Paola Baldión is a Colombian actress, known for her starring role in Portraits in a sea of lies.[1][2][3] She is the only daughter of Raúl Baldión and Claudia Fischer.[4]
Paola Baldion | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work | Portraits in a sea of lies |
Early years
editBaldión was born in Paris and lived there until she was three years old. Her passion for acting began at an early age, participating in her parents' puppet theater company in Florence, Italy. At the age of ten, Paola and her parents moved to Colombia, where she studied theater for three years with Edgardo Román and Paco Barrero. At that time, when she was seventeen, she secured her first audition for Amor a thousand, a Colombian soap opera that lasted almost two years. This opened the doors and began working on other television series such as This is the life and stories of men only for women.
She also appeared in commercials for Telecom and Antipiratería, and in short films such as Trip to the Messiah of Felipe Paz.
She moved to New York at twenty and studied acting at HB Studio for two years. While studying, she shot short films with a group of friends. In the summer of 2003, she worked in a Bollywood production called Kal Ho Naa Ho, in which she performed the role of a salsa dancer. At that time, she moved to Montreal where she graduated in Theater and Film Studies at the Concordia University.
Professional life
editBaldión's professional career began on Colombian television with the television series "Love A thousand", directed by Harold Trompetero and starring Manolo Cardona and Patricia Vásquez.[5][6]
Her first feature film as an actress was "Portraits in a sea of lies" (2010), the first film by director Carlos Gaviria, for which she won the best actress award at the Amiens (France), Guadalajara (Mexico) and Macondo Award.[7][8][9]
In 2020, she worked on the movie "Lady Of Guadalupe", a project directed by Pedro Brenner, and "Love Doll", a film directed by Michael Flores. Both will be on the billboard in 2020.
On December 4, 2019, she will premiere his first documentary as director and producer; "I Am Migration."[10][11][12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Looking for Miguel | Maria | |
| 2010 | Portraits in a Sea of Lies | Maria | |
| 2012 | Electrick Children | Lola | |
| 2012 | California in Color | Vickie | |
| 2012 | No Autumn, No Spring | Gloria | |
| 2013 | The Liberation of James Joyce | Clarie | |
| 2014 | The Naked Screen | Esperanza | |
| 2014 | Drakken | Ziusudra | Short video |
| 2017 | Nobody'sWatching | Viviana | |
| 2018 | La Palabra de Pablo[13] | Laura Blanco | |
| 2019 | The Long Home | Rosie | |
| 2019 | Carmina | ||
| 2020 | Lady of Guadalupe | Lady of Guadalupe | Post-Production |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amor a Mil | Tatiana | |
| 2001 | Love a thousand |
References
edit- ^ ""Soy migración", un documental para humanizar a los migrantes". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ Opinión, Diario la. "Paola Baldión, en busca de raíces inmigrantes". La Opinión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Blu Radio señal en vivo | Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo". www.bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ Mougey, Charlene (2017-11-05). "L'actrice Paola Baldión révèle ses nombreuses origines dans une magnifique vidéo !". Le Tribunal Du Net (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ GÓMEZ, Publimetro Colombia-SILVIA. "Paola Baldión, la actriz colombiana que ha trabajado con varias estrellas de Hollywood". Publimetro Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ Stories, Local. "Meet Paola Baldion of Dos Almas Films in Hollywood - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Filmstills: Retratos en un mar de mentiras | Portraits In A Sea Of Lies". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (2010-02-23). "Portraits in a Sea of Lies". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "PAOLA BALDION". A BOOK OF MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Paola Baldión presenta su documental 'I am migration'". www.wradio.com.co (in Spanish). 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ pijamasurf. "Todos somos de todos lados: video muestra por qué la discriminación migratoria es absurda". PIJAMASURF.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Owning Your Origin Story to Make a Personal Impact On the World". Business of Story | Storytelling Strategy, Workshops & Keynotes. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ ElSalvador.com, Rosemarie Mixco | (22 September 2018). "Sony Pictures adquiere los derechos de filme salvadoreño para Latinoamérica". eltiempolatino.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.