Marisela Gómez

Maricela Monserrate Gómez (born November 23, 1976) is an Ecuadorian actress, television presenter, and psychologist. Maricela Gómez was born in Guayaquil on November 23, 1976. She began her acting career in the early 1990s as a member of the company of the Teatro Bambalinas, led by actor Raúl Varela. She made her television debut in 1993 as an extra in the telenovela Ángel o Demonio, produced by Ecuavisa. This led to roles in other productions such as Dulce tormento (1995) and María Soledad (1995).

She obtained greater public recognition in 1999, when she starred in the TC Televisión telenovela Emergencia.

In 2003, she appeared in the telenovela La Hechicera, playing an antagonist to the leads played by Sharon la Hechicera and Bernie Paz. The following year, she was part of the cast of the Ecuavisa telenovela Yo vendo un ojos negros.

In 2005, she made her debut as a television presenter, serving as a panelist for the business show Sharon y los especialistas, again sharing the screen with Sharon la Hechicera. In 2006, she starred in the telenovela Amores que matan, and in the same year she also starred in the comedy Kliffor alongside Richard Barker. In 2007, she starred as María in the successful youth series Súper Papá.

In 2008, Gómez returned to TC Televisión on the comic series El Gabinete, together with Santiago Naranjo, Prisca Bustamante, and, once again, Sharon la Hechicera. At the end of that year, she starred in the comedy Corazón contento.

In 2009, she joined the ranks of RTS as host of the morning show El Club de la Mañana, along with Marcelo Cornejo, María Gracia Manzano, and Sandra Pareja. Gómez remained with the show until its cancellation in early 2018.

In 2019, she returned to acting after 10 years, joining the biographical telenovela Sharon la Hechicera in its second season. Her character, Wilma Aguilar, is the prosecutor investigating the death of the singer Sharon.

In 2021, she made a special appearance on the TC Televisión series Juntos y revueltos, in which she played María Elena.