Manuela da Silveira
Born
María Manuela da Silveira Baliño

(1982-02-03) 3 February 1982
Montevideo, Uruguay
EducationCatholic University of Uruguay
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • television host
Parent
  • Jorge da Silveira (father)
Websitemanudasilveira.com

María Manuela da Silveira Baliño (born 3 February 1982) is a Uruguayan actress, comedian and television host.

Early life and education

Da Silveira was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Jorge da Silveira (born 1943), a journalist, and Elena Baliño, a lawyer. She has two siblings, Jorge and Florencia. She attended Ivy Thomas Memorial School in Pocitos and studied communication sciences at the Catholic University of Uruguay and finished her career at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico years later.[1][2]

Theater career

She started performing stand-up comedy at theatres and small clubs in some "one-man" shows or accompanied by comedians like Emilia Díaz, among others. Also, she was a member of the play Muchacháchara, of comedy monologues, in the UnderMovie.

In 2010, she co-starred in the stand-up "Las tres gracias" and "Mujeres de Cháchara", with Emilia Díaz, Verónica Perrotta, Angie Oña and Rafael Cotelo at the Undermovie theater.[3] In 2013, she starred in the solo show "De buen humor", directed by Angie Oña and Emilia Díaz, where she showed her vision of the world in a humorous tone since she was a child until today.[4]

In 2018, Da Silveira joined "Le Prénom" along with a first-rate cast made up of Franklin Rodríguez, Jorge Esmoris, Gabriela Iribarren and Ignacio Cardozo. It was directed by Mario Morgan.[5] In 2019 she returned to the theater where she starred in "Crecer o Reventar" at the Undermovie theater. It was directed by the actress Victoria Césperes.[6]

Television career

Da Silveira began her career on television as a scriptwriter for comedy shows on Televisa, in Mexico, while she was finishing her studies. On her return to her native country, she had a brief passage through advertising.[3] She was also a writer for the Punto Ogilvy agency, and a scriptwriter and producer for the Teledoce television channel in the early 2000s.[2] Her first role in front of the cameras was as a correspondent in the entertainment program Telemental, on the same channel.

In the early 2010s, she established herself on television when she began to co-host the successful comedy and entertainment program "Sonríe, te estamos grabando", along with hosts Cecilia Bonino and Pablo Fabregat, also on Teledoce.[2][5] After her departure from Teledoce, from July 2015 to 2016 she hosted the comedy program Parentela, on Canal 4, which included the participation of comedians such as Néstor Guzzini, Luciana Acuña, Piero Dattole and Dianna Liberman. In each program there were special guests and the first was the Uruguayan musician Ruben Rada.

After living for more than a year in Buenos Aires and moving away from the media, in 2017 she returned to Uruguayan television and to Teledoce as a panelist on the morning show Desayunos informales, hosted by Victoria Zangaro and Jorge "Coco" Echagüe. She is in charge of reviewing news about the show and performs comedian segments alone or with Marcel Keoroglian, such as "Marta, Monte's wife" and "El Niño Doblaje".[7] On December 31, 2018, she decided to leave the program.[8][6]

In 2018, for a few months, she co-hosted, together with Juan Hounie and Varina De Cesare, the program "La Columna de la Gente". In 2020, she joined the female cast of the comedy show La culpa es de Colón, along with Catalina Ferrand, Luciana Acuña, Jimena Vázquez and Lucía Rodríguez, an adaptation of an original American format.[9] Two years later she returned to the channel participating in the program ¿Quién es la máscara?, adaptation of the South Korean format, under the character of "Monster". Manuela turned out to be the winner of the competition after being in nine episodes.[10][11]

Other projects

In 2012 she presented her first autobiography called "Manu: de 0 a 30 - 30 años de pastafrola" (Manu: from 0 to 30 - 30 years of pastafrola), with memories of her childhood and reflections on love, moving, gastronomy and Uruguay, among other topics.[2] In 2015 presented the book "Comer y reír: manual para acercarse a la cocina con alegría" (Eat and laugh: manual to approach the kitchen with joy), co-authored with the cook and businesswoman Ximena Torres.[12]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Channel
2006 Telemental Correspondent Teledoce
2011–2014 Sonríe, te estamos grabando Co–host
2015–2016 Parentela Host Canal 4
2017–2018 Desayunos informales Panelist Teledoce
2018 La columna de la gente Co–host
2020 La culpa es de Colón Comedian
2022 ¿Quién es la máscara? Participant (as Monster, winner)

Personal life

At the beginning of January 2023, da Silveira and her partner, Diego García Scheck, announced their first pregnancy.[13]

References

  1. ↑ @Ivy Thomas Memorial School (October 2018). "Manuela da Silveira egresó de nuestro colegio en 1998" – via Instagram.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Manu de 0 a 30". Montevideo Portal. November 13, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Mujeres de cháchara". El Espectador. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "De buen humor". Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Manuela da Silveira: "Soy una millennial de la tercera edad"". Noticias. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Manuela Da Silveira se despidió de las mañanas de La Tele". Caras. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Manu Da Silveira de regreso al 12". TV Show. September 30, 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Manuela da Silveira se va de Desayunos Informales". El Observador. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ya llega La culpa es de Colón". Teledoce. August 4, 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. ↑ ""¿Quién es la máscara?" consagró a un ganador y reveló la identidad de los últimos personajes". TV Show. August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  11. ↑ Lauber, Nicolás (August 20, 2022). "Manuela Da Silveira, detrás de Monstruo: "Hacer '¿Quién es la máscara?' fue sanador"". TV Show. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Presentación: Comer y reír, de Ximena Torres y Manuela da Silveira". Cámara Uruguaya del Libro. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  13. ↑ ""Ya disfrutando de la pancita": Manuela da Silveira anunció que será madre por primera vez". 2023-01-03. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
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