Natasha Alexandra Rastapkavičius Arrondo (russian: Наташа Александра Растапкавичюс Аррондо; born 25 June 1975), professionally known as Natasha Klauss, is a Colombian actress and businesswoman of

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n descent, best known for her roles in

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s '' La Venganza'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

El Zorro, la espada y la rosa ''El Zorro, la espada y la rosa'' (''The Sword and the Rose'') is a Spanish-language telenovela based on Johnston McCulley's characters. Telemundo aired it from February 12 to July 23, 2007. This limited-run serial shows the masked crusader as a ...

'' and ''

La Tormenta ''La Tormenta'' (''The Storm'') is a 2005 Colombian telenovela and original story by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo. The series stars Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier as the main protagonists ...

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Early life

Natasha Klauss was born in

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and raised in

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, Atlántico,

to a Uruguayan father of

n–

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n descent and a Uruguayan mother. She has an older sister, Tatiana.Natasha Klauss
at MySpace Klauss originally aspired to be a

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dancer after taking lessons, dreaming of performing in the

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.Natasha Klauss' Biography
at the

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One year before her

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, however, she injured her knee in a car accident, ending her career in dance. Natasha then decided to study acting instead of dancing.

Career

Klauss began her acting career in television series and plays, portraying small roles mostly. In 2002 Klauss portrayed a

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Sandra Guzmán in the

'' La Venganza'', co–starring Gabriela Španić and

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; she won prestigious awards such as Premios Mara de Venezuela and TVyNovelas Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal. Klauss then starred alongside

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and

Juan Alfonso Baptista Juan Alfonso Baptista Díaz (born 9 September 1976) is a Venezuelan-Colombian actor and model best known for his roles in '' Pasión de Gavilanes'' and ''La Mujer En El Espejo ''La Mujer en el Espejo'' (''The Woman in the Mirror'') is a Colomb ...

in hit telenovela ''

'', which brought her numerous awards — including ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2004 she once again starred with Paola Rey and Juan Alfonso Baptista in telenovela ''

La Mujer en el Espejo ''La Mujer en el Espejo'' (''The Woman in the Mirror'') is a Colombian soap opera by RTI Television for Telemundo in 2004. It is a re-adaptation of the homonymous Colombian soap opera " Woman in the Mirror " produced by RTI Productions in 1997. S ...

''. In 2005 Klass won a Premio TVyNovelas for Best Antagonist for her role in ''

'', with Natalia Streignard and

Christian Meier Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970), best known as Christian Meier, is a Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America, the US Hispanic market, and around the Spanish speaking world. Biography Meier was born in Lima, Peru, the yo ...

, and began acting in 2005–07 series ''

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''. She appeared in 2007 telenovela '' Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa'', starring Christian Meier and

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, and produced by

and RTI. The following year Klauss appeared in series ''Novia para Dos''.

Personal life

In 2000, Klauss married the television producer, Víctor Gómez. In April 2000, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl, whom they called Isabel Gómez Rastapkevicius. The couple divorced in 2001. In 2003, she married her first cousin, Marcelo Greco. In April 2009, she gave birth to her second child and first child with Greco, whom they called Paloma Greco. They divorced in 2012. Since 2020, Klauss is in a relationship with Daniel Gómez. On 28 December 2020, Klauss announced on her Instagram account that she and Gómez are engaged.They got married on 17 June 2022.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Nataska Klauss
at the

's official website *
Natasha Klauss
at MySpace {{DEFAULTSORT:Klauss, Natasha 1975 births Colombian television actresses Colombian telenovela actresses Colombian people of Uruguayan descent Colombian people of Lithuanian descent Colombian people of Russian descent Living people People from Barranquilla