Lorena Raquel Bernal Pascual (born 12 May 1981) is an Argentinian-Spanish-Basque actress, television host, and model. She is married to current Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.

Early life

Bernal was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. She moved to San Sebastián, Spanish Basque Country, when she was 9 years old, and studied at the French Lycée Français de Saint Sébastien in the city, then at Maurice Ravel school in Saint Jean de Luz across the border in the French Basque Country. She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.

Career

Bernal has worked as a model since the age of seven and began drama classes at the age of 13. She was Miss Spain 1999 at the age of 17 and could not represent the country in Miss Universe due to her age, so instead she competed in Miss World where she was one of the 10 finalists. Since then, Bernal has worked as a model, TV host, and actress in Spain and in the United States, where she appeared in the American television show Chuck as an international arms dealer and CSI: Miami in the role of Mía, a nanny, in the episode "My Nanny."

Personal life

She is married to Spanish former footballer Mikel Arteta, the current manager of Premier League football club Arsenal and former player at Everton. The couple's first child, called Gabriel, was born in Spain in 2009. Their second child, Daniel, was born in 2012, and their third child, Oliver, was also born in Spain in 2015.

Filmography

Television series

TV host

Commercials