Mónica Janette Santa María Smith was a Peruvian model and television hostess.
Background
She was born in Lima, Peru, and became very popular when she hosted the Peruvian children"s television show Nubeluz. The second daughter of Danilo Santa María, a Peruvian, and Judith Smith, a Canadian, Mónica attended the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Carmen, a Catholic girls school in Miraflores.
Career
At the age of nine, she started her professional career as a model by starring her first television commercial. At the age of eleven, she did a television commercial for a well-known shampoo named "Ammen". This commercial is still remembered by many Peruvians.
When she turned 13, she became the main model for Peruvian cosmetic company Yanbal.
After successfully finishing the school in December 1989, she was elected for being one of the animators of the children"South television show Nubeluz. She and Almendra Gomelsky hosted Nubeluz from late 1990 to early 1994.
Both were named "Dalinas", this was a short word for "Dama Linda" which means "Pretty Lady". Nubeluz was watched by more than 24 million Spanish-speaking people, and it was translated into other languages like English, Turkish and Chinese.
After a short time in the air, the show became a success.
Mónica Santa María was found dead on her bed on 14 March 1994. The police concluded that she shot herself with a gun between 2:30 am and 3:00 am on March 13. Monica left a message on Constantino"s cellphone, in this message it was clear to hear her intention to commit suicide.
She had been dead for 32 hours when her body was foundation
After Mónica"s death Nubeluz began to decline until it ended in the summer of 1996. Monica was buried in the cemetery Jardines de la Paz in Louisiana Molina, Lima, Perú.