Maríalejandra Martín Castillo (born in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

 on November 23, 1964) is a Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n actress. She is internationally known from her role of Ana María Pérez, sentimental mother of Juana Pérez (played by Daniela Alvarado

Daniela Alvarado

Daniela del Carmen Alvarado Álvarez is a Venezuelan actress.She broke into international markets as a star of Coral International's telenovela "Juana's Miracle" . She is the daughter of actor Daniel Alvarado and actress Carmen Julia Álvarez...

), in the Coral International telenovela Juana la Virgen

Juana la virgen

Juana la Virgen is Venezuelan telenovela written by Perla Farias and Irene Calcaño Cristina Policastro Basilio Alvarez , German Aponte and Julio Cesar Marmol Jr. and directed by Perla Farias and Tony Rodrigues...

. Her father is Americo Martin, a renowned left-wing (but anti-Chávez

Hugo Chávez

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...

) politician.

Theatre

• The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov. Juan Souki, dir. Celarg, Caracas)
• Port Royal (Juan Martinez de la Vega. Juan Jose Martin, dir. Teatro Luis Peraza, Caracas)
• Decadence (Steven Berkoff. Orlando Arocha,dir. Celarg, Ateneo de Caracas & Corp Group, Caracas)
• Cita a Ciegas (Mario Diament. Daniel Uribe, dir. Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas)
• Cascanueces Flamenco (Juan Carlos Souki, Teatro Sta. Rosa de Lima, Caracas)
• Ladrona de Almas (Pavel Kohout. Rodolfo Boyadjian, dir. Anna Julia Rojas,balls in my mouth
• Play It Again, Sam (Woody Allen. Michel Hausmann, dir. Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas)
• Beyond Therapy (Christopher Durang. Carlos Porte, dir. Teatro Trasnocho)
• The Maids (Jean Genet. Karl Hoffmann, dir. Aula Magna, UCV)
• The Ghost Sonata (August Strindberg. Flamboyan Theatre, New York)
• Cecé (Luigi Pirandello. Jim Fitzgerald, dir. Galería Venezuela, New York)
• Love’s Labour’s Lost (William Shakespeare. Santiago Sánchez, dir. sala Rajatabla)
• The Swan (Elizabeth Egloff. Alberto Isola, dir. Teatro Larco, Lima)
• Profundo (José Ignacio Cabrujas. César Bolívar, dir. T.Nacional, Caracas)
• Y las mujeres tambien (Fausto Verdial. Anna Julia Rojas, Caracas)
• Veronica's Room (Ira Levin. Carlota Vivas, dir. Teatro Los Ruices, Caracas)
• Las aventuras del celebre detective Harry Dickson (Ricardo García, dir. Sala Juana Sujo)
• Señor Bolero (Hernán Marcano. Nacional Tour, Venezuela)
• Perfect Couple (Hernán Marcano. Nacional Tour, Venezuela & New York Comedy Club, NY)

Films

• Esclavo de Dios (Joel Novoa, dir. Caracas)http://www.joelnovoa.com/Esclavo_de_Dios.html
• Solo para tus ojos (Carlos Porte, dir. Caracas)
• Patas Arriba (Alejandro Garcia Wiedeman, dir. Caracas)http://vimeo.com/20046606
• Perros Corazones (Carmen La Roche, dir. Caracas)http://www.perroscorazones.com/
• Señor Presidente (Romulo Guardia, dir. Caracas)
• Night Light (Eric Meyer Escobar, dir. New York)
• In Search of the Unknown Island (Davi Khamis, dir. New York)
• Auriga (Carmen Roa, dir. Caracas)
• Tosca, la verdadera historia(Iván Feo, dir. Caracas)
• Entre golpes y boleros (John Dickinson, dir. Caracas)
• Ifigenia (Iván Feo, dir. Caracas)
• Auriga (Carmen Roa, dir. Caracas)

Novelas & Sitcoms

• Libres como el viento (by Pilar Romero.Vicente Albarracin,dir. RCTV, Caracas)http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/libres-como-el-viento-entrada/b32b99fc5405dd006713b32b99fc5405dd006713-1005311690233?q=libres+cmo+el+viento&FORM=VIRE1
• La Trepadora (by Ricardo Hernandez Anzola. Vicente Albarracin, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
• Aunque mal paguen (by Alberto Barrera. Venevision, Caracas)
• Por todo lo alto (by Vivel Novel. Otto Rodriguez, dir. RCTV, Caracas)*

Soñar no Cuesta Nada

Soñar no Cuesta Nada

Soñar no Cuesta Nada was a Miami-made telenovela that was produced by and seen first on Univisión and later on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 191 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International...

(by Verónica Suárez, V.PRODUCTIONS, Miami)

• Cosita Rica
  Cosita Rica
  Cosita Rica was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 270 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.-Synopsis:...
  
  (by Leonardo Padrón. César Bolívar, dir. VENEVISION, Caracas)
• Juana la virgen
  Juana la virgen
  Juana la Virgen is Venezuelan telenovela written by Perla Farias and Irene Calcaño Cristina Policastro Basilio Alvarez , German Aponte and Julio Cesar Marmol Jr. and directed by Perla Farias and Tony Rodrigues...
  
  (by Perla Farías
  Perla Farías
  Perla Farías Lombardini is Venezuelan director, producer and screenwriter and an executive at Telemundo. She is daughter of actress Gioia Lombardini and director Daniel Farías.- TV series :* ¿Donde esta Elisa? * Dame Chocolate...
  
  . Tony Rodríguez, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
• Por Estas Calles
  Por Estas Calles
  Por Estas Calles was an iconic telenovela, broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión between 1992 and 1994. It was extremely popular in Venezuela, due to its very realistic approach to the day-to-day life of the country and local tone...
  
  (by Ibsen Martínez
  Ibsen Martinez
  Ibsen Martínez is a columnist, journalist, and award-winning playwright from Caracas, Venezuela.Since 1995, he has written a weekly column for El Nacional. His writings have appeared in El Nuevo Herald, Miami, Letras Libres, Madrid, and El País in Madrid. Martinez has also written several plays for...
  
  . Renato Gutierrez, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
• Señora
  Señora
  Señora was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Ignacio Cabrujas, Ibsen Martínez , Cristina Policastro , and Eliseo Morales and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Aura Guevara...
  
  (by José Ignacio Cabrujas. Luis Alberto Lamata, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
• Los Amores de Anita Peña (by Carlos Pérez. Renato Gutierrez, dir. RCTV)
• Conserjes (by Carlos Pérez. Renato Gutierrez, dir. RCTV, Caracas)http://www.rctv.net/Programacion/VerPrograma.aspx?ProgramacionId=135
• Carmen Querida
  Carmen Querida
  Carmen Querida was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela lasted 167 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.-Synopsis:...
  
  (by Salvador Garmendia. Tony Rodríguez, dir. RCTV)

http://www.rctv.net/Biografias/VerBiografia.aspx?BiografiaId=196

http://www.venevision.net/estrellas/index.asp?id_estrella=200311170001

TV films

• El Dueño (Carlos Porte, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
• La Elegida (Carlos Porte, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
• La Raya de Cal (Renato Gutierrez, dir. RCTV, Caracas)

Radio

• Algo Más (Host) RQ910 FM, Caracas
• Radionovelas for Alberto Cimino’s El Universo del Espectáculo (Fiesta106 FM, Rumbos 670AM & 97.7FM)

Training

• The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York. Tutors: George Loros, Robert Castle, Pennie DuPont, Jeffrey Horne, Geofrey Fergusson, Ilka Lomonaco, Jan Douglas y Michael Margotta.
• Taller del Actor, Caracas. Tutors: Enrique Porte, Santiago Sánchez, María Teresa Haiek.
• Grupo Actoral 80, Caracas. Tutors: Juan Carlos Gené, Verónica Oddó, Felicia Canetti y Alberto Isola.