Martina Stoessel (born March 21, 1997) is an Argentine teen actress, dancer, singer, and model, who gained popularity for her debut role as Violetta Castillo on the Disney Channel original series Violetta. Life and career: Stoessel was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of producer and director Alejandro Stoessel and Mariana Muzlera. She has a brother who is a year older named Francisco. She stated that she was born on 21 March 1997, but the b ... See more [+] irth date has been disputed. She began her artistic training at a young age studying singing, piano, musical comedy, musical theater and dance. In 2007, she starred in the first season of the telenovela Argentine youth Patito Feo in the role of Martina, one of the assistants of Fito Bernardi, and also starred Anna as a child, a friend of Leandro met in a forest, in flashbacks, in the same series. In 2011, she participated in the Spanish version of the song Shannon Saunders′ "The Glow", called "Tu Resplandor", contained in the album recording Disney Princess: Fairy Tale Songs. She also sings this version for the final event of the Disney Channel Latin America, Celebratón, on 31 December 2011. The song was later included in the compilation relating to the show and published in March of the following year. In 2012, Stoessel obtained the title role in the series Violetta, co-production between Disney Channel Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, where she plays the character of Violetta Castillo. Stoessel sings the song forerunner of the series published on 5 April 2012 and entitled En mi mundo, the Italian version "Nel mio mondo" and the English version "In My Own World". For this role she won an award for "Female Newcomer" in the 2012 edition of the Kids' Choice Awards Argentina and was also nominated for the U.S. version, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, in the "Favorite Latin Artist" category. She also gave her voice to a few songs on the albums of the series. She also participated in the television programs The U-Mix Show and Disney Planet for Disney Latin America. In 2013 has been confirmed to play the same character in the series and to be the protagonist of the play inspired by the series; moreover, lent her voice to the character of Carrie in the dubbing of the Italian version of the film Monsters University. On 10 August 2013, Stoessel performed, along with the cast of Violetta, UNICEF charity event television Un sol para los chicos, where she plays the songs "Ser mejor" and "En mi mundo". She sings the songs "Libre soy" and "All'Alba sorgerò" which are the Spanish and Italian versions of "Let It Go", title song from the Disney animated film Frozen. Filmography: Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Monsters University Carrie Williams Voice-dubbing in Italian 2014 Violetta: en concierto Violetta Concert film Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Patito Feo Martina / Young Anna (flackbacks) First season 2012-present Violetta Violetta Castillo Lead role; Disney Channel Original Series
