Gianella Neyra Magagna (born 1977 in Arequipa, Peru), is a Peruvian actress and model. Career Neyra began acting at the age of seven and, as a child, attended the Actors Studio in New York City. In Peru, she pursued a modeling career. In 2002, she was hired by Peru's Iguana Productions to star in the soap opera Bésame Tonto ("Kiss me, Fool") where she played the daughter of a mafia boss. In 2004, Neyra went to Argentina to perform in Luna salvaje ("Savage Moon"), starring with Juan Darthés and Catalina Artusi. Neyra continued to star in other Argentinian productions including Culpable de Este Amor ("Guilty of This Love") and ¿Quién es el Jefe? (Who is the Boss?). Personal life In 2004, Neyra married her "Besame Tonto" co-star, Argentine actor Segundo Cernadas whom she separated from in 2011 and later divorced. The couple has a son, Salvador, born in 2008. Gianella Neyra later met Cristian Rivero, a Peruvian tv personality, with whom she's had a long relationship and now have a son, Gaetano, born in 2015. Telenovelas 1995: Malicia 1996: Obsesión .... Rita Reynoso/Rita Martin/Mariana 1997: Escándalo .... Natalia 1997: Torbellino .... Eliana 1998: Coraje .... Reportera TV 1 1999: Girasoles para Lucía .... Lucía Trevi 2000: María Rosa, búscame una esposa .... María Rosa Garcia 2000: Imposible amor 2000: Ciudad de M .... Sandra 2000: Amantes de Luna Llena .... Isabel Rigores 2001: Yago, pasión morena .... Morena Gallardo-Sirenio Chávez de Salaverri-Sirenio Rivas 2003: Bésame tonto .... Julieta Rossini 2003: Polvo enamorado .... Natalia 2004: Con Game "Doble juego" (Peru) 2004: Culpable de este amor .... Laura Cazenave de Salazar 2005: ¿Quién es el jefe? .... Soledad Carreras 2006: Dragones: destino de fuego (voice) 2007: El capo 2007: Mi problema con las mujeres .... Sol 2009: Los exitosos Gome$ .... Sol Gomes 2010: Pobre Millonaria .... Isabella del Castillo 2011: LaLola .... Dolores "Lola" Padilla Gassols References External links 1977 births Living people People from Lima 20th-century Peruvian actresses Peruvian telenovela actresses Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni 21st-century Peruvian actresses Actresses from Lima Peruvian child actresses