Isabella Santiago (February 18 1991) is a Venezuelan actress and model.[1] Isabella is the first Venezuelan transgender actress and model to win the Thai beauty pageant Miss International Queen, for which she received an award of $12 500 US dollars and a cosmetic surgery.[2] In 2021, she obtained her first lead role in the Colombian telenovela, Lala's Spa, at the Colombian TV network, RCN Televisión.[3] Isabella Santiago currently resides in Bogota, Colombia.

Isabella Santiago
Born1991[1]
Occupation(s)Actress and model
Years active2018–present[1]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Character Comments
2018 Nadie me quita lo bailao Mónica Tróchez Recurring role[4][5]
2021 Lala's Spa Lala Jiménez / Eduardo "Lalo" Jiménez Lead role[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "¿Quién era Isabella Santiago antes de su transformación de hombre a mujer?" [Who was Isabella Santiago before her transformation from male to female?]. Publimetro (in Spanish). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ "Transexual venezolana Isabella Santiago ganó Miss International Queen" [Venezuelan transsexual Isabella Santiago won Miss International Queen]. Perú 21 (in Spanish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ "Ella es Isabella Santiago, la actriz transgénero que protagonizará una nueva producción en Colombia" [She is Isabella Santiago, the transgender actress who will star in a new production in Colombia]. Semana (in Spanish). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Isabella Santiago se despide de Mónica, su personaje en Nadie me quita lo bailao" [Isabella Santiago says goodbye to Mónica, her character in Nadie me quita lo bailao]. canalrcn.com (in Spanish). 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. ^ "'Quiero más oportunidades, hacer un papel de mujer': Isabella Santiago" ['I want more opportunities, to play a woman's role': Isabella Santiago]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2021-04-07.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by
  Marcela Ohio
Miss International Queen
2014
Succeeded by