Verónica Orozco
| Verónica Orozco Aristizábal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 8, 1979 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Verónica Orozco (born Verónica Orozco Aristizábal on 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.[1]
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.
Movies
| 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 | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Oki Doki | Vainilla | |
| 1998 | La Madre | Lucía Suarez | |
| 1999 | Francisco el Matemático | Magdalena Rivera | |
| 2000 | Alicia en el País de las Mercancías | Alicia Cardona | First Protagonic Role |
| 2001 | Isabel me la Veló | Isabel Vargas | Second Protagonic Role |
| 2002 | La Lectora | Laura Cervantes | |
| 2004 | Las Noches de Luciana | Katia Lopera | |
| 2007 | El Elegido | - | Publicity commercial for TV starring by Verónica Orozco and Sebastian Martinez |
| 2008 | Los Protegidos | Lina Santana | |
| 2010 | A Corazón Abierto | Dr. María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier | Third and the most important and famous Protagonic Role |
| 2015 | Anónima | Victoria Cuartas | |
Solo discography
Albums
- Verónica Orozco (2006)
Singles
- "Las Bragas" (2006)
- "Miénteme" (2007)
- "Descarada" (2007)
- "¿Dónde Está Mi Varón?" (2016)
Notes:
- Her song "Pasion Asesina" was included in the Colombian movie Soñar no Cuesta Nada (A Ton of Luck), in which she was featured, playing the role of the stripper Dayana.
- Her song "Las Bragas" was featured on the soundtrack for the Mexican TV show S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos.
References
- 1 2 ""Me encantaría repetir la experiencia de traer un hijo al mundo": Veronica Orozco". El País. May 8, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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