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Catalina Sandino Moreno

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Catalina Sandino Moreno
head and shoulders screenshot of caucasian female with long straight hair, around 40 years old
Sandino Moreno in 2022
Born (1981-04-19) 19 April 1981 (age 43)
Bogotá, Colombia
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Spouse
David Elwell
(m. 2006)
Children1

Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress, most notable for receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as sharing the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron, for her performance as lead role in Maria Full of Grace (2004).

Other credits include Fast Food Nation (2006), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Che (2008), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), Roa (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), Falling Skies (2014), American Gothic (2016), Custody (2016), The Affair (2015–2019), The Quarry (2020, Barbarians (2021), From (2022), Silent Night (2023), and Ballerina (2024).

Early life

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Sandino Moreno was born 19 April 1981 in Bogotá, Colombia.[1] She grew up in a middle-class family, her father is a veterinarian and her mother a pathologist. She attended an English-taught school,[2] Saint George's School in Bogotá, Colombia. Before becoming an actress, she studied advertising.[1]

Career

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2004–2010

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In 2004, she landed a main role in the film Maria Full of Grace,[1] where she was among 800 other girls casting for the lead role as María Alvarez, a Colombian girl who works in a flower plantation when she was pregnant and then as a drug mule. For her performance in the film, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[3] Also, she won the Silver Bear at Berlin International Film Festival shared with Charlize Theron,[1]

After the impact of her Oscar nomination, she waited three years for a role that appealed to her.[4] She elaborated in an interview with V magazine,[4] that she felt a responsibility, as an actress, Colombian immigrant, and as a person, to perform reality, so that people learn, believing it was important to show people what is happening in the world.[4]

In 2005, she moved to New York City to study dramatic arts and for continue with her success career at the moment, and was invited to join AMPAS. In 2006, she played roles in independent film Fast Food Nation,[5] with Patricia Arquette, and Paris, je t'aime, where she starred as a young immigrant mother in the segment "Loin du 16e".[5] In 2007, she starred as Hildebranda Sánchez in Love in the Time of Cholera,[5] based in novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez, where she appeared alongside Javier Bardem and Fernanda Montenegro. In 2008, she appeared alongside Benicio del Toro in Steven Soderbergh's Che,[5] playing the role of Aleida March de Guevara, the second wife of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and attended the premiere at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, she played the role of female Vampire Maria in the Stephenie Meyer-based The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[5]

Catalina at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008

2010–present

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After a break in her career, in November 2013, she returned to television to play the title role in the biopic Castro's Daughter, based on Alina Fernández’s autobiography of the same name.[2] She starred in films Roa (2013),[5] and appeared alongside Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year (2014).[5] On October 20, 2014, it was announced that she would be joining the final season of Falling Skies in a recurring role as Isabella.[6]

In 2016, she starred in the TV series American Gothic as a recurring character, Christina Morales.[5] In the same year, she returned to the world of cinema in the movie Custody (2016),[7] alongside Viola Davis, the film was premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[7]

In December 2022, Sandino Moreno was announced to join the John Wick spin-off film Ballerina in an unnamed role.[8] In 2023, she played Saya Godluck in the John Woo action thriller Silent Night.[9]

Personal life

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Sandino Moreno was one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2005.[10]

Sandino Moreno met motion picture electrician David Elwell while working on Maria Full of Grace. The couple married on 15 April 2006 in a small ceremony held in Cartagena de Indias.[11]

Filmography

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Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 Maria Full of Grace María Álvarez Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress (Tied with Charlize Theron)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress
Golden India Catalina for Best Actress
Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor
New Promessing Actress OFCS Award Online Film Critics Society Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards New Generation Award
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Golden Space Needle Award
Seattle International Film Festival Best Actress
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress[1]
Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – SAG Award for best lead actress
2006 Journey to the End of the Night Angie
Paris, je t'aime Ana (Segment "Loin du 16e")
Fast Food Nation Sylvia
The Hottest State Sarah
2007 The Heart of the Earth Blanca Bosco
Love in the Time of Cholera Hildebranda Sanchez
2008 Che Part One: The Argentine Aleida March de Guevara
Che Part Two: Guerrilla Aleida March de Guevara
2010 La Siguiente Estación Eva Short, executive producer
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Maria Uncredited
2012 For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada Adriana
2013 Magic Magic Barbara
Roa María de Roa
A Stranger in Paradise Jules
Medeas Christina
2014 At the Devil's Door Leigh
Swelter Carmen
A Most Violent Year Luisa
2016 Custody Sarah
Incarnate Camilla Marquez
2017 The Mystery of Casa Matusita Lucy
2020 The Quarry Celia
2021 Barbarians Eva
2023 Silent Night Saya Godluck [9]
2025 From the World of John Wick: Ballerina TBA
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Bridge Alma Ruiz Recurring role
2014 Red Band Society Eva Palacios Recurring role
2015 East Los High Eddie's Mom Recurring role
2015 Falling Skies[6] Isabella Recurring role (season 5)
2015–2019 The Affair Luisa Main role (seasons 3–4); recurring role (seasons 2 & 5)
2016 American Gothic Christina Morales Recurring role
2019 Surveillance Natalie Reyes
2019 Room 104 Maria Episode: "Rogue"
2022 From Tabitha Matthews Main role

Performer

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Awards and nominations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hannah Watkin (July 26, 2023). "Catalina Sandino Moreno. Biography, news, photos and videos". hellomagazine.com.
  2. ^ a b "'Castro's Daughter' Will be Catalina Sandino Moreno". Variety.com. 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Thomas, Christopher (2006). "Blood & Roses". V Magazine. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Catalina Sandino Moreno Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (October 20, 2014). "Catalina Sandino Moreno Joins 'Falling Skies' On TNT". Deadline. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Mekado Murphy (18 April 2016). "Tribeca Interview: Viola Davis and Catalina Sandino Moreno". nytimes.com.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 7, 2022). "Ana De Armas 'John Wick' Spinoff 'Ballerina' Adds Catalina Sandino Moreno". Deadline. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (April 4, 2022). "Kid Cudi Joins John Woo Action Thriller Silent Night". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "PEOPLE's 50 Most Beautiful People". People. 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  11. ^ "Se casó Catalina Sandino, actriz de "María llena eres de gracia"" [Catalina Sandino, actress of "Maria Full of Grace", married]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2006-04-17. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  12. ^ "Paris, je t'aime - Polydor". soundtrack.net. September 25, 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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