Raquel Rojas

{{short description|Venezuelan actress and entertainer (born 1994)}}

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Raquel Rojas (born May 24, 1987) is a Venezuelan actress recognized for her role in Grachi and ''The Exorcism of God.

[http://www.mundo-oriental.com.ve/DetalleNoticia.aspx?IdNoticia=11169 La venezolana Raquel Rojas triunfa en Telemundo] Por un anónimo en el 2010. Consultado el 29 de junio de 2011.

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Early life and education

Raquel Rojas was born in Mérida, Venezuela. She performed at the age of 6 at a community theatre in Los Salias, San Antonio de los Altos, in Miranda.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110107051002/http://www.avancediario.com.ve/index.php/artes-y-espectaculos/cultura/4003-raquel-rojas-triunfa-en-el-exterior Raquel Rojas triunfa en el exterior] Por WebMaster el 26 de octubre de 2010. Consultado el 29 de junio de 2011. She moved to Caracas and continued performing. She completed her degree in Social Communication at the Andrés Bello Catholic University and then moved to Miami, Florida, where she obtained a Bachelor of Performing Arts and Film from the University of Miami.

Rojas speaks four languages: Spanish, English, Italian, and French. She has been under the tutelage of teachers of the dramatic art that include Noel de La Cruz, Julio César Mármol, and Karl Hoffman, among others. Rojas was mentioned in media as having a "fresh and attractive image.” The newspaper Avance commented that "[she] has become synonymous with beauty and talent in distant lands."

Career

In 2010, after graduating from university, Rojas had small but well-received roles in the telenovelas Perro Amor, El Fantasma de Elena y Alguien te Mira, all on Telemundo in the United States. In 2011, she got the role of Rosa in the teen telenovela Grachi. It premiered in Latin America on May 2, 2011. Grachi was renewed for two more seasons, airing until 2013.{{cite news|url=http://lateengossip.com/2011/08/second-season-of-grachi-extended-by-25-episodes/ |title=EXCLUSIVE! Second Season of Grachi Extended by 25 Episodes | LaTeenGossip |accessdate=15 September 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018053823/http://lateengossip.com/2011/08/second-season-of-grachi-extended-by-25-episodes/ |archivedate=18 October 2011 }}