Andy Vila

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vila and the second or maternal family name is Pereira.

Andy Vila
Vila in 2024
Born	Andrea Laura Vila Pereira (1987-01-30) January 30, 1987 (age 37) Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupations	Actress model presenter television personality
Years active	2006–present

Andrea Laura Vila Pereira (born January 30, 1987) mostly known as Andy Vila, is a Uruguayan actress, model and television presenter.^[1] She began her media career at the age of eighteen, on the sketch comedy show El Show del mediodía.^[2]

Early life

Andrea Vila was born on January 30, 1987, in Montevideo, Uruguay. She attended Elbio Fernández School.^[3] Her relatives already knew in her childhood that she was going to be an "artist."^[4]

Career

At just 7 years old, she began attending theater classes. She began working on advertisements, catwalks and photo campaigns. At the age of 18 she auditioned and was selected to participate in the Teledoce's sketch comedy series El show del mediodía in 2005.^[5] The following year, after the success she had in the previous program, she was summoned to participate in the Uruguayan soap opera, La Oveja Negra, and in the film 14 días en el paraíso.^[6] That same year she started presenting Click on Nuevo Siglo TV.^[7]

In 2009 she co-starred in the movie Bad Day to Go Fishing, portraying Maria Victoria.^[8] In 2011 he was a recurring character in Adicciones. The next year he gave life to Lydia in the movie La culpa del cordero. In the summer of 2012-2013, she served as a reporter for the Uruguayan show Verano Perfecto and the Argentine Bien de Verano. In 2013, Vila made her premiere at the theater with Encadenados, where she toured the entire country. In 2014, she continued in Verano Perfecto but with a new, leading role.^[9] From 2015 to 2017 she was a panelist for the morning television show Desayunos informales.^[10][11]

From September 2018 to January 2019 she hosted Channel 4's Modo avión travel program.^[12][13] On December 3, 2018, she began co-hosting Vamo Arriba, Channel 4's daytime television show.^[14] From September 2021 to mid-2022, she hosted Los 8 escalones―Edición Famosos, a spin-off of the game show Los 8 escalones featuring celebrities.^[15] On December 16, 2022, she left Vamo Arriba, claiming that she wanted to dedicate herself to caring for her newborn daughter.^[16][17]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Channel
2006	El Show del Mediodía		Host assistant	Teledoce
2007	La Oveja Negra		Special participation
2007-15	Click	Herself	Host	Nuevo Siglo TV
2008	El Lolo	Natalia		Teledoce
	Los profesionales del espectáculo	Herself	Special participation
2011	Adicciones		Recurring
2012-13	Luxo		Recurring	El Nueve
	Verano Perfecto	Herself	Reporter	Teledoce
2014			Panelist
2015-17	Desayunos informales		Panelist
2018-19	Modo avión		Host	Channel 4
2018-2022	Vamo Arriba		Co-Host
2021	Los 8 escalones - Celebrity Edition		Anchor
2024	¿Quién es la máscara?	Choclo	Contestant; 12th Eliminated	Teledoce

Movies

Year	Movie		Rol	Director
2007		14 días en el paraíso	Minor role	Bill Marks
2009		Bad Day to Go Fishing	Cecilia	Álvaro Brechner
2012		La culpa del cordero	Lydia	Gabriel Drak

Theater

Year	Title		Character	Director
2013		Encadenados		Alfredo Goldstein [18]

Personal life

Vila began a relationship with Emiliano Álvarez in 2013. They separated in May 2019, but got back together in July 2020.^[19][20][21] On November 22, 2021, during the live broadcast of Vamo Arriba, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child.^[22][23]

References

1. "Andy Vila". Retrieved 2020-02-09.
2. "Irreconocible: El video del casting de Andy Vila en Teledoce doce años atrás". EL PAIS. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
3. "Anchor - The easiest way to make a podcast". Anchor. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
4. ElPais. "Andy Vila: "Nunca quise que el qué dirán me frenara a probar cosas nuevas"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
5. ElPais. "Irreconocible: El video del casting de Andy Vila en Teledoce doce años atrás". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
6. ElPais. "El álbum de Andy Vila". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
7. ElPais. "El álbum de Andy Vila". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
8. "En pantalla grande: Andy hará cine". EL PAIS. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
9. ElPais. "La emotiva despedida de Andy Vila a Verano perfecto". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
10. ElPais. "Comenzó Desayunos informales, la nueva propuesta matinal del 12". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
11. ElPais. "Andy Vila se va de Desayunos informales". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
12. ElPais. "Más diosa que nunca, Andy Vila tiene fecha de regreso a la tv con Modo avión". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
13. ElPais. "Acusan a Andy Vila de aparecer mucho "en tanga" en su programa y ella responde". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
14. "Con "Vamo' arriba" comenzó la nueva mañana de Monte Carlo Televisión". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
15. ElPais. "Andy Vila habla de "Los ocho escalones: famosos": "Para mí esto es un crecimiento"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
16. "Entre lágrimas y abrazos, Andy Vila se despidió de "Vamo Arriba"". EL PAIS. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
17. "Andy Vila tras su salida de Canal 4: "Encontraré la vuelta para volver a la televisión"". El Observador. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
18. Encadenados (in Spanish), retrieved 2020-02-09
19. ElPais. "Andy Vila vuelve al equipo de las solteras". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
20. ElPais. "Con un divertido video, Andy Vila oficializó el regreso con su exnovio". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
21. "Andy Vila reconciliada: "Con Emiliano nos volvimos a elegir"". Caras (in Spanish). 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
22. ElPais. "Andy Vila será madre por primera vez: lo anunció en vivo en "Vamo' arriba"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.
23. "Andy Vila embarazada de su primer hijo: "Te estamos esperando"". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-26.

External links

• Andy Vila on Twitter
• Andy Vila on Instagram