe, Secretarias starring Luli Torn and Mica Suárez. Candela plays Malena, a beautiful, sensual and very nice woman who appears and drives Flor crazy for all the love and attention she receives from Benja (Maxi Espindola).[7]

In 2018, until 2019, she joins the fifth season of the program ESPN Redes, along with Gregorio Rossello, Nati Jota, Miguel Granados and Martin Reich .[8]

In 2019 Candela traveled to Hollywood, to become the ambassador of Marvel in Argentina.[9] She also hosted the red carpet for the Martín Fierro Awards, together with Lizardo Ponce.[10]

In 2021 she participated again in Showmatch, this time in the academy format, where she managed to be semifinalists after being sentenced 5 times, where in one of them she was saved by the public with 57.2% vs. Nazareno Mottola. Ruggeri was left out of the final after being eliminated by Agustín Sierra with 68.3%.[11][12]

In 2022, Candela works as the digital host of the reality show The Hotel of the Famous.

Filmography

Shows and reality shows

Year Qualification Role Grades
2015 Showmatch: Bailando 2015 Participant 14th eliminated
2016 Showmatch: Bailando 2016 Participant with Oscar Ruggeri 14th eliminated
2018–2019 ESPN Networks Panelist
2019 Red Carpet - Martín Fierro Awards Digital host
2020–present With friends like that Panelist
2020–2021 Style me up Host [13]
2021 Bailando 2021 Participant 3rd place
2022 El hotel de los famosos 1 Digital host

Series

Year Qualification Role Grades
2017 Secretaries Malene Recurring role

Theater

Year Title Rol
2015–2016 Martians in the house ¿?

References

  1. ^ Artear [dead link]
  2. ^ "El disco de Candela Ruggeri en su debut en Bailando 2015". 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Candela Ruggeri es la nueva eliminada del Bailando 2015".
  4. ^ "Marcianos en la casa, con Pedro Alfonso y Ergün Demir, ya tiene su marquesina: Todo el back de la foto". 26 October 2015.
  5. ^ Liberal, El. "Oscar y Candela Ruggeri, eliminados del Bailando 2016 - El Liberal". www.elliberal.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Bailando por un Sueño 2016: Emoción en la pista con la familia Ruggeri". 4 November 2016.
  7. ^ Telefe
  8. ^ "Llega la quinta temporada de ESPN #Redes". Total Medios. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ "La hija de Oscar Ruggeri, contratada en Hollywood".
  10. ^ -ponce/ Martin Fierro 2019
  11. ^ Nazareno mottola[dead link]
  12. ^ "¡Muy emocionada! Cande Ruggeri se despidió del certamen de la Academia". YouTube (in Spanish).
  13. ^ "Style me up".