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Biography |
Paola Rey 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.
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 launching them into stardom.
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. |
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since February 12, 2008