Ximena Duque (born January 30, 1985) is a Colombian
actress
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and
model
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.
Biography
Ximena was born in
Cali
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,
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia
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, on January 30, 1985 and at age 12 moved to
Miami
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,
Florida
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, where she began to study acting, diction and accent neutralization.
Career
2002–2009: Beginnings
Ximena got her start on the reality show ''
Protagonistas de Novela
''Protagonistas...'' aka ''Protagonistas de Novela'', ''Protagonistas de la Música'', ''Protagonistas de la Fama'' is a Spanish reality television franchise. It broadcasts in Spanish speaking countries in Latin America and Latin communities in t ...
'', dedicated to seeking acting talents.
In 2005, she began her acting career in the
telenovela
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''Soñar no cuesta nada'', where she played Jenny. In 2007, she participated in ''
Pecados Ajenos
''Pecados ajenos'' (''A Chance to Love'', literally "Other people's sins") is a Spanish-language telenovela written by Eric Vonn and produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This limited-run series was shot in Florida b ...
'' as María Águilar. The next year is part of the
telenovela
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''
Valeria'' playing Ana Lucía Hidalgo. She was also part of the cast of the telenovela ''
El Rostro de Analía
''El Rostro de Analía'' (; ''The Face of Analía'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Sarah Mintz, Maritza Rodríguez and Gabriel Porras, w ...
'', where she shared credits with
Elizabeth Gutiérrez
Elizabeth Gutiérrez Nevárez (born April 1, 1979) is an American actress and model of Mexican descent. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas ''El Rostro de Analía'' and ''El fantasma de Elena''.
Background
Guti ...
. In 2009, she had a minor role in the
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
''
Victorinos
''Victorinos'' is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on June 23, 2009, replacing Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and concluded February 5, 2010.
The telenovela is a remake of the ...
''. Throughout the years, Ximena Duque has acted in several
telenovelas
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with
Telemundo
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.
2010–present: New projects
In 2010, she starred in the telenovela ''
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 ...
'', a new version of the
Cinderella Story
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. That same year, she also formed part of the cast of the telenovela ''
Alguien te mira'', a remake of
Chilean telenovela. wherein she co-starred with
David Chocarro
David Chocarro (born 5 April 1980) is an Argentine actor, model and former baseball player.
Career
Born in Buenos Aires, Chocarro entered the Mexican market for telenovelas through the front door as part of the cast of '' Los Exitosos Perez'' ...
and
Géraldine Bazán
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. In 2011, she worked for the
Univision
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television network, where she joined the cast of the
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
''
Sacrificio de Mujer''. During that same year, she had a lead role with Telemundo as Carola Conde joining the cast of ''
La casa de al lado
''La casa de al lado'' (''The House Next Door'') is an American Spanish-language black comedy telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This mystery is a remake of the Chilean telenovela ''La familia de al lado'' ...
'', in which Gabriel Porras and
David Chocarro
David Chocarro (born 5 April 1980) is an Argentine actor, model and former baseball player.
Career
Born in Buenos Aires, Chocarro entered the Mexican market for telenovelas through the front door as part of the cast of '' Los Exitosos Perez'' ...
were the lead villains. In 2012, she obtained her second lead role in the telenovela ''
Corazón valiente
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Music Albums
* ''Corazón'' (Ednita Nazario album), 1999
* ''Corazón'' (Fonseca alb ...
'', with
Adriana Fonseca
Adriana Fonseca (; born Adriana Fonseca Castellanos March 16, 1979) is a Mexican actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in Televisa's telenovelas like '' La usurpadora'' as Veronica Soriano (1998), '' Rosalinda'' as Lucy Pérez Rome ...
and
Fabián Ríos. Through her role in this telenovela, she obtained two awards including "The Perfect Couple" and "The richest Kiss", which she shares with Fabian Rios. In 2013, she starred in the telenovela ''
Santa Diabla
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'', as the main antagonist, in 2014 she won an award for "The Best Bad Girl" in
Premios Tu Mundo
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.
In that same year participated in the Web Novela ''Mía Mundo''.
In late August 2014, actor
David Chocarro
David Chocarro (born 5 April 1980) is an Argentine actor, model and former baseball player.
Career
Born in Buenos Aires, Chocarro entered the Mexican market for telenovelas through the front door as part of the cast of '' Los Exitosos Perez'' ...
, published through his
Twitter
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a picture next to Ximena, recording the web where they appear novela ''Villa paraíso'', in which she is the protagonist of the story. Ximena also talked a bit about her character in the telenovela that will air on Telemundo's channel:
When finished the recordings of the telenovela, actress ends her contract with
Telemundo
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telenovela ''
Dueños del paraíso
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'', which will be released in 2015, confirmed that the actress would move to
Hollywood
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with
Carlos Ponce
Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...
, for start working in movies and TV series.
She then participated in 9 episodes of the popular soap opera
Days of Our Lives
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as Blanca. She then rejoined Telemundo again and starred in ''
¿Quién es quién?
''¿Quién es quién?'' (English title: ''Who is Who?''), is an American telenovela produced by Gemma Lombardi, Joshua Mintz
and Carmen Cecilia Urbaneja for Telemundo. It is an adaptation of the telenovela produced in 2003, ''Amor descarado''.
D ...
'' as Clarita for 2 episodes. In 2017 she had her seventh lead role in
La Fan
''La Fan'', is an American telenovela produced by Telemundo, is a story written by Marcela Citterio and inspired by an idea of history Angélica Vale.
The story revolves around the life of a famous telenovelas actor and his faithful follower wh ...
as Adriana Zubizarreta.
Personal life
Duque has a son named Christian Carabias Duque, who was born on May 16, 2004.
From 2010 to 2016 she was in a relationship with actor
Carlos Ponce
Carlos Armando Ponce Freyre Jr. (born September 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican actor, musician, model, and television personality. Ponce began his acting career by participating in Spanish language soap operas for Televisa and Telemundo. Ponce contin ...
.
In December 2016, Duque became engaged to Florida businessman Jay Adkins.
The couple married in June 2017. She gave birth to their daughter, Luna Adkins Duque, on January 14, 2018. On February 06, 2021, after twenty hours of labor, she gave birth by Cesarean section to their second daughter Skye Adkins.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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1985 births
Living people
People from Cali
Colombian telenovela actresses
Actresses from Cali
21st-century Colombian actresses