Carolina "Caro" Andrea Ibarra (born May 6, 1980) is an Argentine actress and host. She has worked on a number of Disney projects and gained prominence as the host of Zapping Zone on Disney Channel. She portrays Ana on Soy Luna.
Life and History[]
Caro Ibarra grew up wanting to become a ballerina and studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón; she was classmates with the famed ballerina Paloma Herrera.[3] She only started studying theater at age 17.[3] In 2000, Ibarra became the host of the Disney Channel LA original production Zapping Zone with Dany Martins and later, Diego Sassi Alcalá and Clara Alonso.[4] The show was used to promote various Disney properties and featured a mix of games, news, and videos.[4] She left the show after 8 years to pursue her acting career.[3][5]
After Zapping Zone, Ibarra hosted Team Angels, a companion series to Casi ángeles that followed the musical group Teen Angels on tour.[3][6] She traveled to Madrid, Israel, and Venezuela with her co-host Gastón Vietto.[3][6] Then, she co-hosted the ecological program Recurso natural in 2010.[7] Since 2010, Ibarra has hosted the program La casa del pop on Quiero.[8][9] She has won a Premio Martín Fierro for her work on La casa del pop.[10]
While on Zapping Zone, Ibarra was given the opportunity to voice the babysitter in the Spanish dub of The Incredibles.[3] Since then, she has lent her voice to a number of Spanish dubs, such as Pecezuelos (Fish Hooks), Liv y Maddie, Little Chicken, Princesita Sofía (Sofia the First), and Cars.[11][12] As an actress, Ibarra was a part of the cast of High School Musical: El Desafío as Martha, the captain of the field hockey team.[13] She also had guest roles on Rebelde Way and Socias.[14] From 2016 to 2018, Ibarra starred as Ana on Soy Luna.
In 2011, 2012 and 2017, Ibarra performed in her own musical for children El mundo de Caro y Juanchi with Juan Macedonio.[15][16] The songs from the show were released as a soundtrack.[17] Also in 2012, Ibarra released an advice book for girls called Entre chicas.[18] In 2019, she joined the cast of Madagascar at the Teatro Colón.[19]
Ibarra is married to Argentine producer Emiliano Paris, whom she shares one son with, Camilo.[2]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ni idea | |
| 2000 - 2008 | Zapping Zone | Host |
| 2003 | Rebelde Way | Amalia |
| 2004 | Los Increíbles (The Incredibles) | Kari McKeen (voice) |
| 2004 - 2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Taranee Cook (voice) |
| 2005 | Planeta Disney | Host |
| Power Rangers: S.P.D. | S.O.P.H.I.E. (voice) | |
| Chicken Little | (voice) | |
| 2006 | Cars | (voice) |
| 2007 | El arca | Bruma (voice) |
| 2008 | High School Musical: El Desafío | Martha |
| Socias | Maite | |
| 2009 | Team Angels | Host |
| 2010 | Recurso natural | |
| 2010 - present | La casa del pop | |
| 2010 - 2014 | Pecezuelos (Fish Hooks) | Ostrencia (Shellsea) [voice] |
| 2012 | Princesita Sofía (Sofia the First) | Additional voices |
| 2013 - 2017 | Liv y Maddie | Karen Rooney (voice) |
| 2016 - 2018 | Soy Luna | Ana |
| 2017 - 2018 | MECH-X4 | Lincoln (voice) |
| 2018 | Mi hermano es un clon | Sonia |
Awards and Nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Premios Martín Fierro | Best Female Host | La casa del pop | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Musical Program (Pop/Rock/Latino/Jazz) | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2018 | Won |
External Links[]
Trivia[]
- She has worked with Disney for over 15 years.
- If she wasn't an actress, ballerina, or host, she would be a psychologist.[3]
- If she could have a superpower, she would fly.[3]
- Her favorite food is sushi.[3]
- As a kid, she was bullied over her natural red hair.[2]
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ 20 Cosas Sobre Mi | Caro Ibarra
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "A CAMILO LE RESULTA RARO QUE ME SALUDEN POR LA CALLE”
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Carolina Ibarra, ex conductora de Zapping Zone de Disney: "Para mí Zapping es todo, aprendí de todo ahí"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Viaje al interior del maravilloso mundo Disney
- ↑ De chica Disney a "femme fatale"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 TEAM ANGELS CAP 1
- ↑ Caro Ibarra en TV abierta!!
- ↑ Caro Ibarra conducirá "La Casa del Pop"
- ↑ La Casa del Pop on Quiero TV
- ↑ La Casa del Pop ganó el Martin Fierro de Cable, mejor programa musical
- ↑ Caro Ibarra en Casa de la Cultura
- ↑ Los famosos que ganan fortunas sin dar la cara
- ↑ "Cilsa y la gente" Mayo 2008
- ↑ Caro Ibarra on World Music BA
- ↑ El mundo de Caro y Juanchi, una obra infantil con el sello de Disney
- ↑ Caro y Juanchi salen de gira por el país
- ↑ En El Mundo De Caro Y Juanchi on Amazon
- ↑ ENTRE CHICAS (Spanish Edition) on Amazon
- ↑ Simba y Alex en Buenos Aires