Michelle Vieth

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vieth and the second or maternal family name is Paetau.

Michelle Vieth
Born	Michelle Vieth Paetau (1979-11-11) November 11, 1979 Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Nationality	American / Mexican
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1995-present
Spouse(s)	Héctor Soberón (2002-2004) Leandro Ampudia (2004-2010)
Partner(s)	Christian Aparicio (2011-present)
Children	Leandro Ampudia (b. 2005) Michelle Ampudia (b. 2007) Christian Aparicio Jr. (b. 2014)
Parent(s)	Dennis Vieth Monica Petau Rellstab
Relatives	Alberto, Axel, Armando & Xavier (brothers)

Michelle Vieth (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈtʃel βjet]; born Michelle Vieth Paetau) is an American-born Mexican actress and model, best known for starring in telenovelas.

Biography

She and her family moved to Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico when she was three years old. Her father Dennis Vieth resides in Marshalltown Iowa in the United States. Vieth has four younger siblings Alberto, Axel, Armando, and Xavier. At the age of 15 she was invited to be an extra in the telenovela Acapulco, cuerpo y alma. Chilean producer Valentín Pimstein later invited her to a casting for Televisa, however they suggested that she first enroll in the Centro de Educación Artistica (CEA) to study acting and modeling. Two years later, she auditioned for Mi Pequeña Traviesa and landed the leading role.

In 2006, she was on Big Brother Celebrity VIP Mexico, and exited the fourth week of the show, finished 11th place.

She was married to Hector Soberon and Leandro Ampudia. She has two children Leandro and Michelle with Leandro Ampudia. In June 3, 2014 she give birth Christian Aparicio Jr. from relationship with Christian Aparicio.

Filmography

Telenovelas, Series, Theater, TV Show
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995-96	Acapulco, cuerpo y alma		Special Appearance
1997	Mi pequeña traviesa	Julia Paz/Julio Paz	Protagonist
1998-99	Soñadoras	Lucía de la Macorra	Young Protagonist
1998	De Estos Locos Quedan Pocos		Theatrical Performance
1998	Mi Preciosa Traviesa		Theatrical Performance
1998	Festival Acapulco	Herself/Presenter	TV Show
1999-00	Mujeres engañadas	Paola Montero	Protagonist
2001	Amigas y Rivales	Laura González	Protagonist
2002-03	Clase 406	Nadia Castillo Bojorquez	Supporting Role
2003	Mujer, casos de la vida real		TV Series
2003	Un Big Enredo		Theatrical Performance
2004	Corazones al límite	Lorena
2004	Copa América	Herself/Presenter	TV Special Program
2005	La Madrastra	Vivian Sousa de San Román	Young Protagonist
2006-07	Mundo de Fieras	Karen Farias Rivas del Castillo	Supporting Role
2006	Emisiones del teleton	Herself/Presenter	TV Show
2006	Big Brother VIP 2	Herself	Reality Show-Finished 11th Place
2007-08	Al Diablo con los Guapos	Pilar	Special Appearance
2008	La traición	Michelle Phillips	Supporting Role
2008-09	Cuidado con el Angel	Ana Julia Villaseñor	Antagonist
2012-13	La Otra Cara del Alma	Daniela de la Vega Quijano/Daniela Aldama de la Vega	Protagonist
2013	La Isla, el reality	Herself	Reality Show-Finished 18th Place

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Telenovela	Result
1998	TVyNovelas Awards	Best Female Revelation	Mi Pequeña Traviesa	Nominated
1999		Debut of the Year		Won
2004	Premios Bravo	Best Actress in Television		Won

Other awards

• Recognition by Career from Government of Acapulco in 2006
• Recognition for Lifetime Achievement from Programa Mueveteb in 2006
• Recognition by the Ministry of Tourism Acapulco and the Trust for Tourism Promotion of Acapulco in 2009

External links

• Michelle Vieth at the Internet Movie Database
• Michelle Vieth at the Telenovela Database
• Michelle Vieth at Televisa's esmas.com site (Spanish)
• Michelle Vieth at Univision. (Spanish)