endo za . ▁As nic ar ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁also ▁of ▁Venez uel an , ▁Italian ▁and ▁Sloven ian ▁ancest ry . ▁She ▁has ▁one ▁brother , ▁I ván , ▁and ▁her ▁religion ▁is ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism . ▁During ▁her ▁child hood ▁Br enda ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Italian ▁Cultural ▁Centre ▁school ▁in ▁Villa ▁Adel ina , ▁where ▁she ▁learned ▁to ▁speak ▁fl uent ▁Italian . ▁ ▁As ní car ▁made ▁her ▁television ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁children ' s ▁program ▁Cant ani ño ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 ▁she ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁TV ▁show ▁Ch icos ▁Argent inos . ▁ ▁As ní car ▁deb uted ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁on ▁albums ▁for ▁Cat ani ño ▁and ▁Ch icos ▁Argent inos . ▁These ▁albums ▁were ▁a ▁commercial ▁success ▁in ▁Argentina ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁countries , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁▁ ▁She ▁had ▁an ▁inten se ▁rom ance , ▁nothing ▁more ▁and ▁nothing ▁less ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁meg ast ar ▁footballer , ▁Carlos ▁Te vez . ▁' Car l itos ' ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁maximum ▁id ols ▁of ▁the ▁Club ▁Atl ético ▁B oca ▁Juni ors . ▁Id ol ▁at ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁Cor inth ians , ▁West ▁Ham ▁and ▁Ju vent us . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁As ní car ▁land ed ▁her ▁first ▁leading ▁role ▁on ▁television , ▁as ▁Anton ella