Valentina Zenere

Valentina Zenere is an Argentine actress, model, and singer. She is widely recognized for her portrayal of Ámbar Smith on the Disney Channel series Soy Luna and its spin-off appearance in Juacas. She is also known for playing Alai Inchausti in the Argentine telenovela Casi Ángeles and Isadora Artiñán Goldstein in the Netflix series Elite.

Zenere was born on 15 January 1997 to Sergio Zenere, a businessman of Italian origin, and Nadia Zenere, a lawyer of Ukrainian origin. She grew up alongside a younger sister named Luciana Zenere. She began working in television at an early age by appearing in various television commercials.

Her acting career began while she was attending high school. In 2010, at the age of 13, she auditioned for and won the role of Alai Inchausti in Casi Ángeles. This role provided her with industry exposure that led to several smaller roles and cameos in both television and theater, including a notable appearance in a production of Les Misérables. She completed her high school education in 2014.

Upon graduating, Zenere achieved international recognition in 2016 following the premiere of Soy Luna on Disney Channel Latin America. Her performance as the main antagonist, Ámbar Smith, earned critical and commercial praise. She later reprised the character on the Portuguese-language series Juacas for Disney Channel Brazil. In 2019, she featured in her former co-star Michael Ronda's music video for the song La Diva de la Escuela.

Zenere expanded her international television work in 2020 by joining the main cast for the fifth season of the Spanish Netflix series Cable Girls. Further global recognition came when she was cast as Isadora Artiñán Goldstein in the Netflix crime drama Elite, a role she portrayed from 2022 to 2024.

Over the course of her career, Zenere has maintained close relationships with several of her screen co-stars, including Eugenia Suárez, Michael Ronda, Carolina Kopelioff, Gastón Vietto, Malena Ratner, and Oriana Sabatini. Since 2020, she has been residing in Madrid, Spain.