Dania Méndez
{{Short description|Mexican model and TV personality}}
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| caption = Méndez in 2024
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| birth_place = Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico
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| occupation = Television personality
| years_active = 2019–present
| television = Acapulco Shore
La casa de los famosos
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Dania Méndez (born 6 February 1992) is a Mexican personality of television, influencer and model. She is known for having participated in Acapulco Shore of MTV.{{Cite web|url=https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/tendencias/2019/7/10/acapulco-shore-quien-es-la-nueva-integrante-103434.html|title=Acapulco Shore ¿Quién es la nueva integrante?|access-date=2023-07-19|date=2019-07-10|website=El Heraldo de México|language=es}}{{Citation |title=Dania Méndez aseguró que su paso por Acapulco Shore fue peor de lo visto - E! Online Latino |url=https://www.eonline.com/mx/videos/322251/dania-mendez-aseguro-que-su-paso-por-acapulco-shore-fue-peor-de-lo-visto |access-date=2023-09-26}}
Career
Her rise to fame came after, in 2019, she was introduced as a cast member on the sixth season of Acapulco Shore. Her time on the MTV show was mired in controversy after controversiales situations that ended in physical altercations with her then co-stars Luis Méndez and Manelyk González.{{Cite web |title=¡Sorpresa! No hay rastros de Dania en la casa Shore |url=https://www.mtvla.com/noticias/oxyoa3/sorpresa-no-hay-rastros-de-dania-en-la-casa-shore |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=MTV |language=es}} This situation was harshly questioned by the press and the public.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-20 |title=Dania Mendez arroja vaso en la cara a Manelyk Gonzalez en Acapulco Shore |url=https://www.debate.com.mx/show/Dania-Mendez-La-Buchona-arroja-vaso-en-la-cara-a-Manelyk-Gonzalez-en-Acapulco-Shore-20200722-0037.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Debate.com.mx}}
In 2023, Méndez turned into one of the participants of La casa de los famosos, where afterwards of three nominations and 77 days of isolation turned into the ninth eliminated of the program.{{Cite web |title=¡Increíble! Dania Méndez fue eliminada de La Casa de los Famosos 3 |url=https://www.mundoreality.com/camaraoculta/Increible-Dania-Mendez-fue-eliminada-de-La-Casa-de-los-Famosos-3-20230403-0014.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Mundo Reality |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2023 |first=Moisés |last=González |title="Eso no se lo cree nadie": famosos reaccionan a la sorpresiva eliminación de Dania de LCDLF |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/television/reacciones-sorpresiva-eliminacion-dania-mendez-la-casa-de-los-famosos/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=People en Español |language=es}} During her stay in The house of the famous, announced an exchange of famous with Big Brother Brasil. Méndez was selected and exchanged with Key Alves during four days, where her participation saw affected after having suffered sexual bullying by part of two of the concursantes Brazilian, what ended in the expulsion of both and Méndez decided to return to the American contest.{{Cite web |title=Confirmado: ¡Dania Méndez se va de intercambio a Big Brother Brasil! |url=https://www.mundoreality.com/camaraoculta/CONFIRMADO-Dania-Mendez-se-va-de-intercambio-a-Big-Brother-Brasil-20230314-0006.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Mundo Reality |language=es}} The fact went back focus of attention in both countries.{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2023 |first=Moisés |last=González |title=Lo que Telemundo no ha contado sobre el caso de Dania en Big Brother Brasil |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/television/policia-investiga-caso-dania-mendez-big-brother-brasil/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=People en Español |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=¿Qué le pasó a Dania Méndez en Big Brother Brasil? Esto es lo que se sabe al respecto |url=https://gluc.mx/entretenimiento/2023/3/18/que-le-paso-dania-mendez-en-big-brother-brasil-esto-es-lo-que-se-sabe-al-respecto-60378.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=gluc.mx |language=spanish}}
This same year participated in the reality, The 50, during her stay she suffered an injury in her implants and after being deleted had to subject to a surgery.{{Cite web |title=¡Sorpresiva eliminación! Manelyk González y Dania Méndez se van de Los 50 |url=https://www.telemundo.com/shows/los-50/video/sorpresiva-eliminacion-manelyk-gonzalez-y-dania-mendez-se-van-de-los-50-tmvo12390217 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=telemundo.com |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title='Los 50': Dania Méndez, Lambda García y Sebastián Caicedo confirmados para el nuevo reality show de Telemundo |url=https://lavibra.com/2023/06/23/los-50-dania-mendez-lambda-garcia-y-sebastian-caicedo-confirmados-para-el-nuevo-reality-show-de-telemundo/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=La Vibra |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2023 |first=Teresa |last=Aranguez |title=¡Dania Méndez es operada y cuenta por qué terminó en el quirófano! "Es una necesidad" |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/celebridades/dania-mendez-operada-golpe-pecho-cambio-implante/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=People en Español |language=es}} On 26 September 2023 it was confirmed for the fifth season of Las estrellan bailan en Hoy from Las Estrellas.{{Cite web |title=Dania Méndez recibió su patadita de la suerte al unirse a Las Estrellas Bailan en Hoy |url=https://www.lasestrellas.tv/programas/hoy/clip/dania-mendez-recibio-su-patadita-de-la-suerte-al-unirse-a-las-estrellas-bailan-en-hoy |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Las Estrellas TV |language=es}}
Personal life
In 2019, had a romance with Lorduy, integral of Piso 21. The relation finished to ends of 2021, apparently by an infidelity of the urban singer.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=Dania Méndez y Lorduy de Piso 21, por qué se separaron {{!}} La casa de los famosos 3 {{!}} Celebs de Estados Unidos nnda nnlt |url=https://mag.elcomercio.pe/fama/dania-mendez-y-lorduy-de-piso-21-por-que-se-separaron-la-casa-de-los-famosos-3-celebs-de-estados-unidos-nnda-nnlt-noticia/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=mag.elcomercio.pe |language=es}}
Filmography
Videoclips
- Más de la una (2021) - Piso 21 & Maluma
- Bye (2023) - Peso Pluma
Awards and nominations
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| align="center" |2023
|Reality of the Year |Herself | {{nominated}} |