Paulina Gaitán
| Paulina Gaitán Ruíz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Paulina Gaitan Ruiz February 19, 1992 Mexico City |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Paulina Gaitán Ruíz (born February 19, 1992)[1] is a Mexican actress.
Biography
Paulina Gaitán was born in Mexico City.[1] Gaitán started acting at age 9 and at the age of 12 had an important role in Mexican director Luis Mandoki's Innocent Voices, a tale about the civil war in El Salvador.[2]
She was the female lead in the Cary Joji Fukunaga film Sin Nombre, where she played the character of Sayra, who joins her father and uncle when they try to migrate from Honduras to the United States, and ends up travelling with El Casper, a gang member, played by actor Edgar Flores.[3]
Gaitán also played a girl kidnapped by sex traffickers in the 2007 movie Trade alongside Kevin Kline. She portrayed Sabina, a lead role in the Mexican horror drama We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay) in 2010.[4] In addition, she has played the role of Zuvely in the short film En Tus Manos, which was also released in 2010.
In 2012, Gaitán starred in the ensemble cast of the ABC Steven Spielberg series The River. Since 2015, she has starred in the Netflix original series Narcos as Tata, the wife of narcotrafficante Pablo Escobar. In 2018, she began starring as Violetta, the female lead in the Amazon Prime Original Series Diablo Guardián.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Animales en peligro | Voice | |
| 2004 | Voces inocentes | Angelita | |
| 2006 | Morirse en domingo | Isabel | |
| 2007 | Trade | Adriana | |
| 2007 | Cuando las cosas suceden | Fernanda | |
| 2007 | Cielo | Cielo | Television film |
| 2008 | Insignificant Things | Esmeralda | |
| 2009 | Sin nombre | Sayra | |
| 2009 | Codicia | Julia | Short film |
| 2009 | La mitad del mundo | Paulina | |
| 2010 | En tus manos | Zuvely | Short film |
| 2010 | We Are What We Are | Sabina | |
| 2011 | La cebra | Valentina | |
| 2011 | Inocencia | Gaby | Short film |
| 2011 | Días de gracia | Camila | |
| 2011 | El Bukanas | Ashley | |
| 2012 | Matilde | Gaby | Short film |
| 2012 | Las paredes hablan | Lupe | |
| 2012 | Hermanas | Luz | Short film |
| 2013 | Deseo | Adolescente | |
| 2013 | Ni aquí ni allá | Short film | |
| 2014 | Cuatro lunas | Rosita in Telenovela | Voice |
| 2014 | Eddie Reynolds y Los Ángeles de Acero | Natalia | |
| 2015 | Crossing point | Lucille | Associate producer |
| 2015 | Las Aparicio | Rafaela Primera | Post-production |
| 2015 | Ruta madre | Colette | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Episode: "Los pasos de mamá" | |
| 2010 | Las Aparicio | Ileana Delacroix | |
| 2010 | Capadocia | Andrea Marín | |
| 2012 | The River | Jahel Valenzuela | |
| 2013 | Sr. Ávila | Juliana Rivas | |
| 2015 | Señorita Pólvora | Noemí "Beretta" | Co-lead role |
| 2015-16 | Narcos | Tata Escobar | |
| 2018 | Diablo Guardián | Violetta | Main role; 10 episodes |
References
- 1 2 "Paulina Gaitán – Biografia". Biosstars International. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
- ↑ New York Daily News article: Paulina Gaitán's crossing over in 'Sin Nombre'. Nydailynews.com (2009-03-17); retrieved on 2011-06-04.
- ↑ Blu-ray Review: Sin Nombre, Heyuguys.co.uk (2010-01-28); retrieved on 2011-06-04.
- ↑ Cannes Video Day 4: Jorge Michel Grau's We Are What We Are (Somos lo que hay). Ioncinema.com (2010-05-15); retrieved 2011-06-04.
