Ana María Orozco

Ana María Orozco
Ana María Orozco
	Orozco in October 2022
Born	July 4, 1973 (age 51); Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Occupation	Television actress
Years active	1973–present
Spouses	; Julián Arango (m. 1999; div. 2000) ; Martín Quaglia (m. 2005; div. 2012)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Luis Fernando Orozco; Carmenza Aristizábal
Relatives	Verónica Orozco (sister)
Website	www.anamaria-orozco.info

Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female Personality of the Year (Figura internacional femenina del año) at the New York Latin ACE Awards and, in 2002, she won the award for Actress of the Year (Actriz del año) at the INTE Awards for her performance in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999).^[1]

Personal life

Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Orozco is the daughter of actor Luis Fernando Orozco and radio announcer Carmenza Aristizábal. She is also the older sister of actress Verónica Orozco (b. 1979) and Juliana. In April 1999, Orozco married actor Julian Arango, but the marriage lasted only 10 months. Since 2004, she has lived in Bogotá, Colombia. From 2005 to 2012, she was married to Argentine musician Martín Quaglia. Quaglia and Orozco have two daughters, Lucrecia (b. 11 June 2004 in Bogotá, Colombia) and Mia (b. October, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina).^[2]

Career

Orozco made her television debut as a child alongside her father, Luis Fernando Orozco, in La envidia (1973), but her career began in earnest a decade later with the series Pequeños Gigantes (1983). One of her most memorable performances was as a secretary (Verônica Murillo) in Perro Amor (1998).^[3] She is best known to fans around the world as the original Betty from the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly) and its spinoff Eco moda. Her role on Betty La Fea and the character's unattractive/ugly duckling trademark has inspired several international versions, including the Mexican serial La fea más bella and the American hit Ugly Betty. According to The New York Times, the original version itself become one of the world's most popular television shows.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Telenovelas

Year	Title	Role
1973/4	La envidia	Nana
1991	Sangre de Lobos	Belinda
1993	La potra zaina	Magdalena Ahumada
1995	Flor de Oro	Anita
1996	La huella de tus besos	Lucía
1997	Tiempos difíciles	Maestra Sarita
1998	Perro Amor	Verónica Murillo
1999/2001	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano
2014	Somos familia	Manuela Paz/Ramona
2016-2017	El regreso de Lucas	Elena Ayala
2017	No olvidarás mi nombre	Mónica Zapata
2018	Simona	Marilina Mendoza

Series / Miniseries

Year	Title	Role
1983	Pequeños Gigantes
1987	Imagínate
1988	Don Camilo
1988	Generación 21
1990	Los duros en acción
1994	Almas de piedra	Claudia
1995	O todos en la cama
2001/2	Ecomoda	Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano de Mendoza
2006	Mujeres Asesinas: "Mara, Alucinada"	Mara
2007	Mujeres Asesinas: "Helena, Monja"	Helena
2006/7	Amas de Casa Desesperadas 1	Susana Martínez
2007/8	Amas de Casa Desesperadas 2	Susana Martínez
2008	Oportunidades	Celia
2011	Los Únicos	Gabriela Montillo
2011	Historias de la primera vez: "La primera vez que te pedí algo"	Verónica
2012	Mi problema con las mujeres	Verónica Belforte
2012/13	Ciclo: "Cine para enamorarse"	Clara
2020	Pérdida	Milena
2024	Betty, la fea: la historia continúa^[5]	Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano

Movies

Year	Title	Role
2003	El Colombian Dream	Nicole
2006	El Ratón Pérez	Pilar
2023	How to Deal With a Heartbreak

Theater

Year	Title	Role
2002	Muelle Oeste	Monique
2019	Betty la fea en vivo	Betty

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1998	Shock Award (Colombia)	Best Young Actress	Perro Amor	Won
1998	Simón Bolívar (Colombia)	Best actress cast	Perro Amor	Won
2000	India Catalina Awards (Colombia)	Best Actress	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
	2 de Oro (Venezuela)	Best International Actress	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
	TV Grama (Chile)	Best International Actress	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
	TV Elenco (Colombia)	Best Actress	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
2001	TV y Novelas (Colombia)	Best Lead Actress in a Soap Opera	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
2001	New York Latin ACE Awards	International Female Personality of the Year	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
2002	Grupo Editorial Correos (Spain)	TV Personality of the Year	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won
2002	INTE Award	Actress of the Year	Yo soy Betty, la fea	Won

References

^ (in Spanish) Premios INTE para varios argentinos Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Estilo. (June, 2002). Retrieved on 2013-12-04.
^ (in Spanish) Sorpresivo amor de novela: "Betty la fea" consiguió un novio argentino Diario Veloz. (July, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-12-04.
^ (in Spanish) ANA MARIA OROZCO SERA UNA VISITA DISTINGUIDA Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine TANDIL CORTOS. Retrieved on 2013-12-04.
^ ABC Brings ‘Ugly Betty’ to America New York Times.
^ Granada, Emiliano (July 6, 2023). "Ana Maria Orozco Reprises Iconic Lead in Amazon Prime's 'Ugly Betty' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

External links

"Official website". Archived from the original on Dec 25, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Ana María Orozco at IMDb
Ana María Orozco on Instagram

[1] (in Spanish) Premios INTE para varios argentinos Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Estilo. (June, 2002). Retrieved on 2013-12-04.

[2] (in Spanish) Sorpresivo amor de novela: "Betty la fea" consiguió un novio argentino Diario Veloz. (July, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-12-04.

[3] (in Spanish) ANA MARIA OROZCO SERA UNA VISITA DISTINGUIDA Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine TANDIL CORTOS. Retrieved on 2013-12-04.

[4] ABC Brings ‘Ugly Betty’ to America New York Times.

[5] Granada, Emiliano (July 6, 2023). "Ana Maria Orozco Reprises Iconic Lead in Amazon Prime's 'Ugly Betty' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

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