Valentina Rendón
Encyclopedia
Valentina Rendón Escobar is a Colombia
n actress and singer, born 14 August 1975 in Manizales
.
Ms Rendón studied Industrial Design
at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales but, after winning a scholarship
offered by RCN TV
, went to live to Bogotá
in order to become an actress. She was the lead voice of the pop group Luna verde. Her television debut was in the 1996 series Copas amargas. After several supporting roles on television, her first lead role was in the 1999 telenovela
Tabú. She would appear in several telenovelas, series and perform on theatre
. She also participated and won the Colombian version of Dancing with the Stars
, Bailando por un sueño
.
Ms Rendón starred in the 2006 film
La voz de las alas.
As of 2009, she stars in the Caracol TV
telenovela Bermúdez
, opposite Víctor Hugo Cabrera
.
She also appears in the 2009 Venezuela
n film Venezzia
, whose script
she wrote with Jörg Hiller.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n actress and singer, born 14 August 1975 in Manizales
Manizales
Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
.
Ms Rendón studied Industrial Design
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales but, after winning a scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
offered by RCN TV
RCN TV
RCN Televisión , is a Colombian private television network. It started as a production company in 1967...
, went to live to Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
in order to become an actress. She was the lead voice of the pop group Luna verde. Her television debut was in the 1996 series Copas amargas. After several supporting roles on television, her first lead role was in the 1999 telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Tabú. She would appear in several telenovelas, series and perform on theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. She also participated and won the Colombian version of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
, Bailando por un sueño
Bailando por un sueño
Bailando por un Sueño or " Dansez pentru tine", is a reality series on the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas, in which celebrities are partnered with common, everyday people with dreams they want to fulfill , who each week compete...
.
Ms Rendón starred in the 2006 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
La voz de las alas.
As of 2009, she stars in the Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
telenovela Bermúdez
Bermúdez (telenovela)
Bermúdez is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV. It was initially released as Todas odian a Bermúdez .-Plot:...
, opposite Víctor Hugo Cabrera
Víctor Hugo Cabrera
Víctor Hugo Cabrera is a Colombian actor, born 1968.Cabrera is son to Ecuadorian artist Víctor Hugo Cabrera y Cácerez, member of musical theatre group Los Chaparrines, and radio actress Concha Potier....
.
She also appears in the 2009 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 film Venezzia
Venezzia
Venezzia is a 2009 Venezuelan drama film based on real events; the role of Venezuela during World War II and a love story.The movie stars famous telenovela actress Ruddy Rodríguez and Mexican actor and singer Alfonso Herrera along with another number of well-known Latin American actors.Venezzia is,...
, whose script
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
she wrote with Jörg Hiller.
Selected filmography
- VenezziaVenezziaVenezzia is a 2009 Venezuelan drama film based on real events; the role of Venezuela during World War II and a love story.The movie stars famous telenovela actress Ruddy Rodríguez and Mexican actor and singer Alfonso Herrera along with another number of well-known Latin American actors.Venezzia is,...
(2009, film) as Graciela - BermúdezBermúdez (telenovela)Bermúdez is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV. It was initially released as Todas odian a Bermúdez .-Plot:...
(2009, telenovela, Caracol TV) as Silvia Vargas (lead role) - Cómplices (2008, telenovela, Caracol TV) as Francisca
- DecisionesDecisionesDecisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
(2007, anthology series, RTI ColombiaRTI ColombiaRTI Colombia, also known as Radio Televisión Interamericana , is a Colombian television production company. It aired 14.5 per week of programming each week in 1993....
/TelemundoTelemundoTelemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
) - Marido a sueldo (2007, telenovela, Teleset/RCN TV) as Tatiana Alvarado
- ¿De qué tamaño es tu amor? (2006, telenovela, Teleset/RCN TV) as Sara (lead role)
- La voz de las alas (2006, film)
- Mesa para tresMesa para tresMesa para tres is a 2004 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV.-Plot:Luis and Alejandro Toro arrive with their mother to Bogotá, after escaping their home town, where they owned a restaurant. In Bogotá they get a job at Zavatti, a high-class restaurant...
(2004, telenovela, Caracol TV) as Claudia - Punto de giro (2003, mini-series, RCN TV) as Diana
- La lectora (2002, TV series, RCN TV) as Lulú
- Pobre Pablo (2000, telenovela, RCN TV) as Cindy Mercedes Casilimas
- Tabú (1999, telenovela, Tevecine/Canal UnoCanal UnoCanal Uno is the first Colombian national television channel. It started 13 June 1954 on Channel 8 in Bogotá. It is state-owned, operated by Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia, and privately-run, with programming companies known as programadoras bidding for time slots with the Colombian...
) as Carolina (lead role) - Me llaman LolitaMe Llaman LolitaMe Llaman Lolita is a Spanish-language telenovela, which premiered on Colombia's RCN TV in 1999. Carla Giraldo and Manuela Gonzáles share the title role...
(1999, telenovela, RCN TV) as Sol Ángela - Hilos invisibles (1998, TV series, TelecolombiaFox TelecolombiaFox Telecolombia S.A. is a major Colombian television production company in Spanish, founded in 1995 as Producciones Bernardo Romero Pereiro. Its president is managed by Samuel Duque Rozo. It changed its name to Telecolombia in 1999...
/Canal Uno) - O todos en la cama (1996, sitcom, RCN TV/Canal ACanal ACanal A was a Colombian state-owned privately run national television channel. It was launched March 27, 1972 as Segunda Cadena, since it was the second television channel in Colombia, and replacing Tele 9 Corazón...
) as Laura - Copas amargas (1996, TV series, Coestrellas/Canal A) as Silvana Mejía