Xiomara Xibillé Aristizábal (born January 18, 1973), also known as Xiomy Xibillé or simply as Xiomy,[1] is a Colombian television presenter, actress and singer. She is best known for her work in Nubeluz, joining the show in 1993 as a presenter, receiving the nickname Dalina dulce.
Xiomy Xibillé | |
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| Born | 18 January 1973 Medellín, Colombia |
| Other names | Xiomy Dalina dulce |
| Alma mater | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana University of Los Andes Brahma Kumaris |
| Occupation(s) | TV presenter, actress, singer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Jorge Enrique Bermúdez
(m. 1997; div. 2011)Roberto Cuéllar |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editXibillé was born in Medellín in 1971 to Jaime Xibillé, the son of Spanish immigrants, and Blanca Aristizábal.[2] She is of Spanish and German descent, while her paternal grandfather was Catalan.[1][3]
Career
editWhen she was three years old, she was a model child for a Coltejer commercial in 1976. She then studied ballet and theatre. At the age of seventeen, she was the winner of the Chica Palmolive modelling contest in 1990.[4] She performed for the first time in the children's shows Blue Jeans and Imagínate, by Producciones PUNCH. A year later, in 1991, she was chosen as the host of a children's program called Todo el mundo está feliz, a Colombian version of Xou da Xuxa.
Her participation in the aforementioned show caused the producers of PANTEL to cast her as a nubelina, a presenter of the local Nubeluz segment. Her performance was so outstanding that in 1993 she became a dalina, a host of the main show in Lima, Peru, alongside Almendra Gomelsky, Mónica Santa María and Lilianne Braun, remaining in Nubeluz until 1995. The suicide of Santa María was a point of inflection for her, having had dinner with her and her boyfriend prior to her death.[2]
During her time in Nubeluz, a miscommunication incident almost caused Xibillé and Gomelsky to get taken off the air during a radio interview with Héctor Larrea, as the words used by Xibillé, despite having a benign meaning in Colombia, were offensive in Argentina.[5]
In 1998, she travelled to Ecuador hired by the Ecuavisa channel, which, taking advantage of her fame in the country after Nubeluz, created a show for her called Xiomy. She later starred in Caracol Televisión's Alejo, la búsqueda del amor in 2000, and hosted Citytv's ABC del bebé afterwards.[4] She joined the cast of 3 milagros in 2011.
In 2012, Xibillé opened Vivir Bonito, a vegetarian restaurant in Usaquén, located northwest of Bogotá.[6]
In 2016, she participated in an anniversary show of Nubeluz that took place at the amphitheatre of the Park of the Exhibition in Lima, also featuring fellow co-stars Braun and Gomelsky.[7] A final show, Nubeluz, la despedida, was announced in 2024[8] and took place at the Estadio Universidad San Marcos on July 20 of the same year, featuring the show's entire cast.[9][10]
Personal life
editXibillé married Jorge Enrique Bermúdez on December 7, 1997,[11] and divorced him in 2011, having had two daughters with him: Luna and Monserrat.[12] She is currently married to Roberto Cuéllar, also of German descent, with whom she had a third daughter, Guadalupe.[3][13]
In 2024, she revealed that she had suffered a severe cycling accident two days prior to Christmas of 2023.[14]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Imagínate | PUNCH production. | |
| 1990 | Blue jeans | PUNCH production. | |
| 1991–1993 | Todo el mundo está feliz | PUNCH production and Colombian version of Xou da Xuxa | |
| 1993–1995 | Nubeluz | Dalina | Presenter; Peruvian show produced by PANTEL. |
| 1998 | Xiomy | Presenter | Ecuadorian show produced by Ecuavisa. |
| 2000 | Alejo, la búsqueda del amor | Fidelina | Caracol Televisión production. |
| 2006–2011 | ABC del bebé | Presenter | Citytv production. |
| 2008 | Aquí no hay quien viva | Elkam | RCN Televisión production. |
| 2011 | 3 milagros | María Patricia Botero de Fontanarrosa | RCN Televisión production. |
| 2011 | Ama tu casa de día TV | Presenter | Claro TV production. |
| 2015–2016 | Mujeres | Presenter | Canal 1 production. |
| 2021 | ¿Quién es la máscara? | Herself | Contestant; RCN Televisión production.[15] |
| 2022 | Enfermeras | Herself | RCN Televisión production. |
References
edit- ^ a b Ángel, Pilar (2013-08-09). "Xiomy: "Yo siempre sentí que tenía piernas de futbolista"". Terra. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07.
- ^ a b "Xiomara Xibillé menciona cómo lidió con el suicidio de una compañera de 'Nubeluz'". Noticias Caracol. 2023-12-09.
- ^ a b "Xiomara Xibille. Navidad llena de mística y agradecimiento". Palatino. No. 14. 2015. pp. 8–12.
- ^ a b "Los años maravillosos de Xiomi". Cromos. 2009-12-01.
- ^ "Las 3 palabras por las que casi cancelan a Nubeluz en una radio de Argentina". El Comercio. 2024-03-28.
- ^ Riomalo, Marcela (2017-11-23). "Xiomara Xibillé". Revista Bienestar Colsanitas.
- ^ "Nubeluz 25 años: el reencuentro de una gran familia". El Comercio. 2016-02-09.
- ^ "Nubeluz vuelve a los escenarios para "La Despedida": Fecha, preventa y todos los detalles". El Comercio. 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Fans cantaron, bailaron y se emocionaron en concierto de despedida de Nubeluz". El Comercio. 2024-07-24.
- ^ Navarro, Ángel (2024-07-21). "Nubeluz - la despedida: la última misión de una generación que volvió a la niñez". El Comercio.
- ^ Revista TV y Novelas. No. 200, 29 December 1997.
- ^ Revista TV y Novelas. No. 601, 5 November 2011.
- ^ ""Nubeluz": así vive hoy Xiomy, la recordada dalina colombiana". El Comercio. 2016-01-06.
- ^ Muñoz Medina, Lina (2024-01-03). "Xiomara Xibillé sufrió accidente practicando ciclismo en Antioquia: tuvo varias lesiones en el rostro". Infobae.
- ^ "¿Quién es la máscara?: Xiomara Xibille Aristizábal era la lechuza". Canal RCN. 2022-01-07.