Monica is the older of two siblings. Her mother, Gloria Pesquera, was the 3rd finalist in the contest
Miss Venezuela in 1964 and also competed in the
Miss International. Monica's father, Gianfranco Pasqualotto, was Italian. Her brother,
Giancarlo Pasqualotto, is also an actor and singer.
Monica she wanted to study medicine when she was young but decided to study journalism in the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in
Caracas. While at the university, she also studied acting. In 1991 she started to work with the
Payasitas Nifu Nifa and in 1991 she recorded in
Chelique Sarabia´s studio the first album of her own child group "The Trapolinas". This first album had 12 tracks written by Monica.
In the last year of the university she appeared in a Televen program named Ticket, as co-host with
Daniel Carles. After that, her career started in television, radio, film and theater.
In May 2009 she traveled with
Ralph Kinnard to the
Cannes Festival in France to participate in the film festival with the movie A mi me gusta, which she stars.
2005: A mi me gusta - Margarita García. First Venezuelan romantic comedy Primera of the German director
Ralph Kinnard. The film was entered in the official selection of the
Calcutta's Festival[specify]. In Venezuela it won the "
Mara de Oro" for best movie and best actress.
Theater
1991 : "Bartolomeo en la Isla Mágica". Musical. Arcos y Voces Juveniles de Caracas. U.E. Colegio
Emil Friedman.
1991 :
Mozart. Musical. Arcos y Voces Juveniles de Caracas. U.E. Colegio Emil Friedman.
1992 :
La Paradura del Niño Arcos y Voces Juveniles de Caracas. U.E. Colegio Emil Friedman.
2005 :
La Cenicienta.adaptation. Natalia Martínez. Personaje: Cenicienta. Ateneo de Caracas
2005-2006: "Yo, Tu, Ella" . Mónica Montañez. 1st season: Teatro Escena 8. 2nd. Season CELARG.[2]
2006-2007: "Una Novia para el Capitan" . 1st season: Ateneo de Caracas. 2nd. season CELARG Characters: Ariel, Esmeralda y Barbie.
2006-2007:
Amanecí como con ganas de Morirme Indira Páez. Water People Company. 1st season: Ateneo de Caracas. 2nd season: Trasnocho Theater. 3rd season: Torre CORP BANCA Theater.
2007 : "De velo y Corona" Indira Páez y Caterina Cardozo. Torre CORPBANCA Theater.
2008 : "El cielo es muy Aburrido" by Oscar Perdomo Marin. Water People Company. CELARG. Caracas.