Macarena Achaga

Macarena Achaga Figueroa (born March 5, 1992), known professionally as Macarena Achaga, is an Argentine model, actress, singer, and television hostess.

In August 2009, she did editorial work for Cosmopolitan Argentina and appeared in the Spring/Summer 2012 print campaign for handbags for the brand CLOĒ in Mexico.

Other modeling work included a 2010 commercial for Marinela cookies, and appearances in the magazines ParaTeens, Código Teen, Joy and Para Ti in 2011.

At 18, she worked briefly in modelling jobs in Mexico and France.

Achaga's first television job was co-hosting the Argentine version of the MTV Latin America music show Los 10+ Pedidos with Gabo Ramos in 2010.

In August 2011 and 2013, she appeared in an editorial for InStyle Mexico.

She left the show in 2011, following her casting in the Nickelodeon Latin America and Canal 5 television series Miss XV.

Achaga continued working as a model in Mexico throughout 2011.

In June 2011, she was in Mexico City attending workshop at Televisa San Ángel, where she was spotted by producer, Pedro Damián, in the cafeteria.

Damián invited her to audition for Miss XV, the network's new tween-oriented musical television series.

Achaga was one of eight actresses considered in the final castings for the role of the antagonist, "Leonora".

In August 2011, Achaga was confirmed as the female antagonist, "Leonora Martínez", for Miss XV.

Achaga is the only Argentine cast member in the ensemble.

Filming for the television series required Achaga to make the permanent move to Mexico City where production on the show lasted from October 2011 to June 2012.

In 2012, she debuted as an actress on the Mexican television series Miss XV and was a member of the Mexican-Argentine pop group, Eme 15, from 2011 to 2014.

She is also best known for portraying the character Valentina Carvajal in the television series Love to Death.

Macarena Achaga Figueroa was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Her parents are architects.

She is the oldest child and has a brother named Santiago, who is eight years younger.

At 15, Achaga began her career as a model, travelling up to five hours every week by bus from Mar del Plata to Buenos Aires for jobs.

She signed with Pink Model Management in Buenos Aires.

Eventually, she signed with Mulittalient Agency, also located in Buenos Aires.

At 18, she moved to Buenos Aires to further pursue her modeling career.

Achaga began her career at 15 as a print model with Pink Models Management based in Buenos Aires.

She later entered into a contract with Multitalent Agency, also in Buenos Aires.

She has modeled for various Argentine clothing brands including Sweet Victorians, Doll Fins and Muaaa.

The show premiered on Nickelodeon Latin America on April 16, 2012.

On Canal 5, the show began airing episodes on May 14, 2012, for Latin America.

In spite of its success in Mexico, the show was not renewed for a second season.

In October 2013, she appeared in a breast cancer awareness ad campaign in Mexico for Tommy Hilfiger handbags.

She also appeared in a web mini-series ad for Nescafé Dolce Cafe, promoting the brand alongside Gossip Girl: Acapulco in Mexico.

In January 2013, Achaga was officially confirmed as "Jenny Parra" in Gossip Girl: Acapulco, the Mexican remake of the hit United States television show, Gossip Girl.

In order to be cast on the show, co-producer Andrés Tovar, required Achaga to get rid of her Argentine accent by taking speech lessons in order to more accurately portray a Mexican character.

Mexican producer Pedro Torres co-produced the show along with a collaboration from Warner Channel International and Mexican production agency El Mall.

Filming for the series began in late January in Acapulco, Mexico and ended in May 2013.

The show premiered on August 5, 2013, for the channel Golden Premiere in Mexico.

The series began airing on the Mexican television stations Telehit in September; it aired in the U.S. on UniMas.

It began airing on Canal 5 on November 11, 2013.

Achaga appeared on the cover and in an editorial spread modeling bridal dresses for Hola magazine's special "Novias" edition in November 2014.

In October 2015, Achaga and actor Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco appeared in an autumn print campaign for Banana Republic in Mexico.