For several years now, Telefe decided to bet on international content, especially Turkish novels. One of the most successful they broadcast was “Elif”, which tells the story of a girl who ends up in the house of a wealthy family, in which she discovers details of her childhood and her parents.
The main character of the Turkish plot, Elif, He was played by Isabella Damla Güvenilir when she was 5 years old. At the moment, The actress is 15 years old and has become one of the most prominent television celebrities in her country..
Based on the international success she received from the novel, which had more than 800 chapters, the young woman toured several countries in Asia. After finishing her promotional engagements with “Elif”, he made two more productions, the last in 2023.
In addition, Isabella dedicated herself to the world of modeling, and on her Instagram account she keeps a record of the most important moments she has experienced with her family, as she clarified that she was able to combine her success on television with the continuation of her studies.
The time the life of the protagonist of “Elif” changed
Success came to the life of Isabella, who lived for a time with her mother in New York, when an American producer approached her family to make a television proposal to the girl, a path that the actress’s parents, who are dedicated to fishing and gastronomy, they never imagined for her.
As a result, her parents decided to accept the proposal and move to Turkey so that the little girl could write the novel. She “she was 5 years old and she didn’t know anything. She felt like she was playing,” Isabella commented about those years.
It should be remembered that Damla starred in all 5 seasons of the novel, which became one of the longest produced in her country, so she said goodbye to the role of Elif when she was 10 years old.
