Raquel Meroño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Meroño and the second or maternal family name is Coello.

Raquel Meroño Coello (born 8 August 1975) is a Spanish actress, presenter and businesswoman. She enjoyed popularity in Spain as a television personality in the late 1990s to early 2000s.^[1]

Raquel Meroño
(2013)
Born	Raquel Meroño Coello (1975-08-08) 8 August 1975 (age 49) Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)	Actress, presenter, businesswoman, model

Biography

Born on 8 August 1975 in Madrid,^[2][3] she early combined her studies of journalism, her first steps in the world of fashion modelling and her activity in television, getting to work as stewardess in Uno para todas [es], a TV show conducted by Goyo González.^[2]

In 1996, Meroño became the presenter of the show Pelotas fuera, broadcast on Antena 3.^[1] She was given a supporting role in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's film Airbag (1997), playing 'Araceli', the scorned bride.^[4]

For 3 years,^[5] she starred in 390 episodes of the popular series Al salir de clase, aired on Telecinco,^[2] playing 'Paloma', a role that earned her great popularity in Spain.^[6] Cast as 'Bárbara' in Dagon (2001), Meroño co-starred with Ezra Godden in the lovecraftian horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, whose screenplay was a Dennis Paoli's adaptation of the stories Dagon and The Shadow over Innsmouth.^[7][8] She also starred in other horror films, namely The Mark (2003) and Beneath Still Waters (2005).^[9]

Meroño appeared in more TV series such as Esencia de poder and Paco y Veva.^[9] She also played the role of 'Mónica' in the 2006 series Con dos tacones [es],^[10] aired on TVE1. In 2008, Meroño joined the cast of Yo soy Bea in the role of 'Isabel Rocamora' (the new director of the magazine Bulevar 21),^[11][12] starring in 144 episodes of the TV series.^[2] She also appeared in the Arrayán soap opera, aired on the Andalusian regional channel Canal Sur Televisión.^[13]

Meroño won the 5th edition of the competitive reality cooking show MasterChef Celebrity in December 2020.^[14]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1998–2000	Al salir de clase	Paloma	390 episodes	[2][6]
2001	Esencia de poder			[8]
2003	Paco y Veva			[9]
2006	Con dos tacones [es]	Mónica		[10]
2008–2009	Yo soy Bea	Isabel Rocamora	144 episodes	[2]
2012–2013	Arrayán	Begoña		[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1997	Airbag	Araceli		[4]
2001	Dagon	Bárbara		[8]
2003	The Mark			[9]
2005	Beneath Still Waters			[9]