Catalina Sandino Moreno
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Catalina Sandino Moreno (born April 19, 1981) is a Colombian actress who will be playing the vampire Maria in the film Eclipse.
Biography
Sandino was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a pathologist mother and a cattle breeder/veterinarian father. Before becoming an actress, she studied advertising at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. She relocated to New York City in 2004, after she was noticed for her talent at the Rubén Di Pietro acting school in Bogotá. She was then referred to a casting audition for the 2004 film Maria Full of Grace where she beat over 900 girls for the lead role. Sandino's role in this movie made her the first Colombian and third Hispanic actress nominated for an Academy Award. Sandino has lived with motion picture electrician David Elwell from 2004 to the present, whom she met working on Maria Full of Grace. She married him on April 15, 2006 in a small ceremony held in Cartagena de Indias.
Other Interesting Facts
Took acting classes at a Bogotá (Colombia) theater before getting "discovered" by an anonymous supporter who referred her name to the casting agent for Maria Full of Grace (2004). Studied advertising at a college in Colombia before moving to New York City around 2003. Lives with David Elwell (2002-present). Reads Spanish books because she misses hearing the language back home in Colombia. She is the first Colombian to be nominated for an Academy Award. Mother is a pathologist. Went to a British school in Bogota, Colombia. Was in NY when she heard on TV that she was nominated for Best Actress in the 2005 Oscar for her role in Maria Full of Grace (2004). Went to Saint George's School in Bogotá, Colombia. Was one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2005. Invited to join AMPAS in 2005. Became interested in theater and stage at a very young age. Became the first actress ever to be nominated to Best Actress at the Oscars for a role that is spoken entirely in Spanish. Won Best Actress at the 2004 Cartagena Film Festival in her home country Colombia. In the future Catalina would love to work with Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar. Is a huge fan of Ang Lee and would love to work with him in the future. Her favorite actors are Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal , Cate Blanchett and Frances McDormand. Very good friends with Ethan Hawke. One of very few actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for their debut performance.
Biography
Sandino was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a pathologist mother and a cattle breeder/veterinarian father. Before becoming an actress, she studied advertising at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. She relocated to New York City in 2004, after she was noticed for her talent at the Rubén Di Pietro acting school in Bogotá. She was then referred to a casting audition for the 2004 film Maria Full of Grace where she beat over 900 girls for the lead role. Sandino's role in this movie made her the first Colombian and third Hispanic actress nominated for an Academy Award. Sandino has lived with motion picture electrician David Elwell from 2004 to the present, whom she met working on Maria Full of Grace. She married him on April 15, 2006 in a small ceremony held in Cartagena de Indias.
Other Interesting Facts
Took acting classes at a Bogotá (Colombia) theater before getting "discovered" by an anonymous supporter who referred her name to the casting agent for Maria Full of Grace (2004). Studied advertising at a college in Colombia before moving to New York City around 2003. Lives with David Elwell (2002-present). Reads Spanish books because she misses hearing the language back home in Colombia. She is the first Colombian to be nominated for an Academy Award. Mother is a pathologist. Went to a British school in Bogota, Colombia. Was in NY when she heard on TV that she was nominated for Best Actress in the 2005 Oscar for her role in Maria Full of Grace (2004). Went to Saint George's School in Bogotá, Colombia. Was one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2005. Invited to join AMPAS in 2005. Became interested in theater and stage at a very young age. Became the first actress ever to be nominated to Best Actress at the Oscars for a role that is spoken entirely in Spanish. Won Best Actress at the 2004 Cartagena Film Festival in her home country Colombia. In the future Catalina would love to work with Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar. Is a huge fan of Ang Lee and would love to work with him in the future. Her favorite actors are Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal , Cate Blanchett and Frances McDormand. Very good friends with Ethan Hawke. One of very few actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for their debut performance.