Margalida Castro
Acting
Biography
Maria Margalida Castro Rueda (San Gil, Santander, November 19, 1941 - Bogotá, December 19, 2024) was a Colombian actress who stood out for her appearances in numerous Colombian soap operas, films and plays. In 2015 she was awarded the Víctor Nieto Lifetime Achievement Award. Margalida Castro grew up in the city of Bogotá. Coming from a family from Santander, her father was a renowned lawyer and her mother was a governess. She studied at the Colegio Departamental de la Merced where she deepened her knowledge of music. She entered the National University of Colombia to study architecture; she also studied flute and was part of the university orchestra. She never thought of becoming an actress until she was called to play the flute in a children's play. In that play, future actors and directors such as Pepe Sánchez (director), Vicky Hernández and Álvaro Ruiz Zúñiga were already participating. In these plays she would meet her future husband, the playwright Carlos Perozzo. From that moment on, Margalida Castro left her studies to devote herself full time to her acting career.5 She received a scholarship from the French government to study drama. Her debut in Colombian television was in 1967, in the series La tercera palabra, directed by Bernardo Romero Lozano. Since then she appeared in dozens of plays, Colombian soap operas and films. Margalida passed away on December 19, 2024 due to an aggressive cancer. The news was announced by Claudia Serrato, her manager, through her official Instagram account.
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A culinary competition featuring celebrity contestants.
Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia
Yo amo a Paquita Gallego is a Spanish language television drama series from Colombia which aired in 1998 and 1999. The drama is loosely based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It features the typical love-hate scenarios found in television soap operas. The drama starred Cristina Umaña, Andres Juan and Victoria Gongora.
I love Paquita Gallego
La Venganza, is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 127 episodes from November 4, 2002 to May 16, 2003. The soap opera was starred by Gabriela Spanic, José Ángel Llamas and Catherine Siachoque.
La Venganza
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Digging for Love is a fun story for all the family. It narrates the life of two neighbor families: The Murcia and the Otero family, who have had the best relationship until one day they fight, and as destiny would have it, that same day something unexpected occurs: The Murcia family discovers a treasure in the garden of their house, a giant golden statue buried in the ground between both of their houses. From that moment on, a series of failed attempts to try to unearth it will make way for a countless number of entertaining and dramatic situations. What both families are unaware of, is that the original owner of the desired treasure is about to be released from jail and will come back to recover his fortune at any price.
Digging for Love
The series tells of cases based on real events, which show how a woman is able to be at peace and end her suffering in the most lethal way, killing. In each episode, the protagonist tries to find a way to get rid of her problems, motivated by love, revenge, pain, desperation, resentment, contempt, hatred, beatings, addiction or frustration.
Mujeres asesinas
On Isla Fuerte, singer María "Bonita" arrives for a party and finds herself caught in a web of passion, betrayal, and dark family secrets. Her love for José Santos, the president's unrecognized son, unleashes tragedy, revenge, and a crime that will change their lives.
María Bonita
Camila Falcón, daughter of the ruthless landowner Eloísa Falcón, better known as "La Coronela," is an authoritarian widow capable of anything, even killing, to prevent any man from getting close to her daughter, condemning her to a life of loneliness.
Prisioneros del amor
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Dr. Mata
Soledad is blind, and her dream is to be a famous singer. She falls in love with Vicente, and although fate seems determined to separate them, they will fight to be together.
The Light of My Eyes
Juan's life changes when he discovers his best friend sleeping with his wife, the mother of his children. Unwilling to accept losing everything, he puts into practice the 50 daily tips from a manual that offers advice on how to be happy.
Manual Para Ser Feliz
Five strangers on the brink of despair agree to meet and bet large in a poker game.
Poker
Viviana and Alicia have never met, but they're about to get intimately acquainted. One day, while tipping drinks back in a bar, the two women strike up a conversation that quickly turns personal, Viviana is locked in an abusive marriage, and Alicia's female lover, Lorena, has recently fallen for another woman. As the two women strangers find common ground in their lives, they enter into a secret pact to kill the people who have made their lives a living hell. Seductive, bloody and shocking events send them both plummeting down a destructive path from which there is no escape.
Sex, Lies and Death
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La mujer doble
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Sin límites
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Mi pequeña mamá
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A donde va Soledad
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Rauzán
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El ángel del acordeón
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