Silvina Noelia Luna (21 June 1980 – 31 August 2023) was an Argentine model, actress and vedette.
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| Born | Silvina Noelia Luna 21 June 1980 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Died | 31 August 2023 (aged 43) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Modeling information | |
| Hair color | Brunette |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Agency | Modeling agency of Ricardo Piñeiro |
Career
editAfter finishing school at the age of 17, she moved to Buenos Aires and worked as a secretary and a model. She later lived in Miami for a year, before returning to Argentina, where she appeared as a participant on Big Brother 2.[1]
In later years she worked with the modelling agency of Ricardo Piñeiro[citation needed], and participated in the reality diving competition Celebrity Splash![2]
Luna took theatre classes with Julio Chávez, and guest-starred on television shows.[citation needed]
Magazine appearances
edit- Cover of the Argentine Maxim magazine[volume & issue needed]
- Cover of Interviú magazine[volume & issue needed]
- Pages of Harper's Bazaar
- Pages of Vogue
Personal life and death
editSilvina Luna was born in Rosario on 21 June 1980. She started her professional life as a model and promoter. She reached national fame in 2001 when she participated in Big Brother Argentina, where she ended up in second place. After her reality appearance, she continued studying theater. She participated in many plays such as El champán las pone mimosas, Más que amigos, Abracadabra and Explosivos. She also appeared in TV shows such as Los Roldán and Casados con hijos. She was a participant in other reality shows such as the Argentinian version of Dancing with the stars in 2006, 2007 and 2017.
In July 2014, Luna was hospitalized with kidney stones. She blamed the problem on her cosmetic surgeon, Anibal Lotocki, who she said used methacrylate on her buttocks.[3] Luna had two cosmetic surgeries in 2011, both performed by Lotocki. After these surgical procedures, she started to have health problems and after several studies, it was discovered that she had high levels of calcium in her blood, which later was confirmed to be a consequence of methacrylate poisoning. Three years later, in 2015, she was on dialysis from 2016 up until her death. The cause of kidney failure is not very clear but appears to have been an autoimmune condition like adjuvant-induced autoimmune syndrome (ASIA) due to methacrylate.
On 31 August 2023, Luna died after spending 79 days in hospital on life support. She had been admitted to the hospital on 13 July 2023. Luna had been awaiting a kidney transplant, which could not be performed due to various infections she had contracted in the weeks and days leading up to her death.[4]
Theater shows
edit- Vedettísima (2009)
- El Champagne las Pone Mimosas. (2005)
- Diferente. (2003)
- La noche de las pistolas frías. (2002)
Selected TV appearances
edit- El hotel de los famosos (2022)
- Gran Hermano 2011 (2011)
- El Capo (2007)
- Son de Fierro (2007)
- Bailando por un sueño (2006)
- Los Gladiadores de Pompeya (2006)
- Amor en Custodia (2005)
- Quién es el Jefe? (2005)
- El Patrón de la Vereda (2005)
- Don Francisco Presenta (2004)
- No Hay 2 Sin 3 (2004)
- Los Roldán (2004)
- La Peluquería (2003)
- Gran Hermano 2 - Big Brother Argentina 2 (2001; participant)
| Year | Title | Role | Result | Notes |
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| 2001 | Gran Hermano 2 | Contestant | Runner-up / |
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| 2005 | Odisea, en busca del tesoro perdido | ¿? | ¿? | |
| 2006 | Bailando por un Sueño 2 | Contestant | 7th eliminated | |
| 2007 | Odisea, aventura Argentina | Blue Team Contestant | 2nd eliminated | |
| 2009 | El Musical de tus Sueños | Contestant | 15th eliminated | |
| 2010-11 | Gran Hermano 2011 | Host | Some segment | |
| 2013 | Celebrity Splash! | Contestant | Eliminated in Round 1 – Part 4 | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Tu Cara me Suena (season 2) | Guest contestant by Fernando Dente | 6th place | Gala 33 |
| 2017 | Bailando 2017 | Contestant | 8th eliminated | |
| 2020 | Divina comida | Contestant and host in week 5 | 5th Place | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | El Hotel de los Famosos | Contestant | 6th eliminated / |
33 episodes |
| Candidate in repechage | Eliminated | |||
| V.I.P. guest |
References
edit- ^ "Ex-big brother samba em Carnaval "caliente" argentino". Terra (company). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Ya están confirmados los participantes del polémico reality "Celebrity Splash"" [The participants of the controversial reality show "Celebrity Splash" are already confirmed] (in Spanish). MSN. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Silvina Luna acusó de mala praxis al cirujano Aníbal Lotocki" [Silvina Luna accused surgeon Aníbal Lotocki of malpractice]. Clarin (in Spanish). 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Ingrassia, Victor (1 September 2023). "Una cadena de infecciones postergó el trasplante que pudo salvar a Silvina Luna, reveló uno de los médicos que la trató" [A chain of infections postponed the transplant that could have saved Silvina Luna, revealed one of the doctors who treated her]. Infobae. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
External links
edit- Silvina Luna at IMDb