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#1 Rodrigo wrote on November 25, 2004:
It’s Rio de ’Janeiro’ and not ’Janiero’... oh, and brazilians speak portuguese, not spanish ;)
PROFILE: Marta Estrella
Marta Estrella
PLAYED BY: Patricia Velazquez
EMPLOYED AS: actress in El amor prohibido
EMPLOYED AS: actress in El amor prohibido
Marta was played by Leonor Varela in episodes 3 and 4. Estrella means star in Spanish.
The star of Spanish-language soap opera El amor prohibido sat down with The O.P., and spoke candidly about fame, fortune, family and love.
When she walks down the streets of Rio de Janiero, heads turn and shocked fans yell out her name. Marta Estrella takes it all in stride, because she knows her soap opera, El amor prohibido, is a bona fide hit throughout South America, especially here in the capital of Portugal.
Marta has many fans, but more importantly, she has the respect of her fellow actors and actresses, earning herself a nomination for a Desi, the prestigious award given out for excellence in Spanish-language programming. In the world of Spanish-language programming, the Desi commands as much weight as, if not more than, a Daytime Emmy. While she ultimately failed to win in her category, it is merely a matter of time before this young Audrey Hepburn captures Spanish-language programming's greatest prize.
Although her soap opera is filmed in Newport Beach, most non-Spanish speakers have neither seen nor heard of this actress. But once they see Marta, they fall in love instantly. It's not hard to see why this ravishing beauty has captured so many hearts.
While reports have linked the actress to a brash young magician named G.O.B., it was actually G.O.B.'s brother, Michael Bluth, who accompanied Marta to the Desis. G.O.B.'s other brother, Byron Bluth, has also been spotted outside Marta's apartment with balloons and a mariachi band.
Marta bristles at the suggestion that she could be involved with any of the Bluths. To her, the most important thing in the world is family. Nowhere is that more evident than in the obvious affection she shows her two young children.
