Paola Rey

Paola Rey
Rey in 2015
Born
Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas

(1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 (age 44)
NationalityColombian
Occupations
Years active1996-present
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse
Juan Carlos Vargas
(m. 2010)
Children2
Websitewww.paolareyactriz.com

Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas (born December 19, 1979, in San Gil, Santander, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and model.

Biography

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Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas was born on December 19, 1979, in San Gil, Santander, Colombia. She is the daughter of José Domingo Rey and Cecilia Arciniegas. Paola has two siblings – a sister, Alexandra Rey Arciniegas and a brother, José Alberto Rey Arciniegas. Initially, she was interested in pursuing Industrial engineering. However, she let go of her pursuit after being cast in a telenovela in 1996, with no previous acting experience. .

Personal life

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On June 5, 2010, she married the Colombian actor Juan Carlos Vargas. In July 2013, she gave birth to the couple's first child - a boy, named Oliver Vargas Rey. In May 2018, she gave birth to a second son, called Leo Vargas Rey.

Rey is close friends with the Venezuelan actor, Juan Alfonso Baptista.

Career

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She has worked in a number of Colombian telenovelas, including La Baby Sister,[1] Pasión de Gavilanes,[2] and La mujer en el espejo.[3]

She has appeared in several films, including Como el gato y el raton, which won awards in several international festivals,[4] and The Private Archives of Pablo Escobar.[5]

She also works as a model, appearing on the cover of the Fall 2005 edition of "Fuego",[6] and has been the face of Neutrogena.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Channel Notes
1996-1998 Fuego verde Graciela Canal 1 / Canal A
1998 Sin límites Camila
1998-1999 Corazón prohibido Paola Andrea Canal A 185 episodes
1999-2000 ¿Por qué diablos? Jazmín "Jaz" Cordero Canal 1 126 episodes
2000-2001 La Baby Sister Fabiana Estrella Rivera Chitiva Telemundo 160 episodes
2003–present Pasión de Gavilanes Jimena Elizondo Acevedo Telemundo / Caracol Televisión
2004-2005 La mujer en el espejo Juliana Soler / Maritza Ferrer / Bárbara Montesinos Telemundo / Caracol Televisión 155 episodes
2006-2007 Amores de mercado Lucía Savater Martínez de Leyra Telemundo 123 episodes
Decisiones Telemundo / Caracol Televisión
2007-2008 Montecristo Teresa Lezama / Venus Sáenz Cervantes / Cecilia Cervantes de Sáenz Caracol Televisión 150 episodes
2009-2010 Las detectivas y el Víctor María Isabel "Chabela" Rodríguez Gutiérrez RCN Televisión 145 episodes
2012-2013 Pobres Rico Mariela Siachoque RCN Televisión 120 episodes
2015-2016 Sala de urgencias Carolina Hernández RCN Televisión 131 episodes
2019 The Mafia Dolls Brenda Navarrete Caracol Televisión / Netflix 118 episodes

Movies

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Year Movie Character Director
2002 Como el gato y el ratón Giovanna Cristancho Rodrigo Triana
2014 Espejos Inga César Manzano
2017 La Man Cave Pao Riccardo Gabrielli R.
2019 Sofía Sofía Famor Botero

References

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  1. ^ Morales, Magaly, "New Telemundo novela has a modern feel", South Florida Sun-Sentinel (April 4, 2001)
  2. ^ Morales, Magaly, "The beauty of Telemund's Pasion is only skin deep", South Florida Sun-Sentinel(October 22, 2003) p 3E
  3. ^ Morales, Magaly "Magic Mirror's on the wall", South Florida Sun-Sentinel (November 29, 2004) p 3E
  4. ^ O'Hara, Lilia, "When one makes art, one can't please everyone", San Diego Union-Tribune (June 10, 2004)p Night D.
  5. ^ Gates, Anita (September 9, 2004) "Hagiography of a Drug Lord". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Magazines aiming at minority men", Philadelphia Inquirer (November 3, 2005) Features, D01
  7. ^ Wray, James, "Kelly Preston fronts Neutrogena", Monsters & Critics (January 20, 2005) Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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