Malena Pichot

Malena "Male" Pichot (born July 6, 1982) is an Argentine feminist stand-up comedian, actress and screenwriter.

Malena Pichot
Pichot in May 2013
Born (1982-07-06) July 6, 1982
Buenos Aires, Argentina
MediumInternet, stand-up, television
GenresObservational comedy, sketch comedy
Notable works and rolesLa Loca de Mierda
El hombre de tu vida
Estupidez Compleja

Biography

Pichot rose to fame in 2008, when she uploaded a video to YouTube after breaking up with her boyfriend, titled La Loca de Mierda (roughly translated "The Fucking Crazy Woman").[1] After a series of humorous La Loca de Mierda YouTube videos were viewed by millions of people, MTV Latin America hired Pichot to broadcast her videos on its website.[2]

After having become an Internet celebrity, Pichot presented her stand-up show Concheta pero con gracia (roughly translated "posh but graceful",[2]) and has been performing with Ezequiel Campa in the stand-up comedy show Campa-Pichot since 2010.[3]

In 2011 Pichot joined the cast of El hombre de tu vida, an Argentine comedy series created by Juan José Campanella that aired in Telefe.[4]

In 2012 Pichot had her own sketch comedy segment in Canal 9's show Duro de domar, called Cualca!, available in YouTube.[5][6]

In 2013, she created and acted in two other series: Jorge, an 8-episode series on TV Publica, and Por ahora, a 13-episode series on Cosmopolitan TV.[7]

In 2018, Pichot had a stand up special, Estupidez Compleja (Complex Stupidity), air on Netflix. The show is about feminism and Argentine culture.[8]

Family

She is the cousin of Argentine rugby legend Agustín Pichot.

References
  1. Pablo Saracino (August 8, 2011). "Siempre odié a los actores" (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. Isabella Portilla (April 22, 2011). "¿Quién es Malena Pichot?" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. "Una "Loca de mierda" en la TV" (in Spanish). País24. May 23, 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ""La loca de mierda" firmó con Telefé" (in Spanish). Los Andes Newspaper. May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. "Duro de Domar - Malena Pichot presenta su nueva Sección: Cualca 06-02-12" (in Spanish). YouTube. February 7, 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. "cualca! on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  7. "'Jorge' y 'Por Ahora', las series para tv de Malena Pichot". Zanacada. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  8. Aguilar, Por Deo (2018-03-20). "'Estupidez compleja', el monólogo de Malena Pichot que nos descubre la auténtica revolución feminista". Harper's BAZAAR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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