Rosibel Carvajal
Acting
Biography
Rosibel Carvajal was born in Heredia, Costa Rica, in 1966. Daughter of Soleída Chavarría and Álvaro Carvajal, she showed an early inclination for the arts, participating in dance, acting, and school parades. Despite struggling with stuttering, her mother, following the advice of her school principal, encouraged her to sing. This not only improved her speech but also her other artistic abilities. In 1984, Rosibel entered the National University of Heredia, where she studied International Relations, earning her bachelor's degree and pursuing a licentiate with an emphasis on international politics. She later studied journalism at the Latin University of Costa Rica. Additionally, she developed her talents in painting and sculpture at La Casa del Artista and trained in playwriting with renowned figures like Sanchís Sinisterra, Fernando Marías, Jeannette Rodríguez from Planet Films, and Costa Rican Walter Fernández. For many years, Rosibel was the host of the program “Noticias Columbia” on Radio Columbia, 98.7 FM. She also worked as a Spanish teacher for foreigners at ICLC in Alajuela, representing Costa Rica in master classes in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Rosibel Carvajal is known for her performances in "Un Regalo Esencial" (2018), "Tres Marías" (2010), and "The Accursed" (2010). Her artistic and professional career is marked by the unwavering support of her family and her deep faith.
Known For
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Calvo y Crespo Detectives
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La María
Surprised by an unexpected witness, robbers murder a woman who curses them. Little do they know of her connection with a treacherous sect indeed. Their chosen location to hide the loot turns out to be an adventure lodge where the owners are offered a talisman that supposedly grants wishes. Naively, they wish for a sum of money. Next day their beloved son unexpectedly dies. The exact sum they wished for is offered in accident insurance. Coincidence, or fate? The event lures the couple into a downward spiral. Meanwhile, the robbers are drawn to members of the sect who succeed in seducing and hideously murdering two of them, but one escapes. The owner comes upon the loot. It is again the exact same amount that he has rejected from the insurance company. Now convinced of the power of this amulet and incapable of escaping the consequences of their wish, the mother, gone mad, forces her husband to make a final wish: to bring their son back to life.
The Accursed
Sixteen-year-old Lucia wants to get rid of two things more than anything: her lice & her virginity.
Lucia in Limbo
It is the year 2025, and Alejandro tells his grandson Josue a story from a book that he is reading about a singer and a dancer who fell in love in 1985, but love represents much more than only sharing life together.
Un Regalo Esencial
Federico and German were best friends, fighting the dictatorship and looking for freedom together. Years later Federico and his wife are movie producers looking for funding. German, on his part, is living away from the city and spend his days painting and mourning his late wife
El Compromiso
Irene is a single mother who works in a photocopying business. She lives with Santiago, her seven year old son, and her controlling mother Dinia. Then she meets Diego. They go out, she gets drunk, and the failed date triggers in Irene a crisis concerning her sexuality, her motherhood, and the relationship with her mother.
Irene
Based on true events, is the first christian movie filmed in Costa Rica. Katherine, a young girl was abused in childhood, her life was perturbate since that particular event, even today she remember that moment and afford a new reality. In the other side, Alfonso and Rosario have a dificult marriage. They meet for first time their son's girlfriend, but inmediately Alfonso starts a secret relationship with that girl. On the worst moment, Jesus Christ come on and save their life showing them a new hope, love and forgiveness.
Touch from Above
A writer who recently lost his wife goes on a retreat where his story begins to intersect with Andrew, a shy young man who experiences the awakening from his darkest thoughts.