Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas (born December 19, 1979, in

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Biography

Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas was born on December 19, 1979 in

. She is the daughter of José Domingo Rey and Cecilia Arciniegas. Paola has two siblings - a sister, Alexandra Rey Arciniegas and a brother, José Alberto Rey Arciniegas. Initially, she was interested in pursuing

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. However, she let go of her pursuit after being cast in a telenovela in 1996, with no previous acting experience. .

Personal life

On June 5, 2010, she married the Colombian actor Juan Carlos Vargas. In July 2013, she gave birth to the couple's first child - a boy, named Oliver Vargas Rey. In May 2018, she gave birth to a second son, called Leo Vargas Rey. Rey is close friends with the Colombian actor,

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Career

She has worked in a number of Colombian telenovelas, including ''

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'', ''

Pasión de Gavilanes ''Pasión de Gavilanes'' (international title: ''Hidden Passion'') is a Colombian telenovela written by Julio Jiménez. It is produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. Th ...

'', and ''La mujer en el espejo''. She has appeared in several films, including ''Como el gato y el raton'', which won awards in several international festivals, and ''The Private Archives of Pablo Escobar''. She also works as a model, appearing on the cover of the Fall 2005 edition of "Fuego", and has been the face of

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Filmography

Television

Movies

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Paola 1979 births Colombian telenovela actresses Living people 20th-century Colombian actresses 21st-century Colombian actresses Colombian film actresses Colombian female models