Paola Rey
Paola Rey | |
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| Born | Paola Andrea Rey |
Paola Andrea Rey (born December 19 1979 in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian actress. She has worked in many telenovelas but her most familiar role would be in the popular Colombian telenovela, Pasión de Gavilanes.
Career
Before 1998, Rey never realized that in the space of two days she would officially be in the cast of an up and coming telenovela. In 1998, Rey starred as Graciela in Fuego Verde. To Rey and her family it was a surprise that she was even given that kind of opportunity. Since Rey had no prior experience or references in the drama field, Rey decided to leave her industrial engineering career in La Sabana University, to take up drama courses. This decision was a crucial point in her career because, by the end of the year Rey was rewarded a TV y Novelas award for best female breakthrough performance. In the same year Rey was cast in another novela, Castillo de Naipes. After the novela wrapped, she was cast in Corazón Prohibido. In 1999, Rey signed a contract for Cenpro TV Colombia, and starred in the novela, ¿Por qué Diablos? opposite Manolo Cardona. In 2000, Rey auditioned for the role of Fabiola, the protagonist in a Teleset production produced for Caracol TV Colombia, La Baby Sister which gained Rey recognition in Colombia. But it would take 3 more years for Rey to get a role of a lifetime.
In 2003, Rey got the part of Jimena Elizondo in the now infamous telenovela. Rey portrayed Jimena Elizondo, a young woman filled with joy and passion. Jimena's and Oscar's relationship was one of the reasons of the show's popularity. Oscar was portrayed by Juan A. Baptista. The series was so popular, that it was broadcasted in as many as 100 different countries, thus making the series one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Her role as Jimena earned Rey and fellow castmates, Natasha Klauss, Juan A. Baptista, Michel Brown, Danna García, and Mario Cimarro numerous awards and launched them into stardom.
Other roles
After the success of Pasión de Gavilanes, Rey decided to star in another telenovela opposite both Juan A. Baptista, Natasha Klauss and Kristina Lilley. So in 2004, Rey began shooting for La Mujer en el Espejo. In this novela Rey had to portray someone who was a complete opposite of her previous role. In La Mujer en el Espejo, Rey had to play Juliana Soler, an unattractive young woman who by looking at a mirror, transforms into a beautiful woman by day and goes back to her homely look by night. This novela was not as successful in Colombia as her previous one, but it did gain a lot of recognition in the United States. In 2006, Rey portrayed Lucía Martínez in the telenovela, Amores de Mercado or later to be known as Amores. Rey played opposite fellow friend, Michel Brown. In 2007 she returned to Colombia, and was cast to portray Laura Franco in the telenovela Montecristo opposite to Juan Carlos Vargas.
Filmography
Telenovelas
- Montecristo (2007) - Laura Franco
- Amores de Mercado (2006) - Lucía Martínez
- La mujer en el espejo (2004) - Juliana Soler/Maritza Ferrer
- Pasión de gavilanes (2003) - Jimena Elizondo
- La Baby Sister (2000) - Fabiana Estrella Rivera Chitiva
- ¿Por qué Diablos? (1999) - Jazmín 'Jaz' Cordero
- Corazón Prohibido (1998)
- Fuego Verde (1998) - Graciela