María Eugenia Larraín facts for kids

Quick facts for kids María Eugenia Larraín
Larraín in 2019
Born	Kenita Larraín (1973-10-16) October 16, 1973 (age 51) Santiago, Chile
Education	Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas
Occupation	Model singer engineer socialite exotic dancer
Spouse(s)	Marcelo Ríos ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2008)​ Sergio Ader ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	1

María Eugenia Larraín Calderón (born October 16, 1973, in Santiago), known as Kenita (or Quenita) Larraín, is a Chilean model and socialite.

Early life and education

Larraín is the daughter of Patricia Calderón Terán and Mario Larraín Corssen, granddaughter of Mario Larraín del Campo and Javiera Corssen Rivera and great-granddaughter Ricardo Larraín Bravo, descendant of the 1st Marquess of Larraín. Larraín is of Basque descent.

She studied at Liceo Manuel de Salas in Ñuñoa, Santiago. She studied business administration at UNIACC University, a last-tier private college, graduating in 2003.

Career

In 2008 Larraín participated in the Argentine television show Bailando por un Sueño and in 2009 joined the Chilean reality show Pelotón VIP with her twin brother Mario Larraín. She was first runner-up. In 2011 she starred in the music video of Evailo ("Moya E"), a Bulgarian singer known in Chile for competing in the TV show Yingo. In November 2011 released her first single "Mi Mundo Sin Ti," a cover version of the song by Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas.

In January 2023, it was announced that a theatrical play would be developed about Larraín's life as Kentina. Original music by Camila Moreno, and will be performed at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center, with a premiere date for November 2023.

Personal life

She was married to tennis player Marcelo Ríos. In 2005, she was in a serious car accident due to an oversight by Ríos, which resulted in their separation.

In 2015 she married businessman Sergio Ader, with whom she has a son.

TV appearances

See also

In Spanish: María Eugenia Larraín para niños