Natalia Oreiro is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina.
Turmalina is her third album and her first Spanish language album since 2000. Oreiro started working as a model at the age of 12, having the opportunity to join the Brazilian star Xuxa’s dancing staff two years later. While still a teenager, Oreiro moved to Argentina and starred in a soap opera called Inconquistable Corazón, followed by roles in 1995’s Dulce Ana and Ricos y Famosos. While making the film, “Un Argentino En Nueva York,” Oreiro realized her passion for music and recorded her first album in 1998. She was named “Celebrity of the Year” by E! Entertainment Television, included in Esquire magazine’s “The Sexiest Woman Alive Atlas” list, and in 2012, La Nación named her the queen of telenovelas.
Lately, Oreiro has primarily been focusing on her acting career in films, along with her work with social awareness organizations like Greenpeace and UNICEF, the latter of which designated her ambassador for Argentina and Uruguay.