María Alejandra Paredes Orejuela (born January 6, 1983) is an Ecuadorian actress. She is best known for her character Penélope de la Cruz on the TV series '.

Biography

Alejandra Paredes was born in

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on January 6, 1983, the daughter of Lorgia Orejuela, a prominent Ecuadorian swimmer. At age 17, she was a model for Denisse Klein's agency. She began her television career on the

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series '. Her most recognized role is that of Penelope de la Cruz on the black comedy series ', where she appeared alongside and

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. She also had roles in ', ', and ''El hombre de la casa''. She has served as the public relations officer for the Paradox School of Image and Sound. In theater, she directed the micro-drama ''La balada de John y Yoko'', and the children's productions ''Los grillos sordos'' and ''Chiquititas''. In 2019, Paredes appeared on the second season of the biographical telenovela '. From 2019 to 2020, she was on the fifth and sixth seasons of the series '. In 2020, she made her film debut as part of the cast of the historical drama ''Camino a la libertad'', along with

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, Verónica Pinzón, and Juan Carlos Román. The same year, she replaced

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on the

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series '.

Roles

TV series and telenovelas

Theater

Actress

* ''La pareja feliz'' ... Penélope Cruzeta * ''El amante'' * ''

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'' * ''Hollywood somos nosotras'' * ''Radio Maja...dera'' ... Penélope Cruzeta * ''A 2.50 la cuba libre''

Director

* ''La balada de John y Yoko'' * ''Los grillos sordos'' * ''Chiquititas''

Film

* ''Camino a la libertad'' ... Ana Garaycoa de Villamil

References

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