Lola Ponce

Paola Fabiana "Lola" Ponce (; born 25 June 1982) is an Argentine singer and actress.

Ponce made her breakthrough in Argentina and Latin America with her debut album Inalcanzable, which was released in 2001. She also earned a great popularity in Italy, after starring in musical Notre-Dame de Paris in Verona. Ponce has since released two more albums—Fearless (2004) and Il diario di Lola (2008)—and has performed in Spanish, Italian and English. In 2008, along with Giò Di Tonno, she won the Sanremo Festival with the song "Colpo di fulmine". She has performed in several concerts with Andrea Bocelli and Riccardo Cocciante.

Life and career

Early life and career (1982–1997) Lola Ponce was born in Santa Fe Province, to Hector and María. She has two siblings, Claudia and Alejandro. and signed a recording contract with producer Oscar Mediavilla in 1999. and made her breakthrough in Italy and Europe. In 2004, she released her first album in English, Fearless, and in 2005 performed her song "Sleep" in the revival part of the San Remo Festival. The song reached number one at Italian Singles Chart. In 2010, Ponce appeared in several television series and films, and starred the stage adaptation of Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed. She also participated in Argentine version of Dancing with the Stars, Bailando por un sueño, and released her first compilation album Lola.

Personal life Ponce dated Italian lawyer Manuel Malenotti for five years, from 2005 to 2010.

She began a relationship with her El Talismán co-star Aarón Díaz in 2012. They have two daughters: Erin (born February 2013) and Regina (born August 2014). The couple got married in June 2015, in a private ceremony held in Morocco.

Discography 2001: Inalcanzable 2002: Notre-Dame de Paris 2004: Fearless 2008: Il diario di Lola 2010: Lola

Filmography Title Year Role Notes Tiny Angels 1998 Serena (TV Series) Chiquititas Notre-Dame de Paris 2002 Esméralda (Stage) Produced by Verona Arena Notre-Dame de Paris – Live from Verona Arena 2002 Esméralda (TV Film) Notre Dame de Paris – Live Arena di Verona Without Code 2004 Luna (TV Miniseries) Sin código Never Say Big Brother 2009 Herself / co-host (Comedy Show) Mai Dire Grande Fratello Show Powder 2009 Marcela Polvere Cinderella 2000 2010 Cenicienta (TV Film) Cenicienta 2000 Love at First Sight 2010 Maya Rivera (TV Film) Colpo di fulmine Dancing with the Stars 2010 2010 Herself / Contestant (TV Show) Bailando por un sueño 2010 The Two Faces of Love 2010 Jessica (TV Series; 1 episode) Le due facce dell'amore Love & Slaps 2010 Gladys La bellezza del somaro The Betrothed – A Modern Opera 2010 Nun of Monza (Stage) I promessi sposi – Opera moderna El Talismán 2012 Lucrecia Negrete