Nicola Porcella

Nicola Porcella Biography

Nicola Emilio Porcella Solimano (February 5, 1988), better known as Nicola Porcella, is an actor and TV personality born in Lima, Peru. He is known for his controversies and for his appearances in various reality shows, including “La Casa de Los Famosos Mexico”.

Early years

Nicola Porcella is a renowned Peruvian television personality and actor. He is the youngest son of Francesco Porcella and Fiorella Solimano. His family has Italian roots and he has two older siblings.

He attended primary school at Colegio Carmelitas. Later, during his secondary studies, the family moved to Argentina for a period of time. In this country, Nicola began training in football. Upon returning to his homeland a few years later, he resumed his studies at Colegio Agnus Dei.

Nicola Porcella studied law, communications, hotel management, international business administration, and aviation, but only completed the latter. In order to obtain his pilot’s license, he had to fulfill certain requirements and flight hours, but he did not do so.

Beginnings

Before jumping into television fame, Nicola tried his luck with the sport he trained for. He began his football career in the youth division of Circolo Sportivo Italiano, winning youth tournaments. In 2006, he made his professional debut at FBC Melgar. Later, he joined Deportivo Municipal in 2008 and Sport Boys in 2010. Despite his talent, he decided to retire from football in 2010 to work as a cabin crew member. His image became popular in media campaigns for the chalaco team, of which he is a fan. Afterward, he ventured into aviation as a pilot and later into television.

Career

Nicola began his career as a model and later ventured into television. His first television appearance was in a cameo role in the series “Así Es La Vida” in 2006. His participation in “Combate”, a sports competition show between teams, allowed him to gain popularity and be recognized by the youth audience. Later, his success continued with his participation in “Esto Es Guerra”, another competition show where participants face physical and mental challenges. He was the first contestant to win the program, achieving this feat alongside the participant and former romantic partner, Angie Arizaga.

Throughout his television career, Nicola Porcella has been a controversial figure due to various controversies that have arisen in his personal and professional life.

However, he has also been one of the most recognized faces on Peruvian television and has amassed a large number of followers and fans.

In 2013, he had a guest appearance in the miniseries “Vacaciones en Grecia”. The following year, in 2014, he was part of the Peruvian version of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” and also appeared in “The Choice”. He also joined as a co-host on the show “Estás En Todas” in 2014, and later became a permanent presenter in 2017.

In 2015, Nicola made a special appearance in the telenovela “Ven, Baila, Quinceañera” and took the opportunity to receive acting classes. That same year, he had his debut as a presenter on the reality show “Esto Es Guerra Teens”. A year later, alongside Rafael Cardozo, he was part of the program “El Búnker”, where he continued participating until 2018.

In 2018, he joined the cast of the telenovela “Te Volveré A Encontrar” as Nicolás Valdemar. The following year, Porcella changed channels after being with the television network América for seven years. In this new channel, he participated in hosting the program “Todo Por Amor”, alongside Karina Rivera. Subsequently, Nicola traveled to Mexico to take part in the reality show “Guerreros” by Televisa, where he stood out with a 54% victory rate in the challenges and was among the top 10 contestants of the first season.

In 2021, he led the Peruvian delegation in the confrontation against a similar program from Puerto Rico in “Esto Es Guerra”, but his team lost. He also resumed hosting duties on “El Show De Los Sábados” and participated in the second season of “Guerreros”. In September, he joined the team of the Mexican reality show to face the Peruvian counterpart and ultimately emerged victorious. Afterwards, he returned to acting for the Mexican network and took part in the third season of “Reto 4 Elementos”. Additionally, he started hosting a talk show on YouTube featuring personalities from the Peruvian and international entertainment industry.

In February 2023, Nicola Porcella received an invitation to participate in the renowned reality show “La Casa De Los Famosos México”. The program is broadcasted on TelevisaUnivision and EndemolShine Boomdog

channels, including Las Estrellas, Canal 5, and the streaming service Vix. During his stay in the show, rumors of a possible relationship with Wendy Guevara emerged, although, up to this point, they have only shown a friendship with great chemistry.

The Peruvian was the first finalist of the famous reality show, “La Casa de Los Famosos México”.

Personal life

The love life of the celebrity has been a subject of curiosity for many people. He had a relationship with Francesca Lazo, a professional makeup artist and influencer, with whom he has a son named Adriano Porcella Lazo.

He has also been romantically linked to Angie Arizaga, Romina Lozano, and Ale Campaña. During his participation in a reality show, he was linked with his fellow contestant Catherine Civerio.

Currently, Nicola Porcella appears to be single. During his time on “La Casa de Los Famosos México”, he openly declared himself pansexual.

Controversies

Nicola Porcella has been the subject of public criticism due to his questionable behavior and controversial actions.

Horror Party

In 2019, Nicola was involved in a media scandal during a party in the district of Asia, in the southern part of the Lima department. It was said that two celebrities, Claudia Meza and Paula Ávila, were drugged and apparently abused. Both of them filed complaints.

Claudia Meza, former beauty queen, stated that after trying a drink that was offered to her, she felt sick and passed out. Upon waking up, she saw Nicola, Daniela, and Paula Ávila beside her.

Paula Ávila also gave her testimony to the press, stating that she was drugged without her consent with amphetamines. The following day, she underwent a toxicological examination that confirmed the consumption of amphetamines.

As a consequence of these events, Nicola was removed from the reality show “Esto Es Guerra” and the program “Estás En Todas”. Later, he attended the program “El Valor De La Verdad” to deny his involvement in the incidents. Months later, he resumed his work on the programs but filed a defamation lawsuit against the presenter Magaly Medina, which he eventually won. However, the verdict in his favor was overturned in 2021. The lawsuit also affected his participation in the reality show, but after resolving the conflict, he was able to return in 2016.

Angie Arizaga

The relationship between Nicola and his reality show partner, Angie Arizaga, was highly controversial due to the problematic attitudes of the Peruvian. The situation became public after a friend of Angie leaked a call where she confessed that Nicola had allegedly physically assaulted her and even attempted to strangle her.

Later on, a video surfaced in which Nicola was addressing Arizaga in a rude manner. Initially, she denied the abuse and tried to justify it as a relationship matter, but later changed her stance and claimed to be a victim of mistreatment. After several conflicting statements, Angie once again denied the mistreatment. Subsequently, Nicola accepted an invitation to participate in the show “El Valor De La Verdad”, where he publicly admitted to having engaged in verbal abuse.

In 2018, the couple decided to end their romance amicably, as stated by the model. Three years later, Nicola publicly apologized for the incident involving Angie on the program “La Academia: Desafío Y Fama”. Since then, he has chosen to stay away from Peruvian television.