Marisela Maritza Berti Diaz (September 9, 1950 – October 30, 2024) was a Venezuelan actress, singer, television show host and beauty queen.
She had a small role in a telenovela show named "La Usurpadora" ("The Impostor"), which was a major international hit that has spanned several remakes.
[citation needed] Berti participated in ten telenovelas, including "Mi Amada Beatriz" ("My Loved Beatriz") as well as "La Indomable" ("The Indomitable One"), "Doña Bárbara" ("Miss Barbara") where she played one of the main characters, named "Marisela Barquero", "Señora" ("Lady"), as "Candela Benitez" and "Dulce Ilusión" ("Sweet Illusion"), as "Zarina", among others.
[citation needed] During the late 1970s and the 1980s, Berti took a hiatus in her career, as she married Puerto Rican singer Chucho Avellanet and moved to the Caribbean island-nation.
[2][6] Berti was married to Puerto Rican singer Chucho Avellanet, giving birth to their son Luis Armando in 1981.