| Alina Lozano | |
| Birth Name: | Alina Lozano Acosta |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Alina Lozano Acosta (born 6 January 1965) is a Colombian actress and writer recognized for her many roles on national television, such as Nidia Pacheco in Pedro el escamoso, Esther Pimiento in El último matrimonio feliz, Chief Penagos in , Judith Mora in El tesoro, and Elvira Mora in Pa' quererte.
Alina Lozano was born in Bogotá, Colombia on 6 January 1969.[1] [2] She studied at the National School of Dramatic Art and at the Permanent Theater Research Workshop directed by Santiago García. She also took university classes in hotel management and law, but withdrew from the programs, as she felt "out of place".[3]
She married Cuban actor Mijail Mulkay in 2005. They divorced in 2008. In 2022, she began a relationship with actor Jim Velásquez, and a year later they announced their engagement.[1]
Lozano credits Álvaro Rodríguez as her most influential acting teacher. She joined his troupe, El Callejón del Gato, for six years. After performing in the production Bodas de perla, which Dago García broadcast on the program Invitados de medianoche, she was able to move into television, beginning with a role in the comedy in 1991.[3]
Her first film appearance was in 1995's De amores y delitos: el alma del maíz, directed by . This was followed by Time Out in 1998, and A que te cojo ratón in 2000.[3]
In 2002, she received and TVyNovelas Awards for her supporting role in the telenovela Pedro el escamoso.[4] [5] She also received an India Catalina Award for Pa' quererte in 2021.[6]
Most recently, she appeared in the telenovelas Til Money Do Us Part in 2022 and La Reina del Sur from 2022 to 2023.[1] [7]
Lozano cowrote the play El mono sabe a qué palo trepa with actor, and they appeared together in a 2012 production of it which toured Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Miami, and New York. She has also written other plays, such as Gladys canta y sus males espanta.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Perla | Canal 1 | ||
| 1992 | Si mañana estoy viva | Bertha | ||
| 1993 | Canal A | |||
| 1994 | El hijo de Nadia | Nadia Chona | ||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | Juana | Caracol Televisión | ||
| Margarita | Canal A | |||
| 2000 | Samantha | Canal RCN | ||
| 2001–2003 | Pedro el escamoso | Nidia Pacheco | Caracol Televisión | |
| 2003 | ||||
| 2004 | Beatriz | |||
| 2005 | Sara de Mantilla | |||
| Inés de Angarita | ||||
| Mireya González | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Susana | |||
| 2007 | Helena, the nun | Canal RCN | ||
| 2008 | Tiempo final | Dolores, the bartender | Fox Channel | |
| ICBF functionary | Canal RCN | |||
| 2008–2009 | El último matrimonio feliz | Esther Pimiento | ||
| 2009 | Chief Penagos | |||
| 2010–2016 | Various characters | Caracol Televisión | ||
| 2011 | A corazón abierto | Nurse's mother | Canal RCN | |
| Ana Díaz Granados | Caracol Televisión | |||
| 2012 | Pobres Rico | Helena Téllez | Canal RCN | |
| Esther | ||||
| 2013 | Chica vampiro | Andrea Corchuelo | ||
| Miriam de García | Canal Capital | |||
| 2014–2015 | Secretos del paraíso | Mercedes | Canal RCN | |
| 2015 | Diomedes, el cacique de la junta | Dr. Piedad | ||
| 2016 | Yo soy Franky | Director Elizabeth | Nickelodeon | |
| El tesoro | Judith Ruiz de Murcia | Caracol Televisión | ||
| 2016–2017 | Esperanza | Canal RCN | ||
| 2017 | No olvidarás mi nombre | Victoria Mera | ||
| La Nocturna | Doña Adelaida | Caracol Televisión | ||
| Infieles | Arminda | Canal 1 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Heart's Decree | Lawyer | Canal RCN | |
| Wild District | Francisca | Netflix | ||
| 2019 | Bolívar | Tía Mercedes | Caracol Televisión | |
| El Bronx | Helena Rojas | |||
| El Charrito Negro, el sueño de un ídolo | Telecafé | |||
| 2019–2021 | Friendzone | Teresa | Caracol Play | |
| 2020 | All for Love | Magola de Romero/Magola de Portilla | Caracol Televisión | |
| 2020–2021 | Pa' quererte | Elvira Mora | Canal RCN | |
| 2021 | Encuentros cercanos | Cristina | Canal Trece | |
| Felices los cuatro | Algenis Sanabria | Canal TRO | ||
| 2022 | Til Money Do Us Part | Leonor de Méndez | Canal RCN | |
| 2022–2023 | La Reina del Sur | Margarita | Telemundo |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | De amores y delitos: el alma del maíz | Salvadora Tapias | ||
| 1998 | Time Out | Joana | Sergio Cabrera | |
| 2000 | A que te cojo ratón | Special appearance | ||
| 2002 | Como el gato y el ratón | Consuelo de Cristancho | ||
| 2003 | Special appearance | Carlos Hernández | ||
| 2008 | Patricia | Simón Brand | ||
| 2009 | Of Love and Other Demons | Abadesa | Hilda Hidalgo | |
| 2013 | Dora | Felipe Dothée |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Pedro el escamoso | |||
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | ||||
| 2003 | Orquídea Award | [9] | |||
| 2013 | Best Supporting Telenovela Actress | Pobres Rico | |||
| Best Supporting Telenovela Actress | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Pedro el escamoso | [10] | |||
| Best Leading Actress in a Series or Miniseries | |||||
| 2018 | Best Antagonist Actress in a Telenovela or Series | No olvidarás mi nombre | [11] | ||
| 2021 | Pa' quererte |