Mercedes Gloria Scápola Morán (born April 25, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress. She became famous thanks to the 2012 soap opera Graduados and the 2014 soap opera Guapas, both telenovelas. She is the daughter of actress Mercedes Morán.

Mercedes Scápola
Born
Mercedes Gloria Scápola Morán

(1975-04-25) April 25, 1975 (age 49)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other namesMey Scapola
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Partner(s)Soltera
(2020–present)
ChildrenLeón Castro
(b. 2013)
Parent(s)Oscar Scápola and Mercedes Morán
RelativesMaría Scápola (sister)
Manuela Martínez (sister)

Biography

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Mercedes Scápola Morán is the daughter of actress Mercedes Morán. She studied theatre under Agustín Alezzo and Julio Chávez.[1] She ceased using the last name "Morán" to avoid being confused with her mother, who already was a famous actress.[2]

Career

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She worked in the successful 2012 soap opera Graduados, playing housekeeper "Clarita." She joined the cast when the production was almost completed, and received a character that the writers initially considered a minor one.[1] Her character was drafted as a humble Paraguayan; Scápola proposed instead to make it a native of the Córdoba Province, and always fussing about the house's condition.[1] As it was her first major success in television and she did not spoof the slang from the Córdoba Province, and many fans mistook her for an actual native of the province. She was fluent in slang because her grandparents lived in that province, and she had already tried for it the film Rancho aparte.[3] Mercedes Morán made a brief cameo in that soap opera as the mother of her character. Scápola got pregnant during the airing of the program, so the scripts made her character become pregnant as well. Her son León was born in 2013.[4] Scápola returned to work in the 2014 soap opera Guapas. Her mother Mercedes Morán works in it as well. As they both enjoyed the cameo in Graduados, their characters are again mother and daughter within the plot.[5]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Channel
1995 Amigovios Canal 13
1998 Gasoleros Teresa Canal 13
2005 Amarte así Olga Rellan Telemundo/Canal 13
2006 Amas de casa desesperadas Sonia Mitre Canal 13
2009 Epitafios Serena HBO/Canal 13
2010 Secretos de amor Cora Telefe
2011 El pacto Sofía Braille América TV
2012 Graduados Clara Acuña Telefe
2014 La celebración Clara Telefe
2014-2015 Guapas Natalia Diez Canal 13
2015 Variaciones Walsh Angélica Lerner TV Pública
2015 El mal menor Mercedes "Mechi". TV Pública
2016 El marginal Betina Televisión Pública
2016 Educando a Nina Milagros Alonso Sánchez Telefe
2018 Simona Ángeles "Angie" Buero Canal 13

Movies

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Year Movie Character Director
2007 Rancho aparte Susana Edi Flehner
2009 Anita Nati Marcos Carnevale
2010 Dormir al sol Paula Alejandro Chomski
2013 Bienvenido Brian Jacky Federico Palazzo
2018 The Queen of Fear Depiladora Valeria Bertuccelli

Theater

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Year Title Character Director Theater
2010 Amor, dolor y que me pongo
2015 Bajo terapia

Awards

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Year Award Category Work Result
2008 Malaga Festival Best Actress Rancho aparte Winner
2008 Sur Awards Female Revelation Rancho aparte Nominated
2008 Clarín Awards Female Revelation Rancho aparte Nominated
2012 Tato Awards Revelation Graduados Nominated

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Micaela Levitt (August 25, 2012). "Conocé a Mercedes Scápola Morán, "Clarita" de Graduados: "Yo misma fui a pedirles trabajo a Ortega y Culell"" [Meet Mercedes Scápola Morán, "clarita" from Graduados: "I applied for a job with Ortega and Culell myself"] (in Spanish). Ciudad. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ^ María Laura Santillán (April 18, 2009). ""Lo mismo que nos une nos provoca cortocircuitos"" ["We have disagreements about the same thing that unites us"] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Juliana Rodríguez (June 4, 2012). "Mercedes Scápola Morán: Cordobesa por adopción" [Mercedes Scápola Morán: Cordobesa by adoption] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Mara Derni (October 2013). "Mercedes Morán y su hija Mercedes Scápola" [Mercedes Morán and her daughter Mercedes Scápola] (in Spanish). Para Tí. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Marina Zucchi (March 16, 2014). "Guapas: Cinco mujeres fuertes" [Guapas: Five strong women] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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