Lali Gonzalez

Graciela Belén González Mendoza (born December 27, 1986), professionally known as Lali González is a Paraguayan theatre, television and film actress.[1] Her breakout film role was playing Liz in the multiawarded Paraguayan film 7 Boxes.[2]

Lali González
Lali Gonzalez in 2015
Born
Graciela Belén González Mendoza

(1986-12-27) December 27, 1986
Asuncion, Paraguay
Alma materUniversidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.laligonzalez.com

Lali is known for her performances in films from Paraguay, Argentina, Colombia and Honduras. She is among the first Paraguayan actresses playing a co-leading role in a foreign accent to her native accent, in the Argentinian film El Jugador, which made her become the first Paraguayan actress to be featured on the streaming platform Netflix.

Early life

Lali was trained essentially as an stage actress. She graduated from the theatre school El Estudio in 2010. She also holds a law degree from the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.[3]

Career

Television

Her first appearance on screen was in 2010, as she played the main role in the second chapter of the television series La Herencia de Caín, directed by Paraguayan film and theatre director Agustín Núñez.[4]

Films

Lali began appearing in movies in 2010. She played Liz in the Paraguayan film 7 Boxes, a film nominated to the 27th Edition of the Goya Awards, in the category "Best Foreign Film in Spanish", featured in more than 25 international film festivals and released in numerous different countries.

Since 2012, Lali has not stopped working in the film industry. In that year, she played Irma in the Paraguayan-Argentinian movie Lectura según Justino, directed by Arnaldo André, and shared cast alongside well-known Argentinian actors Julieta Cardinali and Mike Amigorena.

She appeared in Latin American films after being cast to work in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Honduras. In 2013 she worked with the Argentinian director Daniel Gagliano in the movie El hijo buscado,[5] along with renowned actor Rafael Ferro. In November of the same year she was part of the Colombian film Revenge strategy by director Carlos Varela.[6]

In 2014, she was invited to be part of the cast of the Paraguayan film Luna de cigarras, directed by Jorge Díaz de Bedoya.[7][8] Lali also performed in Mangoré, a Paraguayan film directed by Chilean Luis Vera,[9] along with famous Mexican actor Damián Alcázar.

In October 2014, Lali represented Paraguay in the jury for the category "Fiction Feature Film" of the First Film Festival of the Three Borders in Misiones, Argentina.[10]

In 2015, she was cast for the Honduran film A Place in the Caribbean, by director Juan Carlos Fanconi. She starred along with Gastón Pauls, Gabriela de la Garza, José Zúñiga and Rodrigo Guirao Díaz.[11]

Her most recent work includes the Argentinian film El jugador (2016), casting along Pablo Rago and Alejandro Awada. With this movie, Lali became the first Paraguayan actress to appear in the popular streaming platform Netflix, in July 2018.[12] She also starred the Paraguayan film La Redención (2018), directed by Herib Godoy. This "road movie" combines the story with war scenes from the Chaco War, and Lali plays Marlene, a young woman driving her grandfather around, in a journey to discover his memories from the war battles.[13]

Currently Lali can be seen in the trailer of the Argentinian-Paraguayan movie Gracias Gauchito[14] by Argentinian director Cristian Jure, to be released in November 2018.[15] 16 Lali is also filming the Argentinian movie Los que vuelven, directed by Laura Casabé.

Lali González in 2018.

Theatre

In theatre, Lali stands as an actress and also as a producer of successful plays, such as Recién casados (2013),[16] Rostros sagrados (2013–14 and 2016)[17][18] and Veridicas (2017). The latter is a play based on internet videos made for her YouTube channel.[19] Lali also was in the Paraguayan cast of the international play Toc Toc, premiered in Paraguay in 2014.[20]

Causes

Lali González is an official ambassador in Paraguay of SOS Children's Villages, helping in campaigns and in the organisation's plan for artistic education.[21]

Filmography
Year Title Country Role Director Notes
20127 BoxesParaguayLizJuan Carlos Maneglia and Tana SchémboriNominated Goya Awards[22]
2013Lectura según JustinoParaguay/ArgentinaIrmaArnaldo AndréNominated Platino Awards[23]
2013El hijo buscadoArgentinaCristinaDaniel Gagliano
2014Luna de cigarrasParaguayMabelJorge Diaz de Bedoya
2015MangoréParaguayIsabelLuis R. Vera
2016Revenge strategyColombiaLa Pequeña LaCarlos Varela
2016El jugadorArgentinaPaulinaDan GuellerAvailable on Netflix for Latin America
2017Un lugar en el CaribeHondurasSofíaJuan Carlos Fanconi
2018La redenciónParaguayMarleneHerib Godoy
2018Gracias GauchitoArgentina/ParaguayDoloresCristian JurePost-production
2018Los que vuelvenArgentinaKeranaLaura CasabéFilming

Theatre
Year Play
2007-2008Justo Balbuena juez
2008Entre los infinitos puntos de un segmento
2009Ladrillos
2010La llaga
2011El solterón
2011La parada
2012La única rubia soy yo
2013La joda es bella
2013Rostros sagrados
2013Recién casados
2014Rostros sagrados, festival de maldad
2014Toc Toc
2015Las viudas
2016Miss rostros sagrados
2017Veridicas

Other work
Year Title Role Notes
2010Hoy no puedo, tengo un entierroSecondary roleShort film by Agustín Núñez
2010La herencia de CaínMain roleTV series directed by Agustín Núñez
2014Talento de Barrio, El conciertoDirector assistantLive concert DVD
2016Escape perfectoHostTV show
2017Mucho gusto ParaguayCo-hostTV show
2018Si tu quieresWriter and directorVideoclip of Paraguayan pop singer Acho Laterza

References
  1. Lali Gonzalez Biography Official website
  2. Lali González: La chica-fenómeno de "7 cajas" Archived January 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. Mirá un poco qué linda está “Liz”, de “7 Cajas" Archived April 16, 2013, at Archive.today (in Spanish)
  4. Color, ABC. "Una actriz con carácter - Edicion Impresa - ABC Color" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. "El Hijo Buscado". Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. "Lali González terminó de rodar película colombiana" (in Spanish)
  7. "Luna de cigarras". Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. Color, ABC. ""Luna de cigarras" según sus estrellas: Lali González - Especiales - ABC Color" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. "Mangoré". Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  10. "Culminó Festival de cine Tres Fronteras" (in Spanish)
  11. "Grabaran película en Honduras: "Un lugar en el caribe" (in Spanish)
  12. "Lali González llega a Netflix con 'El jugador'" (in Spanish)
  13. "La Redención: un nuevo filme paraguayo en cines" (in Spanish)
  14. Aleph (August 31, 2018). "GRACIAS GAUCHITO - TRAILER OFICIAL". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  15. "Gracias Gauchito, de Cristian Jure". www.alephcine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  16. "Últimas funciones de exitosa obra de teatro Recién Casados" (in Spanish)
  17. Color, ABC. "Parodias a Misses en 'Rostros sagrados' - Espectaculos - ABC Color" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  18. "Nueva obra "Miss Rostro Sagrado" | Crónica". www.cronica.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  19. Color, ABC. "Lali González y Aldo Calabrese presentan Verídicas - Espectaculos - ABC Color" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  20. "Lali Gonzalez ♕ on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  21. Color, ABC. "Aldeas Infantiles SOS Paraguay nombra a nuevos embajadores - Edicion Impresa - ABC Color" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  22. “7 Cajas” es finalista de los Premios Goya, en España (in Spanish)
  23. "Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano"
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