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List Of Colombians
Colombian people of note include: Actors * Jorge Enrique Abello (born 1968) * Carolina Acevedo (born 1979) *Julián Arango (born 1968) * Yancey Arias (born 1971) * Víctor Hugo Cabrera (born 1968) *Manolo Cardona (born 1977) *Margalida Castro (born 1943) *Angie Cepeda (born 1974) * Catalina Denis (born 1985) * Robinson Díaz (born 1978) * María Elena Döehring (born 1962) * Juan Pablo Espinosa (born 1980) * Margarita Rosa de Francisco (born 1965) * Isabella Gomez (born 1998) *Juan Pablo Gamboa (born 1966) *Paula Garcés (born 1974) * Aura Cristina Geithner (born 1967) * Fabian Rios (born 1980) *Carla Giraldo (born 1986) *Amparo Grisales (born 1956) * Teresa Gutiérrez (1928–2010) *Zulay Henao (born 1979) *Vicky Hernández (born 1945) * Ana María Kamper (born 1964) *John Leguizamo (born 1964) *Luis Mesa (born 1968) *Ana María Orozco (born 1973) *Juan Pablo Raba (born 1977) *Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 1981) *Isabella Santo Domingo (born 1967) *Juan Pablo Shuk (born 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian People
Colombians ( es, Colombianos) are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Colombian''. Colombia is a multiethnic society and home to people of various ethnic, religious and national origins. Though many Colombians have varying degrees of European, Indigenous and African ancestry. The majority of the Colombian population is made up of immigrants from the Old World and their descendants, mixed in part with the original populations, especially Iberians and to a lesser extent other Europeans. Following the initial period of Spanish conquest and immigration, different waves of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly six centuries and continue today. Elements of Native American and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aura Cristina Geithner
Aura Cristina Geithner (born March 9, 1967 in Bogota, Colombia) is a Colombian actress. In her teens, she lived in Mexico and studied painting and international public relations. Her twin brother, Harry Geithner, is also an actor. Trajectory * La hija pródiga (2017 - TV Azteca) .... Isabel Barragán de Montejo * Despertar contigo (2016 - Televisa) .... Antonia Santamaría"c-protagonist" * Tanto amor (2015 - Azteca) .... Altagracia Hernández de Roldán"Antagonist" * Siempre Tuya Acapulco (2014 - Azteca) .... Angustias Molina Vda. de Hernández "Antagonist" * Los Rey (2012 - Azteca) - Lucero * Quererte Así (2012 - Azteca) .... Emilia Duncan - antagonist. * Cielo Rojo (2011 - Azteca).... Mariana de Molina-antagonist. * Secretos del alma (2009 - TV Azteca) .... Laura Kuri - ''antagonist'' * Mujeres asesinas (2008 - RCN Televisión) .... Laura, la encubridora "protagonist" * Las profesionales, a su servicio (2007) .... Beatriz González - ''protagonist'' * Decisiones (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Santo Domingo
Isabella Santo Domingo (or Myriam Isabel Santodomingo, born March 28, 1968 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian actress, writer and daughter of Luis Alberto Santo Domingo Molina and Miryam Martínez and mother of Daniella Ossa. Career She has worked as an actress, presenter, journalist, playwright, writer, she also won/was nominated for the following awards: Simón Bolívar , Premios TVyNovelas, India Catalina y Midia de España in the category of Best Actress. She also the director of the journals: ''Shock'' and ''Carrusel''. She also created and founded Shock Music Awards (''Premios Shock de la Musica''). She's author of three best-sellers: ''Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas'', ''A.M. y F.M'' and ''Sexorcismo''. Currently, Isabella is writing her fourth book and she is also in the jury of a reality show called Protagonistas de Nuestra Tele by RCN TV, and is also involved in the production of the second season of the series ''Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas ''Los caballeros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in ''Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She currently stars as Tabitha Matthews in the Epix television series ''From''. Early life Sandino Moreno was born in Bogotá, Colombia. She grew up in a middle-class family, her father is a vet and her mother a pathologist. She attended Saint George's School in Bogotá, Colombia. Before becoming an actress, she studied advertising at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Career 2004–2010 In 2003, casting calls for ''Maria Full of Grace'' were conducted in both New York and Colombia where she was initially noticed for her talent at the acting school in Bogotá. She was then referred to a casting audition where she beat over 900 girls for the lead role. She left the college to begin her first movie project. Starring Sandino Moreno as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pablo Raba
Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born 14 January 1977) is a Colombian film, TV and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series '' Narcos''. Early life Raba was born in Bogotá, Colombia where he graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada. After his parents' divorce, he was raised in Spain by his Argentinian father. There, he earned a baccalaureate degree and started studying advertising, but soon decided this was not what he wanted in life. He left his studies incomplete and went to live in Argentina. Career Raba subsequently returned to Colombia and worked as a model. He sought work from the Colombian TV channel Caracol, who suggested that he take acting lessons. He took acting classes in Bogota with Edgardo Roman and then continued his studies in New York at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Not long after, he accompanied a friend to an acting class where Colombian professor Edgardo Roman was impressed by Raba's acting ability. Enco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana María Orozco
Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian movie, theatre and television actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female Personality of the Year (''Figura internacional femenina del año'') at the New York Latin ACE Awards and in 2002, won the award for Actress of the Year (''Actriz del año'') at the INTE Award for her performance in the telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (1999). Personal life Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Orozco is the daughter of actor Luis Fernando Orozco and radio announcer Carmenza Aristizábal. She is also the older sister of actress Verónica Orozco (b. 1979) and Juliana. In April 1999, Orozco married actor Julian Arango, but the marriage lasted only 10 months. Since 2004, she has lived in Bogotá, Colombia. From 2005 to 2012, she was married to Argentine musician Martín Quaglia. Quaglia and Orozco have two daughters, Lucrecia (b. 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Mesa
''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as ''Betty, la fea'', is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries due to the popularity of the plot. American comedy-drama hit ''Ugly Betty,'' Mexican telenovela ''La fea más bella'', South African comedy ''uBettina Wethu,'' and Indian series ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' are all based on this Colombian telenovela. ''Betty, la Fea'' re-aired on Spanish-language U.S. network TeleFutura in January 2009. Eight years after the telenovela's original run, the highly anticipated return of the original version of ''Yo Soy Betty, La Fea'' delivered impressive ratings for the network, attracting over one million viewers, more than half a million of which were adults aged 18–49. In addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leguizamo
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He's also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three Tony Award nominations for ''Freak'' in 1998, ''Sexaholix'' in 2002, and ''Latin History for Morons'' in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018. He rose to fame with a co-starring role in ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993) as Luigi, and a supporting role in the crime drama ''Carlito's Way'' (1993). He later starred in ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), ''A Brother's Kiss'' (1997), ''Summer of Sam'' (1999), ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001), ''The Alibi'' (2006), ''Righteous Kill'' (2008), ''Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Hernández
Vicky Hernández is a Colombian movie, theater and TV actress. Work Film *2016 Between Sea and Land *2005 Les Gens Honnêtes Vivent en France (Soeur Suzanna) *2004 Perder es Cuestión de Método, de Sergio Cabrera *2004 El Cristo de Plata *2000 Proof of Life, de Taylor Hackford - prod. estadounidense (María) *1999 La Toma de la Embajada, de Ciro Durán (María Elena Chassoul) *1997 La Deuda, de Manuel José Álvarez y Nicolás Buenaventura *Paradiso del Trópico, de Cristián Norbert y Françoise Bricaut - prod. francesa *1994 Águilas no Cazan Moscas, de Sergio Cabrera (Encarnación) *1993 La Estrategia del Caracol, de Sergio Cabrera (Doña Eulalia) *1990 Confesión a Laura, de Jaime Osorio Gómez (Laura) *1988 Técnicas de Duelo, de Sergio Cabrera (Encarnación) *1987 Chronicle of a Death Foretold (''Crónica de una Muerte Anunciada''), de Francesco Rosi (Clotilde Armenta) *1986 Visa U.S.A., de Lisandro Duque (madre de Patricia) *1986 La Mansión de Araucaima, de Carlos Mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulay Henao
Zulay Henao (born March 22, 1979) is a Colombian-American film and television actress. She has co-starred in a number of films such as '' Illegal Tender'' (2007), ''Fighting'' (2009), ''Takers'' (2010), '' Boy Wonder'' (2011), '' Hostel: Part III'', ''The Single Moms Club'' (2014), ''True Memoirs of an International Assassin'' (2016). In 2014 she began starring as one of the lead characters in the Oprah Winfrey Network series, ''If Loving You Is Wrong''. Early life Henao was born in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. She and her family emigrated to New Jersey. After high school she served three years with the U.S. Army. Henao enrolled at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts to study acting. Career Henao appeared in two small films, and in 2007 made her television debut in an episode of Lifetime drama series, ''Army Wives''. In the same year she also guest-starred on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Also in 2007, Henao had supporting roles in films '' Illegal Tender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Gutiérrez
Teresa Gutiérrez (25 October 1928 – 9 March 2010) was a Colombian actress best known for her roles in TV series. Since the genesis of the television broadcasting in Colombia in (1954) she has appeared in numerous series, including ''Seguro y urgente'', ''Te voy a enseñar a querer'', Los Victorinos and ''Como Pedro por su casa''. She played La Marquesa Carmen Santillana de la Roquette in Telemundo's '' Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa''. Gutiérrez was the mother of actor Miguel Varoni and actress María Margarita Giraldo Gutiérrez and she was a grandmother of Majida Issa. Early life She was born in Bogotá, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... She began her acting career through her father Carlos Gutierrez Riaño, as he was the artistic director of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
