His face with marked features and his muscular and virile body were his main attraction to succeed in the competitive world of fashion and although his beginnings were not easy, today we can say that Andres Velenkoso She is the first Spanish supermodel.
Childhood and Adolescence of Andres Velenkoso
With a father from La Mancha and an Andalusian mother, Andrés was born in 1978 in Tossa del Mar (Girona) where his father opened a beach bar with a view of the sea where, coincidentally, his mother, who was working as a nanny at the time, ended up. They fell in love, married and had three children. First to come to earth is Andrew and then her Two sisters Sonia and Sylvia.
As a child he wanted to be a football player, but it was just a child’s dream. And when he was a teenager he wanted to study physical education, but when he was preparing for admission to INEF he suffered an injury and ended his studies. tourismIn Barcelona.
Her first step into fashion
At that time, he started advertising to earn some extra money. He went from casting to casting until agencies in Milan, Paris and New York hired him. She gave up her degree and decided to become a model, attracted by the idea of traveling and learning about other cultures.
After starting small campaigns, his big break came when photographers Inez and Binudh They chose him for the editorial Vogue Paris Titled ‘American Gigolo’ and marked the before and after of her career. In fact, it was only after this work that the model was chosen to act in the campaign. Louis Vuitton beside Jennifer Lopez Photographed by Mert and Marcus. Jobs started coming from there. She walked the world’s most prestigious catwalks, starred on covers and became the face of its fragrances Le Male, by Jean Paul Gaultierr, or Mohanby Chenl.
Interpretation from fashion
Having become one of the most irresistible faces as well as one of the most sought-after models in our country, Velenkoso decided to try his luck as an actor. First he acted in a video clip Heaven does not understandfrom the group OBKwhich is indicated Juan Antonio Bayona His real debut, though the endA thriller with which he shared the credits Maribel Verdue, Clara Lago And Daniel Grauamong others
Happy with the results, Andres decided to expand his horizons, fashion was always a springboard to try new things and acting was one of them. So he continued to showcase his versatility as an actor by being part of the cast of comedies Lord, give me patience and participation in the series B and B And EdhaNetflix is next for Argentina.
In 2018, he joined Movistar+ as the lead character Velvet CollectionIn 2020, he was part of the fourth season of the Netflix series, where he played the role of Iranian ambassador Omar Ahmadi. elite. A job that was linked to his participation in the series A personal matter From Amazon Prime Video.
The model has her mother’s name tattooed on her chest: Lucia. The person who most encouraged her to dedicate herself to fashion and who lost in 2002 breast cancer. “It was very difficult to deal with the pain because we were so close to each other,” the model admitted after losing a fundamental pillar of her life.
How many girlfriends did Andres Velenkoso have?
Andres, who has stated on multiple occasions that he sees himself as a father rather than a husband, has maintained numerous and well-known romantic relationships throughout his life. Perhaps the most interesting and stable one was with Australian singer Kylie Minogue, whom he dated for five years before deciding to go their separate ways in 2013.
Then the Catalan actress came into his life Ursula will doHowever, their relationship did not prosper and after a year of relationship they decided to tie the knot, although the model came to admit that she found her better half in him.
Focused on his modeling work, Andres finds love again in the arms of one of his professional colleagues, the model. Steffi ArgelichCatalan, just like him, to be exact. A relationship that was seen and not seen soon saw the model in a very affectionate relationship with Argentinian actress Luz Cipriota.
Quite in love and somewhat allergic to commitment, this too quickly ends and after a brief romance with the Italian presenter Ginevra Rossini, the Asturian woman enters his life. Lara Alvarezwith whom the model lived an intense five-month romance.
At the end of 2020, Andres, who never stopped believing in love, began a relationship with Cadiz model Paula Gomez, with whom he broke up two years later after some photos of the model walking hand in hand with the top Candice. Swanepoel in Paris. Nothing more is known about the status of their romance after these images, although everything indicates that it ended almost before it began.
Where does Andres Velenkoso live?
After more than twenty years traveling the world, the model currently resides Tosa del Mar “I live in Tossa de Mar to be able to spend more time with my family. Especially with my niece, who is my weakness, and with my father, who is already 80 years old,” declared the model.
