Alex Caniggia

Career His television appearances began in 1998, in different television specials, along with his mother Mariana Nannis. In 2010, when Alex participated, along with his mother and his twin sister Charlotte Caniggia, in Mujeres ricas, a reality show broadcast in 2010 by La Sexta in Spain: although he was not the protagonist of the show, Alex began his taste for exposing himself to cameras showing his various eccentricities. As a singer, Alex released the singles Siempre al top, Quien lo diría, Dancing in the club, Congelé mi corazón, Amiga na’ más, Barats and Charlotte, Champagne, Choripan, although his clips stood out more for the controversies than for the musical. Alex acted in the film Bañeros 5: Lentos y cargosos.

Alex made his first appearance on Argentine television when he went to support his sister, who was participating in Bailando 2012 (hosted by Tinelli). With his eccentric personality, Alex captivated the host Marcelo Tinelli, and entered the competition to take the place of the boxer Maravilla Martinez who voluntarily left. Alex teamed up with Astrid Kadomoto, as a coach, and dancer Sofia Macaggi, as a dancer partner who would later become his romantic partner. After remaining 172 days of competition overcoming seven sentences in which Alex eliminated figures such as Karina Jelinek / María Vázquez and Verónica Perdomo, Alex is eliminated with 40.44% of the votes of the television public against the actress and host Florencia Peña, staying with the 9th position. In theater Alex acted in the theatrical work Despedida de casado in 2013 and also in Escuela de Pijudos in 2020.

Due to his great fury on television, Alex debuted with his sister and a large cast in the theatrical work Despedida de casados in which a scandalous exit of him and his sister would take place due to an alleged debt; in 2013 after 1 year of relationship Alex separates from Sofia Macaggi whom he met in Bailando 2012. During 2017 to 2019 he participated and starred with his sister in the reality show Caniggia libre, which had three seasons, in which we are presented with their lives as millionaires, their adventures, fights, parties, and his unimputable criteria. In 2019 Alex entered in the Chilean reality show Resistiré, in which all the participants were abandoned in a shelter located in the Andes Mountains, in the middle of nowhere and without beds, indoor bathrooms, prepared food or drinking water supply, but with the half million dollars that corresponds to the final prize: he was the third eliminated after losing the duel against the Colombian Zuleidy Aguilar. A month later Alex returns in this reality, accompanied by his sister, but after 9 days they both left.

In 2020 Alex participated in the television singing contest, hosted by Marcelo Tinelli and in which Alex was the first disqualified, named Cantando 2020, that is the fifth season of the television format Cantando por un Sueño. In 2021 Alex took part in the second season of gastronomy reality show contest MasterChef Celebrity Argentina, hosted by Santiago del Moro and in which Alex obtained the 7th place: in the same year he was a panelist in the humorous program Polémica en el bar, hosted by Mariano Iúdica. In 2022 he was the winner of the first season of El hotel de los famosos, reality show hosted by Pampita and Leandro Leunis.

Filmography Realities shows Time Title Role Notes 2010 Mujeres ricas Himself Recurring cast 2012, 2016 Bailando por un SueñoContestant Himself9th place; season 8 Guest; season 11 2017–2019 MTV Caniggia libre HimselfLead role 2019 RE$I$TIRÉ Contestant 23rd place 2020 Cantando 23rd place; season 52021 MasterChef Celebrity Argentina7th place; season 22022, 2023 El Hotel de los Famosos Contestant HimselfWinner; season 1 Guest; season 2 2023 Gran Hermano VIP Contestant 13th place; season 82026 The 50 10th place

Programs

Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Bañeros 5: Lentos y cargosos Alex 2020 Elite a la Argentina HimselfShort promotion of the third season of Elite.

Discography Singles Quien lo diría Dancing in the club Siempre al Top Charlotte, Champagne, Choripan Barats Congelé mi corazón Amiga Na’ Mas