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Lorena Bernal

Actress, author and coach

Lorena Bernal is an actress, author and coach who was crowned Miss Spain at 17. Born in Argentina and raised in Spain and France, she developed a career in Spanish television before working in English-language productions including CSI: Miami and Chuck. She later founded Live Love Better and wrote It Starts With You. Bernal is married to football coach Mikel Arteta; they have three sons.

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THE BACKGROUND

Career and background

Bernal’s professional biography traces her childhood across Argentina, Spain and France. She was born in San Miguel de Tucumán and began working in fashion at seven. Acting soon became her main interest: she started studying drama in San Sebastián at eleven, several years before winning Miss Spain at seventeen.Source: Lorena Bernal official website ↗

Her screen work includes the Spanish series El Secreto, Luna Negra, Paraíso and Aída. English-language films The Deal and Clean Break opened another route, followed by a period in Los Angeles and appearances in CSI: Miami and Chuck. She has also worked in advertising and presented television shows and public galas.Source: Lorena Bernal official website ↗

Her later work centres on coaching and personal development. Through Live Love Better she offers events, retreats and coaching around subjects including relationships, parenting and leadership. She is also the author of It Starts With You. The business brings together the public-facing work of an author and speaker with more direct conversations through coaching sessions and group events.Source: Live Love Better ↗

In a 2026 interview she said she valued having control over this newer part of her career and meeting the people who engage with her work. Her public appearances still include hosting: in July she presented the Global Gift Gala in Marbella. She has described her sense of fulfilment as increasingly connected to family, relationships and time rather than public recognition.Sources: ¡HOLA! ↗ · 20minutos ↗

WHO’S WITH WHOM

Relationship history

Bernal and Mikel Arteta have been together for more than two decades and married in 2010. Their eldest son, Gabriel, was born the previous year; Daniel followed in 2012 and Oliver in 2015. The family has spent many years in London as Arteta’s career moved from playing into coaching. Bernal has spoken about pausing parts of her acting career to raise their children and later developing work of her own. In April 2026 she described their relationship as a busy life in which both continue to grow and support one another.

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FAMILY

Children

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