María Helena Doering (born November 16, 1962) is a Colombian

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and model. Doering was born to a German-Bolivian father and Colombian mother. She studied in Colombia, London, and Italy and speaks fluent French, English, Italian and Spanish. She started her career as an actress by appearing in a

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(toothpaste) commercial, and a commercial for Coffee Delight. At 13 years of age, she worked with some of the most important photographers of Cali (her hometown): Fernell Franco, Oswaldo Lopez, Micky Calero and Jaime Andres Orozco. In 1980 she traveled to Italy and stayed there for 13 years. In 1986 she was discovered by an Alfa Romeo executive while working as a translator at a

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event, and joined the Fashion Models Agency in

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She worked in Italy with fashion Photographers as Gabriele Balestra and

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. Doering appeared in 67 television commercials in five years and worked in Japan, Germany, Spain and France. In 1993, she was contacted by Julio Sanchez Cristo to star in ''La'' ''Maldicion del Paraiso'' in Colombia. She is now a successful actress in her home country. Aside from acting and modeling, Doering also sings, but not as a professional. During her free time she likes to do floral arrangements, ride horses and read biographies and books about history. She is fascinated by Italian literature.

Filmography

Films

*'' Mi abuelo, mi papá y yo'' (2005)...Esperanza Arias *El Escritor de Telenovelas (2011)... Anabella *La Luciernaga (2013)... Mercedes *Todas Para Uno (2014) *Mariposas Verdes (2017)... Ana

Telenovelas

* La Ley del Corazón 2 (2018) *Sitiados 2 (2017) *Venganza / Revancha (2016)... Victoria Piedrahita *''

Pobres Rico ''Pobres Rico'' is a 2012 Colombian telenovela produced and aired by RCN Televisión. Cast Los Rico * Gonzalo Rico ( Juan Pablo Raba) * Gustavo Rico ( Carlos Torres) * Gabriela Rico ( Maria Dalmazzo) * Ester Blanco Viuda de Rico ( Constanza D ...

'' (2012)... Ana María Fernández de Rico * '' La Pola-Amar La Hizo Libre'' (2010)...Eusebia de Valencia (RCN) * ''

Bella Calamidades ''Bella Calamidades'' (''Beautiful But Unlucky'') is a Spanish-language romantic thriller telenovela produced by RTI Producciones for Caracol TV and Telemundo. It is a tongue-in-cheek romance story, it features a woman plagued by bad luck. The ...

'' (2009)...Lorenza de Machado (Telemundo) * '' El penúltimo beso'' (2008/2009)...Lupe Preciado de Izquierdo (RCN) * '' Victoria'' (2007)...Helena de Cárdenas (Telemundo) * ''

Hasta que la plata nos separe ''Hasta que la plata nos separe'' (English: ''Until Money Do sUs Part'') is a Colombian telenovela created and written by Fernando Gaitán, starring Victor Hugo Cabrera and Marcela Carvajal. It is produced and broadcast by RCN Televisión from ...

'' (2006)...Rosaura Suárez de De la Peña (RCN) * ''

Decisiones ''Decisiones'' (, ''Decisions'') is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television program, television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous ...

'' (2005)...various characters * '' La Saga, Negocio de Familia'' (2004)... Marlene (Caracol TV) * ''

Te Voy a Enseñar a Querer ''Te Voy a Enseñar a Querer'' (English title: ''Learning to Love''), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 129 episodes from August 31 ...

'' (2004)...Isabel de Mendéz/Orquídea (Telemundo) * '' La Venganza'' (2002)...Helena Fontana Viso (Telemundo) * ''

Milagros de Amor ''Milagros de Amor'' ("Miracles of Love") is a Colombian telenovela first aired in 2002. It stars Maritza Rodríguez, Gregorio Pernía, Edmundo Troya and Carlos Humberto Camacho, and ran for 80 episodes. Cast *Maritza Rodríguez as Milagros Vi ...

'' (2002)...Catalina Pizarro de Hansen (RCN) * '' Adrian (Luzbel) Esta de Visita'' (2001)...Elsa Estrada de Franco (Telemundo) * ''

La Viuda de Blanco ''La viuda de Blanco'' (double meaning: ''Blanco's Widow'' and ''The Widow in White'') is an American telenovela that aired on Telemundo from July 24, 2006 to March 2, 2007. It is based on the 1996 Colombian telenovela of the same name. It stars ...

'' (1996)...Alicia Guardiola Vda. de Blanco * '' Amor, Amor'' (1995)...? * '' Las Aguas Mansas'' (1994)...Melissa Ferrer * '' La Maldicion del paraiso''(1993)...Camila Fontana

Teatro

* La Ratonera (2002/2003) *'' Técnicas para Amar''(2017)...Dora

External links

Telemundo Website

Official "Victoria" Website *
Gallery of images
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doering, Maria Helena Colombian film actresses Colombian telenovela actresses Colombian people of Bolivian descent Colombian people of German descent 1962 births Living people 20th-century Colombian actresses 21st-century Colombian actresses