Flora Martinez (born 1 November 1977) is a Colombian actress and singer, known for her title role in the 2005 film Rosario Tijeras.
Flora Martínez | |
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 Flora in 2021 | |
| Born | Flora Martínez 1 November 1977 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
Biography
editMartinez was born in Montreal to a Canadian mother and a Colombian father, and raised in Bogotá and North Vancouver. She began her career in television in Colombia appearing in telenovelas such as Mambo (1994), María Bonita (1995), and La Otra Mitad del Sol (1995). She is a Canadian citizen and speaks fluent French, Spanish and English.[citation needed]
She studied at the Actors Conservatory in New York City from 1997 through 1999. In 1999, she appeared in her first feature film, Soplo de Vida, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Biarritz Film Festival in France. She has worked in the theater in the staging of Herat by Daniel Berardi.[citation needed]
Martinez starred in Lolita's Club (2007), I'm With Lucy (2002) and Violet of a Thousand Colors (2005). In 2011, she starred as the lead of the television series La Bruja (The Witch).[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Mambo | N/A | |
| 1995 | Leche | Susana | |
| María Bonita | Imelda Santos | ||
| 1996 | La otra mitad del sol | Isabel | |
| 1999 | Divorciada | Eva | |
| Soplo de vida | Golondrina/Pilar, the dead woman | Biarritz Film Festival Award for Best Actress[1] | |
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Linda | |
| 2002 | I'm with Lucy | Melissa | |
| The Secret Lives of Dentists | Female Patient (as Flora Martinez) | ||
| 2003 | Law & Order | Tina | Episode: "Seer" |
| 2004 | La Saga, Negocio de Familia | Marlene (young) | |
| Downtown: A Street Tale | Maria | ||
| 2005 | La ley del silencio | Natalia Aguirre | |
| Rosario Tijeras | Rosario Tijeras | Cartagena Film Festival - Award Golden India for Best Actress Malaga Film Festival - Award Silver Biznaga for Best Actress | |
| Violeta de mil colores | Violeta | ||
| 2007 | Tuya siempre | Lola | |
| Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club | Milena | ||
| 2008 | Tiempo final | Alejandra / Ines | |
| Vecinos | Tatiana | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress[2] | |
| Arte de Roubar | Lola | ||
| 2010 | Lastrain | Irene | |
| Di Di Hollywood | María | ||
| 2011 | La Bruja | Amanda Mora | |
| 2012 | Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti | Mabel | |
| 2016 | 2091 | Sonia (wife of Enrique Bogarin) / | and S.O.N.I.A (artificial intelligence) |
| 2022 | Entre sombras | Julia Beltrán | |
| 2023 | Itzia, Tango & Cacao | Itzia | Also director; Directorial debut |
References
edit- ^ Awards. IMDb. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Inicia elección de los TV y Novelas 2009 (I)". lafiscalia.com. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.