Trivia

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.

In 1989, Berti returned to her native Venezuela for a period, to film the movie that marked her cinema acting debut, a Venezuelan film named "Cuchillos de Fuego" ("Fire Knives"), where she was one of the main stars, alongside Miguel Angel Anda and Gabriel Fernandez, among others.

Marisela Berti was a Venezuelan actress, singer, television show host and beauty queen.

Berti was also well known in Puerto Rico, where she lived and worked on television for more than a decade.

The last series that Berti appeared at before another periodical retirement was 1999's "Las Profecias de Amanda" ("Amanda's Prophecies"), before returning, 19 years later, on the international hit, "El Señor de los Cielos", as lawyer "Edith Guzman". In "El Señor De Los Cielos", Berti acted together with her son, Mexican actor Alex Walerstein.

In 1972, Berti participated in "Sacrificio de Mujer" ("A Woman's Sacrifice") as "Maula".

Soon after her Miss Venezuela participation, Berti embarked on an acting career, signed by the television network, Radio Caracas Television. She had a small role in a telenovela show named "La Usurpadora" ("The Impostor"), which was a major international hit that has spanned several remakes.

She acted in Venezuela and the United States.

She also participated in 1990's "Carmen Querida" ("Dear Carmen"), where she acted in 166 episodes as the titular character, "Carmen Luisa Mariani".

Her work in telenovelas and television talk shows made her well known in Latin America.

She later lived with Mexican film director Mauricio Walerstein, giving birth to their son, actor Alejandro Walerstein, in 1993. Following Walerstein's death, Berti battled depression, to the point of having suicidal thoughts, but she recuperated.