Lali Gonzalez
- Actress
Graciela Belen Gonzalez Mendoza, professionally known as Lali Gonzalez (born December 27, 1986, in Asuncion, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan actress of stage and films.
After graduating from theatre school El Estudio in 2010, she was featured in the second episode of the Paraguayan television series La Herencia de Cain (2010). Her breakout film role was Liz in 7 Boxes (2012), nominated for the 27th Edition of the Goya Awards, in the category of Best Foreign Film in Spanish. Following her successful debut, she appeared in a number of Latin American films, including: Reading by Justino (2013), El Hijo Buscado (2014), the Paraguayan movies Luna de cigarras (2014), and Mangoré (2019), casting along with renowned Mexican actor Damian Alcazar; Revenge Strategy (2016), and A Place in the Caribbean (2017). She also starred in the Argentinian film El jugador (2016), streaming on Netflix since July 2018, and becoming the first Paraguayan actress featured on that platform.
In 2021 Lali appeared in the successful Argentinian TV series La 1-5/18 (2021), which earned her a nomination for the prestigious Martín Fierro Awards in the category of Leading Actress in Fiction.
After graduating from theatre school El Estudio in 2010, she was featured in the second episode of the Paraguayan television series La Herencia de Cain (2010). Her breakout film role was Liz in 7 Boxes (2012), nominated for the 27th Edition of the Goya Awards, in the category of Best Foreign Film in Spanish. Following her successful debut, she appeared in a number of Latin American films, including: Reading by Justino (2013), El Hijo Buscado (2014), the Paraguayan movies Luna de cigarras (2014), and Mangoré (2019), casting along with renowned Mexican actor Damian Alcazar; Revenge Strategy (2016), and A Place in the Caribbean (2017). She also starred in the Argentinian film El jugador (2016), streaming on Netflix since July 2018, and becoming the first Paraguayan actress featured on that platform.
In 2021 Lali appeared in the successful Argentinian TV series La 1-5/18 (2021), which earned her a nomination for the prestigious Martín Fierro Awards in the category of Leading Actress in Fiction.