Paola Rey

Summary

Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas (born December 19, 1979, in San Gil, Santander, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and model.

Paola Rey
Rey in 2015
Born
Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas

(1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 (age 44)
NationalityColombian
Occupations
Years active1996-present
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse
Juan Carlos Vargas
(m. 2010)
Children2
Websitewww.paolareyactriz.com

Biography edit

Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas was born on December 19, 1979, in San Gil, Santander, Colombia. 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 Industrial engineering. However, she let go of her pursuit after being cast in a telenovela in 1996, with no previous acting experience. .

Personal life edit

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, Juan Alfonso Baptista.

Career edit

She has worked in a number of Colombian telenovelas, including La Baby Sister,[1] Pasión de Gavilanes,[2] and La mujer en el espejo.[3]

She has appeared in several films, including Como el gato y el raton, which won awards in several international festivals,[4] and The Private Archives of Pablo Escobar.[5]

She also works as a model, appearing on the cover of the Fall 2005 edition of "Fuego",[6] and has been the face of Neutrogena.[7]

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year Title Character Channel Notes
1996-1998 Fuego verde Graciela Canal 1 / Canal A
1998 Sin límites Camila
1998-1999 Corazón prohibido Paola Andrea Canal A 185 episodes
1999-2000 ¿Por qué diablos? Jazmín "Jaz" Cordero Canal 1 126 episodes
2000-2001 La Baby Sister Fabiana Estrella Rivera Chitiva Telemundo 160 episodes
2003–present Pasión de Gavilanes Jimena Elizondo Acevedo Telemundo / Caracol Televisión
2004-2005 La mujer en el espejo Juliana Soler / Maritza Ferrer / Bárbara Montesinos Telemundo / Caracol Televisión 155 episodes
2006-2007 Amores de mercado Lucía Savater Martínez de Leyra Telemundo 123 episodes
Decisiones Telemundo / Caracol Televisión
2007-2008 Montecristo Teresa Lezama / Venus Sáenz Cervantes / Cecilia Cervantes de Sáenz Caracol Televisión 150 episodes
2009-2010 Las detectivas y el Víctor María Isabel "Chabela" Rodríguez Gutiérrez RCN Televisión 145 episodes
2012-2013 Pobres Rico Mariela Siachoque RCN Televisión 120 episodes
2015-2016 Sala de urgencias Carolina Hernández RCN Televisión 131 episodes
2019 The Mafia Dolls Brenda Navarrete Caracol Televisión / Netflix 118 episodes

Movies edit

Year Movie Character Director
2002 Como el gato y el ratón Giovanna Cristancho Rodrigo Triana
2014 Espejos Inga César Manzano
2017 La Man Cave Pao Riccardo Gabrielli R.
2019 Sofía Sofía Famor Botero

References edit

  1. ^ Morales, Magaly, "New Telemundo novela has a modern feel", South Florida Sun-Sentinel (April 4, 2001)
  2. ^ Morales, Magaly, "The beauty of Telemund's Pasion is only skin deep", South Florida Sun-Sentinel(October 22, 2003) p 3E
  3. ^ Morales, Magaly "Magic Mirror's on the wall", South Florida Sun-Sentinel" (November 29, 2004) p 3E
  4. ^ O'Hara, Lilia, "When one makes art, one can't please everyone", San Diego Union-Tribune (June 10, 2004)p Night D.
  5. ^ Gates, Anita (September 9, 2004) "Hagiography of a Drug Lord. The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Magazines aiming at minority men", Philadelphia Inquirer (November 3, 2005) Features, D01
  7. ^ Wray, James, "Kelly Preston fronts Neutrogena", Monsters & Critics (January 20, 2005) Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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