Carmen Angulo (born September 17, 1970) is an Ecuadorian actress.

Biography

Carmen Angulo was born in Guayaquil on September 17, 1970, to an

Afro-Ecuadorian Afro-Ecuadorians or Afroecuatorianos (Spanish), are Ecuadorians of predominantly Sub-Saharan African descent. History and background Most Afro-Ecuadorians are the descendants of enslaved Africans who were transported by Spanish slavers to Ecuad ...

family. She studied social communication at the

University of Guayaquil The University of Guayaquil (Spanish: ''Universidad de Guayaquil''), known colloquially as the ''Estatal'' (i.e., "the State niversity), is a public university in Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador. Estatal was founded in 1883. It is the old ...

's Faculty of Social Sciences (FACSO), but dropped out in her third year to raise a family.

Career

Television

Angulo's first television appearance was on the telenovela ''Blanco y negro'', with , which was based on the racial problems of Afro-Ecuadorians. This led to roles on the Ecuavisa telenovelas ' and ', working with actresses such as Maricela Gómez,

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, and Giovanna Andrade. She was on the dramatization program ', and made a special appearance on the telenovela '. On

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, she played Leticia on the comedy series ', and later played Mónica on the telenovela '. She was also a member of the cast of the comedy '' Los Tostadams'', a parody of '' The Addams Family'', which was initially part of the program '. From 2013 to 2015, Angulo appeared on the telenovela ''Secretarias''. On the comic series ''

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'', she played Madame Trouché. She next had roles in the telenovelas ', ', and '.

Film

In 2007, Angulo was cast in the film ''El milagro de coromoto'', the story of a religious miracle set in 17th-century Venezuela. In 2011, she appeared in the successful low-budget film ', directed by Fernando Mieles.

Theater

Angulo is part of the theatrical group Los compadritos del Parque Histórico, which works to preserve the culture of the

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and Afro-Ecuadorians.

Other works

Angulo is a member of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, and taught at a nursery school for the Central Bank's foundation El muchacho trabajador, with the aim of eradicating child labor. She has also given workshops on rights and duties that citizens must fulfill for the . In 2012, Angulo announced that she, together with model Alexandra Mora and dancer Stalyn Vera, would be opening an art school named MAD in

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Filmography

TV series and telenovelas

* ''Blanco y negro'' (2000) * ' (2001-2005) * ' (2004) * ' (2005) * ' (2008-2009) ... Ginger's mother * ' (2010-2011) ... Mónica * ' (2011) ... Leticia * '' Los Tostadams'' (2012) ... Grandmother * ''Secretarias'' (2013-2015) ... Monze * ''

'' (2015-2016) ... Madame Trouché * ' (2017-2018) ... Angelina Youlín Nazareno * '' Maleteados'' (2018) ... Bella * ' (2019) ... Melina Molina * ' (2020) ... Maritza Rizos

Film

* ''El milagro de Coromoto'' (2006) ... Ana * ' (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angulo, Carmen 1970 births Ecuadorian film actresses Ecuadorian stage actresses Ecuadorian telenovela actresses Living people Actors from Guayaquil 21st-century Ecuadorian women