Flora Martínez

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Flora Martínez
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Flora in 2021
Born
Flora Martínez

(1977-11-01) 1 November 1977 (age 45)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Colombian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1994–present

Flora Martinez (born 1 November 1977) is a Colombian actress and singer, known for her title role in the 2005 film Rosario Tijeras .

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Biography

Martinez 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994MamboN/A
1995LecheSusana
María Bonita Imelda Santos
1996La otra mitad del sol Isabel
1999DivorciadaEva
Soplo de vidaGolondrina/Pilar, the dead womanBiarritz 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 TinaEpisode: "Seer"
2004 La Saga, Negocio de Familia Marlene (young)
Downtown: A Street Tale Maria
2005La ley del silencioNatalia 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 coloresVioleta
2007 Tuya siempre Lola
Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club Milena
2008Tiempo finalAlejandra / Ines
Vecinos TatianaNominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress [2]
Arte de RoubarLola
2010LastrainIrene
Di Di Hollywood María
2011 La Bruja Amanda Mora
2012Breve storia di lunghi tradimentiMabel
2016 2091 Sonia (wife of Enrique Bogarin) /and S.O.N.I.A (artificial intelligence)
2022 Entre sombras Julia Beltrán

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