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- Birth nameMarisela Maritza Berti Diaz
- Marisela Berti was born on September 9, 1950 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. She was an actress, known for Dulce ilusión (1993), Carmen querida (1990) and The Lord of the Skies (2013). She was married to Mauricio Walerstein and Chucho Avellanet. She died on October 30, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- SpousesMauricio Walerstein(1991 - July 3, 2016) (his death, 1 child)Chucho Avellanet(1979 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- During the late 1970s and the 1980s she took a hiatus in her career, as she married Puerto Rican singer Chucho Avellanet and moved to the Caribbean island-nation.
- Was Miss Zulia in 1971, representing her native state at the 1971 Miss Venezuela pageant. She ended up as the 4th runner-up at that contest.
- Has a son, actor Alejandro Walterstein, with Mexican film director Mauricio Walterstein.
- In January 2022 she suffered a stroke. She was in a coma for some time, but her health later improved.
- Berti participated in ten telenovelas, including "Mi Amada Beatriz" ("My Loved Beatriz") as well as "La Indomable" ("The Indomitable One"), "Doña Bárbara" ("Miss Barbara") where she played one of the main characters, named "Marisela Barquero", "Señora" ("Lady"), as "Candela Benitez" and "Dulce Ilusión" ("Sweet Illusion"), as "Zarina", among others. All of those were major hits in Latin America.
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