Julieth Restrepo

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Julieth Restrepo
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Restrepo in 2017
Born (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)
Medellín
NationalityColombian
Occupation(s)Model and actress
Known forAt the End of the Spectra, La semilla del silencio and Malcriados

Julieth Restrepo (born December 19, 1986) is a Colombian model and actress. [1]

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Career

Restrepo began her acting career with the 2006 Colombian horror film At the End of the Spectra . [2] She has also acted in live theater. [3] She was nominated for Premios India Catalina in best actress category. She acted in the Colombian films La semilla del silencio and Malcriados. [4] As her roles varied from religious to a prostitute, [5] Colombian newspaper La Opinión described her as a versatile actress. [6] She had portrayed Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena on screen [7] in the Colombian show Laura, una vida extraordinaria . [8]

In 2022, it was announced that Restrepo would star as the late Colombian suffragist and Senator Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid in a film titled Estimados Señores (Dear Gentlemen). [9]

In 2023 she started acting in the Netflix miniseries Griselda alongside Sofía Vergara, as Marta Ochoa, cousin of the Ochoa brothers, who are both high-ranking members of the Medellín Cartel. [10] The miniseries was released on January 25, 2024.

Personal life

Her hometown is Medellín. [1] She moved to Los Angeles [11] to shoot her first English short movie, Do Not Lose. [12]

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