Marcos Ginocchio

Ginocchio was born in Salta, to architect José Ginocchio and Carola Moraiz.^[2] He has an older sister, Valentina, and an older brother, José.^[2] His parents separated when he was 10 years old.^[3] As a kid, Ginocchio practiced kickboxing, taekwondo and jiu-jitsu.^[2] In elementary school he attended the Belgrano School and in high school the Del Milagro School both in Salta.^[4][5]

After graduating in 2017, Ginocchio attended the Catholic University of Salta to study law.^[6] In 2019, he became national jiu jitsu champion in the shiakan category in a professional tournament held in Mar del Plata.^[7] In the same time, he worked as male model in Salta for different local brands^[8] and he did a campaign for a beer brand in Mexico.^[9]

On October 17, 2022, Ginocchio entered as one of the contestants of the argentinian reality show Gran Hermano.^[10] In the first week, he was nominated and was safe from elimination after landing the 17.96% of the votes, being the least voted to leave the house.^[11] Ginocchio became one of the favorites of the show after facing of his opponents, for having a calm personality, being kind and not at all confrontational.^[12][13] He passed another three eviction galas and won four Head of Household competition, including the last one that took him directly to the final,^[14] where he was established as the winner with 70.83% of the positive votes by the public.^[15]

Ginocchio was awarded the $19.441.132 grand prize, a house and one year of free beer.^[16] During his time in the house, he won two electric motorcycles by the public vote.^[16][17]

After Gran Hermano, he signed with the modelling and acting agency Multitalent.^[18] Ginocchio was on the cover of several magazines, including Gente,^[19] Para Ti^[20] and Caras.^[21] He was also the face of the shoes brand's Sarkany.^[22]

In his childhood, Ginocchio suffered from eating disorders.^[23][24]