Natalia Barulich may have drawn attention for dating Brazillian footballer Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior for a few months in 2020. Yet, she is successful in her own right. She is an American Latina model, singer, dancer, former beauty contestant, and upcoming actress pursuing a career in Bollywood. More to that, she is also a DJ of Cuban-Croatian origin.
There is more! Natalia is the other half of a DJ duo Atmsphre alongside her friend Esther Anaya. Besides this, she has starred as a vixen in Maluma’s song Felices los 4 and has also campaigned for numerous brands such as Mercedez Benz, Air France, Samsung, Guess, and Target.
A Look at Natalia’s Relationship with Neymar and Why They Are No Longer Together
Natalia and Neymar met in 2018 while the former was in a relationship with musician Juan Luis Londoño Arias, better known as Maluma. They met while Maluma was performing at Neymar’s 26th birthday party in Paris in 2018.
Fast forward to 2019, her relationship with Maluma ended and she confirmed her love affair with Neymar in February 2020. Their relationship got a lot of buzz from the media and they even featured on the cover of a magazine in 2020 which Natalia shared on her Instagram page.
The relationship did not last as long as hers and Maluma’s. It ended just a few months later. While there is no certainty as to the exact date the former couple started dating, there are reports that Natalia claimed that she knew what she wanted.
Since then, she has kept her relationship life private. Nonetheless, her exes have found love in different women and have shared it to the world. While Maluma is dating Susana Gomez. Neymar who has had numerous renowned relationships is dating Bruna Biancardi and at the time of this report, the couple are expecting their first child. They announced it in April 2023.
A Look at Natalia Barulich’s Life Before Her Famous Relationship
Early Life and Family of the Model
Natalia Marion Barulich was born on January 13, 1992, in California, United States. She is of Cuban-Croatian origin and hails from a family of music lovers.
This would contribute to her finding love in music and dance. To hone this interest, she became a part of a choir at the young age of 5 to 6.
Furthermore, she also trained in ballet dancing for 16 years and went on to perform as a professional ballerina for 5 years.
She Has an Extensive Career
Neymar’s ex-girlfriend, Natalia is multitalented and has exposed herself to different careers over the years. She is a singer, songwriter, DJ, video vixen, model, and one of the members of the female DJ duo Atmsphre.
She founded the group with her friend Esther Anaya, a classically trained violinist in 2016. Natalia is the duo’s vocalist and they had their first performance at the Winter Music Conference in Miami in March 2015.
Only a year later, she and her bandmate performed at the Guess Gala in Barcelona. They have since set themselves up for fame and have performed on different stages across the world.
Apart from this, her being a model and a video vixen is another aspect of her career worth taking note of. This is because this is one of the aspects of her career that has brought her fame.
A Look into Her Career as a Video Vixen and Contributing to Over 2 Billion Views on a Streaming Platform
As a video vixen, Natalia appeared in Maluma’s Felices los 4 music video in 2017 and it has over 1.8 billion views on YouTube at the time of this report. The same year, she appeared in the sequel of the same song titled Felices los 4 music video (Salsa Version). This sequel features Marc Anthony and it has garnered over 225 million views since its release.
Prior to that, she appeared in Britney Spear’s Work B**ch music video in 2013. The video has gained over 383 million views on YouTube.
Other music videos she appeared in are Calvin Harris’ Thinking About You ft. Ayah Marar in 2013, and Jencarlos Canela’s Baby.
Her Career at the Miss USA Pageantry, as a Model and Working with Famous Brands
In her earliest years, Natalia joined the Miss USA pageantry but unfortunately didn’t make it to the Top 20 stage. According to her, she was crushed and felt that she wasn’t good enough for some time.
Regardless, she later found a place to move on and claim success as a model. One of her greatest milestones is her being selected as one of the officials as one of the judges of the 70th Miss United States in 2021.
Again, in 2022, she was named Miss Universe pageantry in Bahrain, a country in the Middle East.
She has also explored greatly the modelling industry. She has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns for different brands such as Mercedes Benz Bespoke, Air France, Samsung, Target, Verizon Wireless, Apple, Got Milk?, Isaac Jewelers, and 138 Water.
Furthermore, the Cuban-Croatian descent has appeared on many covers. With her ex, Neymar, she appeared on the cover of a magazine. Other magazines she covered are ‘L’Officiel’, ‘Maxim’, ‘FHM’, and ‘Esquire’.
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She Has Appeared in a Number of Series and Works Towards Becoming a Bollywood Actress
The 5 feet 8 inches tall Latina entertainer has had different TV appearances. One of the most renowned is her being on the TV mini-series Sports TV in 2019. She appeared in 14 episodes. Other famous people on the show are Alexanne Wagner, Erik Griffin, Eric Larsen, and Romeo Brown.
One of her earliest works as an actress was a short film titled How to Be Popular in 2017. She played Alexis and it may have opened her up for her next role in another short, Set You Free.
Clearly, Natalia could have a bigger career in Hollywood if she pursues the dream. This is based on the foundation she has set herself over the years in the industry in multiple aspects of entertainment.
Nonetheless, she hopes to break into Bollywood and in order to achieve that, she opened herself up to learning Hindi. She claims to be in love with Bollywood more than Hollywood. This is apart from her love for Indian culture, people, and spirituality.
In addition, she believes that the industry needs a Latina and would want to break that as well.
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