Johanna Inés Francella (born December 4, 1993) better known as Johanna "Yoyi" Francella is an Argentine actress. She is primarily known for her roles in Heidi, bienvenida a casa, Golpe al corazón and Millennials. She is also the daughter of actor Guillermo Francella and younger sister of fellow actor Nicolás Francella.

Johanna Francella
Born
Johanna Inés Francella

(1993-12-04) December 4, 1993 (age 30)
NationalityArgentine
Other namesYoyi
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Parent
FamilyNicolás Francella (brother)

Professional career edit

She began her career in the police soap opera Noche y día from eltrece, where she played the role of Jasmine, which marked her acting debut.[1] The following year, Francella participated as the host of the program De girafa (of giraffe) (2015) along with Franco Nied, Camila Ambroggi and Tomás Allande on Radio y Punto.[2] In 2016, she joined the main cast of the series Si solo si, broadcast by TV Pública and where she played Valentina.

In 2017, she played Vicky in the children's and youth series Heidi, bienvenida a casa of Nickelodeon.[3] Shortly after, she was part of the main cast of the fiction Golpe al corazón from Telefe, where she played Celeste Farías, the love interest of Diego Figueroa (Stéfano de Gregorio).[4] That same year, she co-starred in the play Justo en lo mejor de mi vida alongside Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Julia Calvo, Diego Pérez and Pepe Monje at the Piccadilly Theater, directed by the actor Luis Brandoni.[5]

Her next television job was in the Millennials series from Net TV, where she played the role of Alma Carrizo and shared the limelight with Nicolás Riera, Laura Laprida, Juan Manuel Guilera, Matías Mayer and Noelia Marzol.[6]

In 2019, Johanna joined the cast of Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza where she played Malena, a photographer who works for the same newspaper as Lucía (Delfina Chaves).[7]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Direction
2020 The Heist of the Century Lucía Vitette Sellanes Secondary character Ariel Winograd

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes Direction
2014–2015 Noche y día Jazmín Supporting cast eltrece
2016–2020 Si solo si Valentina Main cast TV Pública
2017 Heidi, bienvenida a casa Victoria "Vicky" Supporting cast Nickelodeon
2017–2018 Golpe al corazón Celeste Farías Telefe
2018–2021 Millennials Alma Carrizo Main cast Net TV
2019 Go! Live Your Way Rosario Supporting cast Netflix
Con amigos así Co-conductora Magazine KZO
Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza Malena Special participation eltrece
2021 El mundo de Mateo Carolina Talesnik Guest star Flow
2022 Los protectores Sandra Episode: "El único y último gol" Star+
El primero de nosotros Zoe Supporting cast Telefe

Music videos edit

Year Title Role Interpreter
2019 Apenas Son Las 12 Romantic interest Ruggero Pasquarelli ft. MYA [es]

Theater edit

Year Title Role Notes Direction Theater
2017 Justo en lo mejor de mi vida Yanina Co-star Luis Brandoni Teatro Picadilly
2019 Perfectos desconocidos Hija de Rocco y Eva Voice-over Guillermo Francella Centro Cultural Casa España

Radio edit

Year Title Role Radio
2015 De girafa broadcaster RadioyPunto
2023 Antes que nadie broadcaster LuzuTV

References edit

  1. ^ "Johana Francella debutará como actriz". Clarín (in Spanish). October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "RadioyPunto – De Girafa". RadioyPunto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Méndez, Gustavo (February 26, 2017). "Herederas del talento y las ganas de brillar". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Monti, Milagros (November 28, 2017). "Yoyi, la hija de Guillermo Francella y revelación de "Golpe al corazón": "Me siento una privilegiada"". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Yoyi Francella le hace honor a su apellido y se gana un lugar propio en el prime time". Infobae (in Spanish). October 18, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Mascareño, Pablo (November 26, 2018). ""Hoy no elegimos el poliamor", dicen las nuevas millennials de la televisión". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "La hija de Guillermo Francella será la nueva figura de ATAV". Caras (in Spanish). October 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

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