By Leandro Infante
She is 21 years old and her career goes from acting and singing to fashion. Valentina Zenere doesn’t stop working and grows more and more each day. In Le Banana we start the year talking with the rebel girl that is in the limelight.
– Soy Luna was a turning point in your life, how did you live all those changes?
It was definitely a turning point in my life because it was a huge and beautiful project. When it started I was 17 and when it finished I was 21! I spent my teen ages there and I loved it because I was always myself. I didn’t change my friends or my character. I enjoyed and I grew both professionally and personally. I will always be grateful for that experience.
– The third season of the series ended with a tremendous success and now it keeps being a success. How do you manage this? Do you enjoy success or you just think it is work and try not to pay so many attention to it?
It is work, I know that and I am always working hard. I really don’t know what to say when people ask me about success because I am not really conscious about what it means. For me, being successful is being happy and doing what you love. I do understand people’s admiration and I see it when I walk on the street and fans come to say hello m. But I know that is part of my job, a job that I love doing, of course.
– Do you have something in common with your character, Ámbar?
We blended throughout time. Ámbar started being one person and then she changed and was more rebel. We are similar in that sense because it was difficult for me to have the character I have now, just like her.
– The global tour ended some months ago. How did you live that experience and what was the reaction of your fans?
Living in other continent a whole year was amazing. People knew us and it was great. My partners are like my family for me. We shared many things and each moment becomes a memory that I will always keep in my heart. I wish we could live something similar in the future but I doubt it because it was something really big. But I will always remember the experience.
– What did “Soy Luna” teach you?
It taught me a lot. The most important and the most beautiful thing it left me is the team of people that work with me that now are friends. I did what I love with people I love.
– You work a lot but you also have time for love. You have been with your boyfriend for years. How do you strike a balance between both things?
I give love the time it deserves. I always say that there is always time if you want. Marcos knows me since I was really young. We started dating when I was 15. And we have been together for 7 years now. He understands my job and enjoys it with me.
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– What it next now? Would you like to dedicate just to acting or you want to do something with music too?
The truth is I like everything. When I act I feel at home, but Soy Luna made me love music too and after being on so many stages now I also want to do something related with music. I would love to do both things.
– You did some photos with Tini Stoessel some days ago; your careers are similar and you are friends. Did you ask her for a piece of advice?
We are good friends. I know her since years ago because we have some friends in common and also because we both worked for Disney. We are similar and I always talk with her about our careers and she advises me because she knows how this world works. Talking and sharing time together is always good.
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– You also have a career as a model and your style is admired by your style. How would you define it?
I love fashion. I feel well in that world. I don’t follow trends, I like seeing what some girls such as Hailey Baldwin, Kendall Jenner or Bella Hadid wear. I see fashion shows but I follow my own style and I adapt it to my character.
– Which are your favorite brands or designers?
I love a lot of international brands: From Louis Vuitton and Chanel, to Off White and more modern brands such as Zadig et Voltaire. Here in Argentina I like designers Marcelo Giacobbe, Javier Saiach and Juan Hernández Daels.
– Do you have some muse?
Hailey Baldwin. Definitely. I love her style, I love how she mixes items and how she creates her style.
– Which are your basics?
Leather leggings, a basic white or black T-shirt and a pair of boots.
– Make up is also a must in your looks. Which are your tips?
I like to feel comfortable. I love makeup and I love playing with it. I like colors, textures, and everything you can do with it. It all depends on your mood. It is just make up and it so beautiful!!
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– How do you take care of your skin? Which are your secrets and which products do you use?
I don’t take much care. Since I use a lot of makeup I remove it everyday. Then I use a moisturizer and that’s it.
– You have more than 5.9 million Instagram followers. How is your relationship with them? Do you try to give them some message?
I always show myself just like I am and that is a good message: being authentic. I have been myself in all the projects I have been part of. I am loyal to myself. I also like to show them that we are all equal. All human beings in the end. I enjoy taking with them. They give me so much love that the least I can do is taking some time to answer their messages .
– If you had to choose 5 Instagram accounta, which ones would you choose?
baldwinscloset, streetstyl, crimebydesign, vacations and voguerunway.
– What will you do this summer?
Rest! I will go to Punta del Este with some friends and to Brazil with my family.
– Your favorite place to go on holiday?
Any place with amazing beaches.
– The perfect outfit for a summer/beach day?
Bikini, dress or oversized T-shirt (it can be your boyfriend’s or father’s), sandals, and a nice hat.
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– Plans for the future?
I want to relax a little bit now because I work hard this last year. I am having some meeting on a special project but I can’t say anything yet.
Le Banana Top 5 by Valentina Zenere
-A city: New York
– A song: Malamente, by Rosalía
– A series: ¡Gossip Girl! I love Blair Waldorf.
– A sweet: Chocolate
– A perfume: Any by Paco Rabanne