Juana Molina

Juana Molina, daughter of Chunchuna Villafañe and Horacio Molina, started her acting career in the middle eighties. Her first appearance on television, was in the show La Noticia Rebelde (1986), hosted by 'Jorge Guinzburg' and Adolfo Castelo. On the show, Juana played various characters and appeared on many comedy skits with actress Andrea Acatto, among others. In 1988, she achieved more popularity when she became a regular cast member in Antonio Gasalla's TV comedy show, Gasalla (1988). Juana and Antonio kept working together on the show "El Mundo de Gasalla (1990)", which was also a major success that counted with other great comedy figures such as Norma Pons, Mónica Scapparone and Juan Acosta, among others. In 1991, Juana Molina went mainstream when she got her own comedy show called Juana y sus Hermanas (1991). The show went on for three years, achieving major success. In 1996, Juana Molina released her first album, 'Rara', proving the audience that she was in fact determined to leave her days as an actress behind. Nowadays, Juana is a respected singer and achieved popularity in several countries. She has released four albums: Rara (1996), Segundo (2003), Tres Cosas (2004) and Son (2006). Her second album, was nominated for "Best World Music Album 2003" on Entertainment Weekly and it appeared on the Shortlist Award 2004. Juana Molina's style has been compared several times with Björk, Beth Orton and Lisa Germano.