Paulina Gaitán
Paulina Gaitán Ruíz | |
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| Born | Paulina Gaitan Ruiz July 23, 1991 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Paulina Gaitán Ruíz (born July 23, 1991) is a Mexican actress. She is best known throughout Mexican television and movies. She is more recently known for her role in the popular Netflix series, Narcos, as the devoted young wife of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Biography
Paulina Gaitán was born in Mexico City.[1] Gaitán started acting at age 9[2] 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.[3]
She was the female lead in the
Gaitán also played a girl kidnapped by sex traffickers in the 2007 movie
In 2012, Gaitán starred in the ensemble cast of the ABC Steven Spielberg series
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Animales en peligro | Voice | |
| Voces inocentes | Angelita | ||
| 2006 | Morirse en domingo | Isabel | |
| 2007 | Trade | Adriana | |
| Cuando las cosas suceden | Fernanda | ||
| Cielo | Cielo | Television film | |
| 2008 | Insignificant Things | Esmeralda | Nominated – Ariel Award for Best Actress |
| 2009 | Sin nombre |
Sayra | |
| Codicia | Julia | Short film | |
| La mitad del mundo | Paulina | ||
| 2010 | En tus manos |
Zuvely | Short film |
| We Are What We Are | Sabina | ||
| 2011 | La cebra | Valentina | |
| Inocencia | Gaby | Short film | |
| Días de gracia | Camila | ||
| El Bukanas | Ashley | ||
| 2012 | Matilde | Gaby | Short film |
| Las paredes hablan | Lupe | ||
| Hermanas | Luz | Short film | |
| 2013 | Deseo | Adolescente | |
| Ni aquí ni allá | Short film | ||
| 2014 | Cuatro lunas |
Rosita in Telenovela | Voice |
| Eddie Reynolds y los ángeles de acero | Natalia | ||
| 2015 | Crossing point | Lucille | Associate producer |
| Las Aparicio | Rafaela Primera | ||
Ruta Madre |
Colette | ||
| 2018 | The Good Girls | Ana Paula | Nominated – Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress[6] |
| 2019 | Souvenir | Isabel | |
| 2020 | Territorio | Lupe | |
| 2022 | Me Casé Con Un Idiota | Flor | |
| 2024 | City of Dreams | TBA |
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 | Señora Acero (season 5) |
Leticia Moreno | |
| 2018 | Diablo Guardián | Violetta | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2020 | El Presidente | María Inés "Nené" Facuse | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Before I Forget | Main role | |
| 2022 | Belascoarán | Irene |
References
- ^ "Paulina Gaitán – Biografia". Biosstars International. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Paulina Gaitán". Glamour.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Magaña, Arturo (April 23, 2019). "Ariel 2019: Lista completa de nominados". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). G21 Comunicación Entertainment. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
External links
- Paulina Gaitán at IMDb
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