Karol Sevilla

**Karol Itzitery Piña Cisneros** (born November 9, 1999), professionally known as ****Karol Sevilla****, is a Mexican actress and singer. She portrays Luna Valente in *Soy Luna*.

## Life and Career

Karol Sevilla grew up in the city of Mexico City, Mexico. Starting in 2006, she attended Child Center for Arts Education of Televisa until she graduated in 2008. She has an older brother named Mauricio.[2]

She began her career at age six staring in TV commercials, before landing roles in TV series and telenovelas. In 2011, she landed a role in *Amorcito Corazon* as Maria Luz, the daughter of the protagonist. In 2012, she guest stared in *Cómo Dice El Dicho* in the episode "No vale la pena llorar sobre la leche derramada." From 2008 to 2015, she was in a few episodes of La Rosa de Guadalupe. She has also been the musical theater productions *El mago de Oz*, *Fantabulosa*, and *Timbiriche*.

## Filmography

### Theater

 2010
 2012
 2014

## Awards and Nominations

(Favorite Actress)
 Kids' Choice Awards Argentina
 2017
 Kids' Choice Awards Colombia

## Trivia

* In December 2015, she and co-star Ruggero Pasquarelli sang "Alas" together in Disney World, Florida. They also sang that song together during the promotional tour of *Soy Luna*.[3]
* She has two best friends from the cast, Katja Martínez and Lionel Ferro.[4]
* She is learning English; she has spoken English in one of her videos and in a video with Lionel Ferro.[4][5]
* Her hobbies are dancing, acting, and singing.[2]
* Her favorite foods are enchiladas and sushi.[2]
* Her favorite colors are yellow and pink.[2]
* Her favorite animal is the tortoise.[2]
* It is shown in one of her YouTube videos that she has an iPhone 6s in rose gold.
* She likes Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.[2]
* Her favorite day of the week is Saturday.[2]
* Her favorite types of music are electronic and pop.[2]
* Her favorite numbers are 6 and 9.[2]
* Her favorite season is summer.[2]
* Her favorite K-Pop group is 2NE1.[2]
* Her favorite flower is the sunflower.[2]
* Her favorite sport is swimming.[2]

* One of her favorite actors is Robert Downey Jr.[2]
* Karol created her YouTube channel on January 26, 2016.[6]
* She doesn't like soda.[2]
* She loves Nutella.[2]
* Her first ride on an airplane was to film for *Soy Luna*.[7]
* Her favorite song is "Picky" by Joey Montana.[8]
* She's the youngest of the main cast.
* She has wanted to be on Disney Channel since she was a little girl.[9]
* Her mother's name is Carolina.[9]
* Her fans are called Karolistas/Karolistos. [*citation needed*]
* In June 2016, she and Ruggero Pasquarelli traveled to Munich, Germany to promote "Soy Luna".[10]
* She reached one million followers on Instagram on June 6, 2016.[11][12][13]
* Her name means "strong female".[14]
* Her favorite song from *Soy Luna* is "Alas", because it encourages you to follow your dreams, and tells you that even when you fall, you can always get back up and try again.[15]

* She prefers Lutteo over Lumón.[16]
* She reached 1 million subscribers on YouTube on June 19, 2016.[17]
* She supports the Argentinian football club San Lorenzo, and she also likes the players Leandro "Pipi" Romagnoli and Nicolás Navarro. [18]
* When she was asked if she was able to roller-skate during her *Soy Luna* casting, she lied and said she could, even though she couldn't. [19]
* She had to do six castings for *Soy Luna*, including one where she sang a Jessie J song. [20]
* She can only work for six hours a day because of her age. [20]
* She wants to do a university course in graphic design or photography in the future. [20]
* After she learns English, she wants to learn Portuguese. [20]
	+ According to her co-star Michael Ronda, this is because she wants to meet Cristiano Ronaldo. [20]

* She thinks it's important to finish her studies at school, so she can have a back-up career in case she ever decides to stop being an actress.[21]
* If she could be a Disney character, she would choose Merida from *Brave*, because she is very warrior-like. [21]
* Because she is a minor, her mother moved from Mexico to live with her in Buenos Aires. [21]
* She identifies with her character, Luna, a lot, because she is also very energetic and can never sit still. [22]
* She would like to buy a house for her parents in the future. [22]
* She would love to live in Japan, China, or Korea. [22]
* She thinks that children need to play more sports and stay in contact with nature, something that has been declining in recent years. [22]
* She finds the couples' choreography scenes in *Soy Luna* the most difficult, because she's afraid of falling. [22]

* She uses the Internet to study in the afternoons after working in the morning; her grades are pretty good, and she has to take exams when she returns home, something that makes her a little nervous. [22]
* She likes studying in Argentina, because she's able to experience a different culture. [22]
* She had a grandmother named Bertha.[23]
* She is one of four Mexican cast members on the show; the other three are Michael Ronda, David Muri and Ana Carolina Valsagna.
* On January 17, 2017, she released an eponymous tablet that runs Android Lollipop.[24][25]
* On February 14, 2017, she announced that she'll be releasing a book titled "Soy **Karol Sevilla**" (I am **Karol Sevilla**).[26]
* She has been to the Disney Parks twice in her life.[27]
* Her favorite Disney villain is Ursula, from the film *The Little Mermaid*.[27]
* Sevilla loves unicorns, and she has many unicorn plushies, clothing etcetera.[*citation needed*]
	+ She also loves elephants and giraffes.
* She has two teddybears she got from fans during the *Soy Luna Live* tour, which she has in the tour bus. It is one brown and one white, named Pablito and Luno respectively.

## References

* 1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/karol-sevilla.html
	2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 50 Facts About Herself.
	3. ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5l4MdD8XY
	4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lionel Ferro Y Karol Sevilla | MI MEJOR AMIGA | #LioYKarol
	5. ↑ Karol Sevilla | Whisper Challenge con Lionel Ferro | #LioYKarol
	6. ↑ Karol's YouTube channel
	7. ↑ http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/television/2259184/soy/luna/la/serie/mola.html
	8. ↑ http://youtu.be/hPXwtAeAB\_0
	9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://destination-talents.disney.fr/articles/les-petits-secrets-de-karol-sevilla
	10. ↑ Karol in Germany
	11. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/BGVRUUIpKoK/
	12. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/BGVRhsLt\_Y8/
	13. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/BGVQDAkHOL6/
	14. ↑ meaning of Karol
	15. ↑ https://youtu.be/iVChXjbu58E
	16. ↑ https://youtu.be/4oRmsdLx9X8
	17. ↑ Karol's Instagram post about hitting 1,000,000 subscribers.