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Vivian El Jaber
El Jaber in an ad campaign against gender violence (2015)
Born (1964-11-17) 17 November 1964 (age 60)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Children1
Awards

Vivian El Jaber (born 17 November 1964, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress, comedian and playwright.[1][2] She is best known for her roles on the sketch show Cha Cha Cha,[3][4] as Débora in Guapas[5][6] and as Isabel in Farsantes.[7][8]

Biography

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El Jaber was born in Buenos Aires in 1964.[1][2] Her father was of Syrian descent and her mother was of Portuguese and Galician descent.[9][10] She has at least two sisters—one younger and one older—and her father taught mathematical physics.[11][5] She was raised in Palermo.[3]

She studied theatre with Roberto Saiz and Norman Briski[9][12] and made her on-stage debut in 1986 at age 19 in the one-woman play De la pupila para adentro, which she had written.[13][14][15][10] She frequented Parakultural in her early career.[15] In 1991, she received a Bienal Arte Jóven award for her one-woman show F. E. A..[16][15][9][17] In addition to acting onstage — including in productions such as La llamada (2019),[18] Julio César (2022) and Tootsie (2023)[9] — El Jaber is an occasional playwright. When not writing alone, her most frequent writing collaborator is Mónica Gazpio.[16] El Jaber was part of the main cast of Martín Bossi's Impostor plays for five seasons.[19][20]

El Jaber was a cast member of the sketch show De la cabeza in the early 1990s[9] and was the only woman to remain on the cast of Cha Cha Cha until the end of its run.[14][21][10][3] She later worked on Patito Feo as Dorinha (2007-2008),[11][9] Alguien que me quiera as Coca (2010-2011),[1] Farsantes as Isabel (2013-2014)[7][15] and Guapas as Débora.[19][5] In 2014, El Jaber appeared in an ad campaign against gender violence with Soledad Silveyra, Guillermina Valdés, and Laura Natalia Esquivel.[22] She also played María in the 2024 film The Penguin Lessons and called working with Jonathan Pryce and Steve Coogan a "dream come true."[11]

Personal life

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El Jaber has one daughter, Calia (born c. 2010).[10][15][23] She has had three major relationships in her life, all lasting seven years, with only one leading to marriage when she was age 21.[13][7][10][23] She is a longtime resident of Villa Devoto[9][23] and has a home in Miramar, where she has a painting studio.[9][11][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Refs
2001 Edificio sur Vecina [citation needed]
2002 Rosca de pascua Silvia [citation needed]
2003 El 48 Mirta[citation needed] [16]
Chiche bombón Hija chusma[citation needed] [16]
2005 Limonada Vendedora [citation needed]
2007 Tocar al cielo Sandra[citation needed] [16]
El cine de Maite [16]
2008 Todos aquellos Justina [citation needed]
2010 Pastelitos Abuela [citation needed]
2011 Un cuento chino Rosa [11][1][24]
2012 Matadera Julisa [citation needed]
2013 El loro y el cisne Celina [citation needed]
2017 Casa Coraggio Samira [citation needed]
2019 Delfín Silvana [citation needed]
2020 Muertos infectados Rita [citation needed]
2021 En la cabeza de papá Marta [25]
Cuarto B Limpiadora [citation needed]
2022 Alerta disparo Marcia [citation needed]
Amor del mercado Claudia [citation needed]
2023 Casi muerta Dra. Rey[citation needed] [1]
El brillo de la mujer Mujer madura [citation needed]
2024 The Penguin Lessons María [11]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Refs
1990 Estafa de amor Matilde Pascual [citation needed]
1992 La bonita pagina Telma [citation needed]
1992-1993 De la cabeza Various [9][16]
1992, 1995-1997 Cha Cha Cha Various [10][11][16][4]
1996 Como pan caliente Amalia [citation needed]
1997 Mía sólo mía Nelida "Nelly" Contreras[citation needed] [16][1]
El arcangel Soledad Guevara [citation needed]
1998 Gasoleros Dina[citation needed] [16]
1999 Trillizos ¡dijo la partera! Herminia[citation needed] [16]
2000 Tiempo final Viviana "Vivi"[citation needed] Episodio: "El autografo"[citation needed] [16][8]
Estación de noche Teresa [citation needed]
2001 Cancheritos Barbara[citation needed] [26]
Cuatro amigas Cynthia[citation needed] [16][8]
2002 Máximo corazón Graciela[citation needed] [16][8]
2004 Los de la esquina Zulma Reyes[citation needed] [16][8]
Mosca & Smith Perla [citation needed]
2005 Los Roldán Mara[citation needed] [16][8]
Floricienta Ivonne[citation needed] [16][8]
Botines Mucama[citation needed] Episode: "Acorralados"[citation needed] [16][8]
2006 Amas de casa desesperadas Griselda [citation needed]
No hay 2 sin 3 Various [16][27][8]
Palermo Hollywood Hotel Various [16][28]
2007-2008 Patito Feo Dorinha [11][9][16][29][8]
2010-2011 Alguien que me quiera Brenda "Coca" Reinoso [30][1][8]
2012 El Pueblo del Pomelo Rosado Etelvina Rosso [citation needed]
2013-2014 Farsantes Isabel de Labrápulos [10][11][15][1][7][8]
2014-2015 Guapas Débora Spritz [10][5][6][19][1][8]
2015 Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll Martita Cano [5][31][6]
2016 Educando a Nina Selva Juárez [32][5][1][8]
2018 La caída Mónica[citation needed] [33][8]
2019 Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza Alfreda Sforza [5][34][8]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Writer Director Theatre Notes Refs
1986 De la pupila para adentro Vivian El Jaber Roberto Saiz One-woman play [16][35][14][13]
1988 El frac rojo Carlos Gorostiza [36][37]
La movida Festival de Teatro Joven [16]
Las papakiriaquidas Diego González [16]
El ojo Luis Agustoni [citation needed]
1990 Nosotras tres Diego Kehrig Caliban Theatre [16][38]
1991-1993 F.E.A. Vivian El Jaber Liberarte One-woman play [16][17]
1995-1996 La cantante calva Eugène Ionesco [citation needed]
1998 Fin de siglo Cabaret Jorge Leyes [16]
2000 Ansata Vivian El Jaber, Mónica Gazpio [16]
2001 Derechas Bernardo Cappa José María Muscari [16]
2002-2003 Té negro Vivian El Jaber, Mónica Gazpio Cecilia Massa El Taller del Ángel [16][39]
2003 Pagar el pato Roma Dino Armas Patricia Pisani, Graciela Balletti Also performed at the International Latino Cultural Center in Chicago [16][14][40]
2006 El cuento del violin Aunt Gastón Cerana Abasto Social Club [16][41]
2010-? "M" El impostor Martín Bossi Ana Sans and Manuel Wirzt Broadway Theatre [42]
2011-? El impostor apasionado Manuel Wirzt, Evelyn Bendjeskov Teatro Auditorium [43]
2014 La nueva autoridad Betty Mario Segade Teatro General San Martín [44][12][3]
2019 La llamada Bernarda Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo Emiliano Dionisi Teatro del Globo [18]
2022 Julio César Kasca Shakespeare José María Muscari Cine Teatro El Plata [9][45]
2023 Tootsie Rita Robert Horn Mariano Demaría Teatro Lola Membrives [9][46]


Awards

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In addition to the awards below, El Jaber was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Hugo Awards in 2019 for La llamada.[47]

Year Award Awarding body Awarded for Refs
1991 Bienal Arte Jóven award City of Buenos Aires F.E.A. [16][9][15]
Female Revelation on TV Sin Cortes magazine Cha cha cha [16]
1993 Lápiz de Oro Editorial Dossier [16]
2005 Best performance El cuento del violin [16][8]
2007 Martín Fierro Award Asociación de Periodistas de la Televisión y Radiofonía Argentina Patito Feo [8]
2010 ACE Award Association of Latin Entertainment Critics M - el imposter [8]
2011 Estrella de mar: Comedic actress Municipality of General Pueyrredón "M" El impostor [8]
2012 El impostor apasionado [8]
2013 Martín Fierro Award: Best Supporting Actress Asociación de Periodistas de la Televisión y Radiofonía Argentina Farsantes [48][19]
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Vivian El Jaber at IMDb

References

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