Verónica Orozco Explained

Verónica Orozco
Birth Name:Verónica Orozco Aristizábal
Birth Date:8 June 1979
Birth Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Occupation:Actress, singer
Years Active:1992–present

Verónica Orozco Aristizábal (born June 8, 1979) is a Colombian actress and singer.

Private life

Orozco is the daughter of actor Luís Fernando Orozco and Carmenza Aristizábal Hoyos. She has two sisters, actress Ana María and Juliana.[1]

In January 2007, she married Colombian comedian Martín de Francisco in Villa de Leyva but the couple separated in April 2010 and divorced later the same year. The following year Orozco met psychologist Juan Sebastian Restrepo, and their daughter Violeta was born in 2012.

Musical career

Orozco was a part of the Colombian TV musical show Okidoki, which led her to release three albums under the group name Okidoki in the early 1990s. In 2006 Orozco started her solo career, releasing the successful album Verónica Orozco. Her first single was "Las bragas", which had a lot of controversy around the lyrics suggesting lesbianism. Her second single was "Miénteme". It won an award for "Video del Año" (Video of the Year) at Los Premios Shock (Shock Awards). Her third single was "Descarada". She performed the song at Los Premios TV y Novelas and at one of the Nuestra Tierra 2007 concerts.

She also participated in the 2006 La Mega: Nuestra Tierra concerts, which showcased Colombian performers.

She later stated she would return to her music career and her second studio album was expected in mid-2009, but as of 2017 the only further release has been a one-off single "¿Dónde Está Mi Varón?" in 2016.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Bogotá 2016 Cameo Cameo in the segment "La venus virtual"
2006 A Ton of Luck Dayana
2006 Bluff Rosmery, the death girl
2012 Sanandresito Fanny Correa
2017 El Caso Watson Ángela Rojas
2018 El Reality Constanza

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Oki Doki Vainilla Supporting role
1994 Dejémonos de vainas Daisy "LadiDi" Villegas Supporting role
1996 Prisioneros del amor Teresa Supporting role
1998 La Madre Lucía Suarez Supporting role
1999 Francisco el Matemático Magdalena Rivera Supporting role
2000 Alicia en el País de las Mercancías Alicia Cardona Main role
2001 Isabel me la Veló Isabel Vargas Main role
2002-2003 La Lectora Laura Cervantes Main role
2004 Las Noches de Luciana Katia Lopera Supporting role
2007; 2011 Mujeres asesinas Marta Supporting role
2008-2009 Los Protegidos Lina Santana Main role
2010-2011 A Corazón Abierto Dr. María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier Main role
2015-2016 Anónima Victoria Cuartas / Ángela Valera / Carolina Guerrero Main role
2016 Bloque de búsqueda Mónica María Barrera / Ana María Velandia de Gavilán Main role
2017 Hermanos y hermanas Catalina Soto Main role
2019 La gloria de Lucho Gloria Vargas Main role
2019 Siempre bruja Ninibé Supporting role
2020 Verdad oculta Colonel Diana Manrique Main role
2023 Eva Lasting Ana de Granados Main role

Solo discography

Albums

Singles

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Notes and References

  1. News: "Me encantaría repetir la experiencia de traer un hijo al mundo": Veronica Orozco . . May 8, 2016 . September 11, 2017 . es.