Marcos Ginocchio | |
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Born | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | October 16, 1999
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Years active | 2022–present |
Modeling information | |
Height | 6 ft 1.2 in (1.86 m)[1] |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Green |
Agency | Multitalent (Buenos Aires) |
Marcos Ginocchio (born October 16, 1999) is an Argentine model, lawyer and TV personality. He won the 10th season of the Argentine reality television series Gran Hermano.
Ginocchio was born in Salta, to architect José Ginocchio and Carola Moraiz.[2] He has an older sister, Valentina, and an older brother, José.[2] His parents separated when he was 10 years old.[3] As a kid, Ginocchio made kickboxing, taekwondo and jiu-jitsu.[2] In the primary school he attended the Belgrano School in Salta and he moved in the high school to the Del Milagro School.[4][5]
After graduating in 2017, Ginocchio attended the Catholic University of Salta to study law.[6] In 2019, he became national jiu jitsu champion in the shiakan category in a professional tournament held in Mar del Plata.[7] In the same time, he worked as male model in Salta for different local brands[8] and he did an campaign for a beer brand in Mexico.[9]
On October 17, 2022, Ginocchio entered as one of the contestants of the argentinian reality show Gran Hermano.[10] In the first week, he was nominated and was safe from elimination after landing the 17.96% of the votes, being the least voted to leave the house.[11] Ginocchio became one of the favorites of the show after facing of his opponents, for having a calm personality, being kind and not at all confrontational.[12][13] He passed another three evicton galas and won four Head of Household competition, including the last one that took him directly to the final,[14] where he was established as the winner with 70.83% of the positive votes by the public.[15]
Ginocchio was awarded the $19.441.132 grand prize, a house and one year of free beer.[16] During his time in the house, he won two electric motorcycles by the public vote.[16][17]
After Gran Hermano, he signed with the modelling and acting agency Multitalent.[18] Ginocchio was on the cover of several magazines, including Gente,[19] Para Ti[20] and Caras.[21] He was also the face of the shoes brand's Sarkany.[22]
In his childhood, Ginocchio suffered from eating disorders.[23][24]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022–2023 | Gran Hermano | Contestant | Winner (season 10) |
2023 | MasterChef Argentina | Delfina's assistant | Special guest (season 3); 1 episode |
Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2023 MTV MIAW Awards | Reality Star of the Year | Gran Hermano | Won | [25] |
BreakTudo Awards 2023 | Best Reality Star | [26] | ||
International Crush | ||||
BIC Seven Awards 2024 | Latin Reality Star | Gran Hermano | [27] |