 She studied Psychology in Caracas at Andrés Bello Catholic University for a year but left university to pursue an acting career.Spanic's career started in 1992 when she joined the Miss Venezuela contest, representing her home state, Guárico, which served as a platform to launch her acting career, with appearances in Venezuelan telenovelas such as "Morena Clara", where she portrayed the villain Linda Prado.In 1994, Spanic had her first leading role in the telenovela "Como Tu Ninguna", which aired for two years and became one of the largest novelas of the country and had an enormous success, including internationally.