Flora Martínez

Flora Martinez (born November 1, 1977) is a Canadian-Colombian film and television actress and singer, best known for her title role in the film Rosario Tijeras. Martinez was nominated for Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 2005.

Flora Martínez
Flora in 2018
Born
Flora Martínez

(1977-11-01) November 1, 1977
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActress, singer
Years active1994-present

Biography

Martinez was born in Montreal to a Canadian mother and a Colombian father, and raised in Bogotá and North Vancouver. She began her career in television in Colombia appearing in telenovelas such as Mambo (1994), María Bonita (1995), and La Otra Mitad del Sol (1995). She is a Canadian citizen and speaks fluent French, Spanish and English.

She studied at the Actors Conservatory in New York City from 1997 through 1999. In 1999, she appeared in her first feature film, Soplo de Vida, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Biarritz Film Festival in France. She has worked in the theater in the staging of Herat by Daniel Berardi.

Martinez starred in Lolita's Club (2007), I'm With Lucy (2002) and Violet of a Thousand Colors (2005). In 2011, she starred as the lead of the television series La Bruja (The Witch).

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994MamboN/A
1995LecheSusana
María BonitaImelda Santos
1996La otra mitad del sol Isabel
1999DivorciadaEva
Soplo de vidaGolondrina/Pilar, the dead womanBiarritz Film Festival Award for Best Actress[1]
2000Proof of LifeLinda
2002I'm with LucyMelissa
The Secret Lives of DentistsFemale Patient (as Flora Martinez)
2003Law & OrderTinaEpisode: "Seer"
2004La Saga, Negocio de FamiliaMarlene (young)
Downtown: A Street TaleMaria
2005La ley del silencioNatalia Aguirre
Rosario TijerasRosario TijerasCartagena Film Festival - Award Golden India for Best Actress
Malaga Film Festival - Award Silver Biznaga for Best Actress
Violeta de mil coloresVioleta
2007Tuya siempreLola
Canciones de amor en Lolita's ClubMilena
2008Tiempo finalAlejandra / Ines
VecinosTatianaNominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress[2]
Arte de RoubarLola
2010LastrainIrene
Di Di HollywoodMaría
2011La BrujaAmanda Mora
2012Breve storia di lunghi tradimentiMabel
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References
  1. Awards. IMDb. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. "Inicia elección de los TV y Novelas 2009 (I)". lafiscalia.com. January 13, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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