Larimar Fiallo, former Miss Dominican Republic and now an actress, said that at the beginning of her career she made the mistake of wanting to “mould” herself to fit into the world of local entertainment.
“I had the wrong idea that I had to mold myself for the medium and I made the mistakes of changing the person I was, but I immediately stood my ground and real to what Larimar is. That has opened many doors for me in the media,” he expressed.
Larimar was Miss Dominican Republic in 2004 (months after Amelia Vega was crowned and became Miss Universe), staying on April 3 with the crown in a year in which the presenters Caroline Aquino, Isaura Taveras and Pamela Sued also participated.
At 20 years old, 5 feet 11 inches, she was then a hotel and tourism management student, a classical dancer with a knowledge of the English language, and a judo practitioner. She represented the city of La Vega and was crowned by Miss Universe Amelia Vega.
By then the Negros group, led by Wason Brazobán, played the song “You are my queen”, which became emblematic for this Dominican artist.
After winning the contest, she participated in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant, which was held in Quito Ecuador.
The newspapers of the date, from 2004, reported that Larima was beaten and admitted to a private medical center in what relatives and relatives considered an attempted kidnapping.
The young woman was in a beauty salon in Plaza Lama on Avenida 27 de Febrero in the early hours of the night of July 28, 2004, when she was approached by several people who threw a flag at her and then hit her repeatedly, according to said people close to his family.
Then, her mother, Giselle Scanlon de Fiallo, stated that her daughter received blows and bruises when she fell to the ground. This episode was buried in her life and in the new projects to be implemented.
Now, she assures that her participation in Miss RD It allowed her to open doors in the media and to be known by the people, which has led her to where she is today.
“I do not regret the affection of the people, for carrying the name of my country because when you are a beauty queen, people give you a love that you do not deserve, which is not something you earned, it is something you They give it because you are Miss Dominican Republic, they feel represented by you,
In that sense, I would not change it, Miss RD is one of the great pride of my life because I carry the name of my country, but we know everything there is, things that are not,” he said in an interview a while ago.
Larissa del Mar, her real name, comes from a family of queens. Her mother, Gisselle Scanlon, participated in the Miss Dominican Republic Universe 1974 pageant, finishing as first runner-up. And her brother, the renowned lawyer Alberto Fiallo, won the Mister Joven contest, and her sister Cristal was also a model.
His immediate family is made up of four siblings, three females and one male, the product of a long-standing marriage between Giselle Scanlon and Mr. Alberto Fiallo.
Although she fell into that world of beauty, she was not your typical pageant girl. Before her reign, she was a girl who didn’t wear heels, she was tattooed (she has thirteen tattoos on her body), she had a tongue ring, and no one expected that she could hold the title of the most beautiful woman in the country.
By participating in the contest, Larimar came into contact with the medium and began modeling after winning.
Then came love and for eight years she has been the mother of a girl named Jimena, although in these years she experienced divorce and singlehood.
Since the breakup of her marriage, she has taken time for herself without getting too involved in the sentimental area. In her words, she expresses that “since I had my first boyfriend I have been in stable relationships; and at the end of my marriage, I dedicated myself body and soul to being a mother but also to having that space to get to know myself, to be in a relationship with me, and I think I got a knack for being alone, but now I do want a relationship, the pandemic as it taught us many things ”.
Among other facets, he has been a member of radio programs. In February 2021, she entered the radio program “El Mañanero”, broadcast by La Bakana FM, along with Bolívar Valera, Manolo Ozuna, El Nagüero, José Matos, Ivonne Peralta and Isaura Taveras.
“I’m leaving for job opportunities, to support the family project. As everyone knows, we have a law office and that family project requires my attention and support at this time,” he said when announcing his departure in July 2022 from “Mañanero”.
film debut
Larimar, 39 years old, made her debut on the big screen in the film “A Boyfriend for Mom”, produced and directed by Roberto Ángel Salcedo, and which opens this Thursday the 23rd in Dominican theaters.
In the film she plays the role of Ana, a divorced mother of three girls, played by Salcedo’s daughters, who leads a very strict and organized life that manages to suffocate her daughters to the point that they consider that the most feasible thing would be for their mother to fall in love again.
At the premiere of this production, held on Monday at Downtown Center’s Caribbean Cinemas, the leading actress spoke about her experience acting for the first time, which she described as “unforgettable.”
Fiallo commented during the press conference that she shares with her character how organized and strict she is at work, and that both “are focused on productivity.”
He also stated that the most difficult part of his performance was the moment of the kiss on stage, since he had an actor who is a friend (referring to Raeldo Lopez) and the husband of “a great friend.”
She also spoke that at the time of filming she felt very afraid because she did not feel prepared, so when the recording was postponed for eight months she felt calmer since she was able to prepare even more for the role.
She also commented that her co-stars, Miranda, Sofía and Ximena, Salcedo’s daughters, helped her a lot to “keep calm” during the recording process and to feel more comfortable on stage.
In addition to Larimar, this romantic comedy stars Raeldo López, as well as the performance of Salcedo’s daughters, Miranda, Sofía and Ximena, along with María Boyero, Francisco Sanchís, Francisco Vásquez, Bárbara Plaza, Christian Álvarez, Karla Hatton , Yván Jiménez and Paloma Almonte.
The film tells the story of Ana (Larimar), a strict and responsible mother and her three daughters: Mónica, Lucia and Eva, who try to introduce fun into their mother’s life after she went through a divorce and closed her heart. to love, focusing solely on his girls.
Víctor accidentally enters Ana’s life, a widower with whom she has several unfortunate “encounters” and who, after losing his wife, wonders if he still has room for love in his heart.
In the film, the characters of Aunt Olivia, Ana’s sister and her mother’s best friend, Danny, also have their place, who are the girls’ allies to reach their goal: to get their mother a partner, so that she is be happier and less strict.