Florencia De La Vega (aka Florencia De La V or Florencia De La Ve, born Roberto Carlos Trinidad on March 2, 1976 in Chaco Province) is an Argentine transsexual actress and former magazine editor.[1]
Biography
De La V grew up with her father after her mother died of cancer. This caused a deep impact in De La V's life as well as in her father's. De La V began cross-dressing at the age of 17. De La V enrolled in a university in fashion designing, and later took a job as a designer and as a promoter. She also worked at the popular Buenos Aires club "Tavaris", replacing Chris Miro, a well known transvestite, in the show. It was while working there that she became a vedette, catching the eyes of television and theater producer Gerardo Sofovich. She made her acting debut in "Polemica en el Bar" ("Controversy at the Bar"). De La V subsequently played small roles in many telenovelas and variety show's for Argentina's Telefe, but the show that made her an internationally known star has arguably been 2004's "Los Roldan", a telenovela with sitcom characteristics that became a smash hit across South America and among digital television viewers in the United States. In "Los Roldan", she plays "Raul Roldan", a transvestite who goes under the name "Laiza Roldan" when dressed as a woman. "Raul Roldan" was a member of a poor family until his brother, "Tito Roldan", saves a lady who is about to commit suicide. When the lady dies, she left "Tito" and the rest of the family in control of a large company and a mansion in show of gratitude. "Raul Roldan" then starts to dress as a girl, and becomes very famous across Argentina as a television show host, as "Laiza Roldan". Florencia De La V expressed that she felt a little uncomfortable at first with being given a job as a transvestite in the soap opera. Later on, however, she accepted the fact that her character shares some life charasteristics with her, which made her a little more comfortable about playing "Laiza Roldan." She has said, however, that for her next roles, she would prefer to play a woman. After "Los Roldan" ended, Florencia De La V worked in Mar Del Plata. In 1998, she met the dentist, Dr. Pablo Goycochea. Among her future goals are to marry Goycochea and to adopt a baby.
References
- ^ McMahon, Colin (2004-10-11). The reluctant queen. The Chicago Tribune. - Subscription required
