# Chantal Andere

Jacqueline Chantal Fernández Andere (Spanish pronunciation:, born January 25, 1972) is a Mexican actress and singer, best known for her portrayal of antagonistic roles in multiple telenovelas.

## Early life and career

Andere was born to Mexican actress Jacqueline Andere (born 1938) and Argentine writer Jose Maria Fernandez Unsain (1918–1997) in Mexico City, Mexico. As a child, she studied ballet and attended acting and singing classes. Her first professional acting role came in 1983 with Polo, Pelota Amarilla. After that, she began acting in theatre and then television. Though she saw no success, Chantal embarked on her singing career. Possessing a great voice, she recorded three albums for Discos Melody, beginning with her self-titled debut in 1990 which featured her songs "Regresa" and "Virginia", followed by another self-titled album in 1992 featuring "Entre Tú y Yo" and "Contigo el Amor es Mucho Mas", and finally in 1995 with her album Tentaciones.
In 1994, Andere became popular for her character of Angélica Santibáñez, the main antagonist in Marimar, starring Thalía. Andere has played various types of villainess in numerous telenovelas produced by Televisa, including Dulce Desafío, Los Parientes Pobres, El noveno mandamiento, La usurpadora, Amor real, Barrera de Amor, Destilando Amor, Sortilegio, Rafaela, and La mujer del Vendaval. In 2021, she made her debut on Telemundo in the telenovela Parientes a la fuerza.
In 2006, she also appeared in the singing competition Cantando por un sueño alongside her partner Gerardo Urquiza. In 2020, Andere participated in the reality-singing competition Tu cara me suena, a TV show based on the Your Face Sounds Familiar format.

## Personal life

Andere was married to producer Roberto Gómez Fernández, son of famous Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolaños, until 2006. Andere later married Enrique Rivero Lake in December 2008. They have a daughter and a son.

## Discography

* Chantal (Regresa) (1990)
* Chantal (Entre tú y yo) (1992)
* Tentaciones (1995)

## Selected filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Character | Role |
| 1988–89 | Dulce desafío | Rebeca Zenteno | Main cast |
| 1989–90 | Un Rostro en mi pasado | Mariela Vidal | Supporting role |
| 1991 | Madres egoistas | Carmen Ledesma Arriaga | Main cast |
| 1993 | Los Parientes Pobres | Alba Zavala | Main cast |
| 1994 | Marimar | Angélica Narváez de Santibáñez | Main cast |
| 1995–96 | Acapulco, cuerpo y alma | Haydeé San Román | Main cast |
| 1996–97 | Sentimientos Ajenos | Leonor de la Huerta | Main cast |
| 1998 | La usurpadora | Estefanía Bracho de Montero | Main cast |
| 1999–2000 | Cuento de Navidad | Beatriz "Betty" de Rodríguez Coder | Main cast |
| 2001 | El noveno mandamiento | Clara Durán de Villanueva (Young) | Main cast |
| 2001 | La Intrusa | Raquel Junquera Brito | Main cast |
| 2001 | Diseñador ambos sexos | Fabiola Montemayor de Shrinner | |
| 2002 | La Otra | Bernarda Sáenz (Young) | Guest star |
| 2003 | Amor real | Antonia Morales | Main cast |
| 2005–06 | Barrera de amor | Manola Linares de Zamora | Main cast |
| 2007 | Destilando Amor | Minerva Olmos de Montalvo | Main cast |
| 2008 | S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos | Natalia | |
| 2009 | Sortilegio | Raquel Albéniz Valverde de Castelar | Main cast |
| 2011 | Rafaela | Mireya Vival de Báez | Main cast |
| 2012–13 | La mujer del Vendaval | Lic. Octavia Cotilla de Hernández | Main cast |
| 2015 | Antes muerta que Lichita | Sandra Madariaga | Main cast |
| 2017 | El bienamado | Justina Samperio | Main cast |
| 2018 | Tenías que ser tú | Lorenza | Supporting role |
| 2020 | Tu cara me suena | Herself | |
| 2021 | Parientes a la fuerza | Leticia | Main cast |
| 2021 | Mi fortuna es amarte | Constanza | Main cast |
| 2023 | ¿Quién es la máscara? | Avispa | |
| 2023 | El maleficio | Dolores | Main cast |
| 2024 | El Conde: Amor y honor | Josefina de Zambrano | Main cast |

### Theater

* Blanca Nieves y los siete enanos (1986)
* La pandilla (1987)
* Una pareja con Ángel
* Amor sin barreras
* Cabaret (2006)
* Victor/Victoria (2009)
* Cena de Matrimonios (2010)

## Awards and nominations
### Premios TVyNovelas

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 1990 | Best Female Revelation | Dulce desafío | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Female Debut | Dulce desafío | Won |
| 1992 | Best Young Lead Actress | Madres egoístas | Nominated |
| 1994 | Best Female Antagonist | Los parientes pobres | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Female Antagonist | Marimar | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Female Antagonist | Sentimientos Ajenos | Won |
| 1999 | Best Co-star Actress | La usurpadora | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Female Antagonist | Amor Real | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Female Antagonist | Destilando Amor | Won |
| 2012 | Best Female Antagonist | Rafaela | Nominated |

### Premios Bravo

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2008 | Best Actress Antagonist | Destilando Amor | Won |

### Premios de la Asociación de Cronistas y Periodistas Teatrales (ACPT)

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2007 | Best Actress Revelation | Víctor Victoria | Won |
| 2010 | Best Actress in Comedy | La Güera Rodríguez | Won |