Verónica Orozco
| Verónica Orozco | |
|---|---|
| Born | Verónica Orozco Aristizábal June 8, 1979 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality |  Colombia |
| Years active | 1992-2010 (acting) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Luis Fernando Orozco Carmenza Aristizábal |
| Relatives | Ana María Orozco (sister) |
Verónica Orozco (born Verónica Orozco Aristizábal on June 8, 1979) is a Colombian actress and singer.
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Private life
Her older sister is actress Ana María Orozco. Her mother is Carmenza Aristizábal Hoyos and her father is actor Luís Fernando Orozco. In January, 2008, she married Martín de Francisco in Villa de Leyva.
Career
Orozco was a part of the Colombian TV musical show Okidoki, which led her to release three albums under the group name Okidoki in the early 1990s. In 2006 Orozco started her solo career releasing the successful album Verónica Orozco. Her first single was "Las bragas", which had a lot of controversy around the lyrics suggesting lesbianism. Her second single was "Miénteme". It won an award for "Video del Año" (video of the year) in Los Premios Shock (Shock Awards). Her third single was "descarada". She performed the song in Los Premios TV y Novelas and at one of the Nuestra Tierra 2007 concerts.
She is currently starring in a new Colombian TV show called Protegido airing on the RCN Colombian Channel. The program first aired on May 6, 2007.
She also participated in the 2006 La Mega: Nuestra Tierra concerts, which showcased Colombian performers.
Verónica is actually filming with her role as Lina in Los Protegidos. She later stated she would focus again in her music career and her second studio album was expected in mid-2009, but as of today no reports have been made about she whether will be or not hitting the studio again to record new songs.
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bogotá 2016 | Cameo | Cameo in the segment "La venus virtual" |
| 2006 | A Ton of Luck | Dayana | |
| 2006 | Bluff | Rosmery, the death girl | |
| 2012 | Sanandresito | Fanny Correa |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Oki Doki | Vainilla | |
| 1998 | La Madre | Lucía Suarez | |
| 1999 | Francisco el Matemático | Magdalena Rivera | |
| 2000 | Alicia en el País de las Mercancías | Alicia Cardona | First Protagonic Role |
| 2001 | Isabel me la Veló | Isabel Vargas | Second Protagonic Role |
| 2002 | La Lectora | Laura Cervantes | |
| 2004 | Las Noches de Luciana | Katia Lopera | |
| 2007 | El Elegido | - | Publicity commercial for TV starring by Verónica Orozco and Sebastian Martinez |
| 2008 | Los Protegidos | Lina Santana | |
| 2010 | A Corazón Abierto | Dr. María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier | Third and the most important and famous Protagonic Role |
| 2015 | Anonima | Victoria Cuartas |
Solo discography
Albums
Verónica Orozco (2006)
| CD 1 (Audio CD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Loca" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Cuchi, Cuchi" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Miénteme" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Las Bragas" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Perdóname" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Pienso en ti" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Descarada" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Pasion Asesina" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "El Perfume" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Estar Contigo" | 4:00 |
Singles
- Las bragas (2006)
- Miénteme (2007)
- Descarada (2007)
Notes:
- Her song Pasion Asesina was included in the Colombian movie "Soñar no Cuesta Nada", in which she was featured, playing the role of a stripper.
- Her song Las Bragas was the theme song for the Mexican TV show SOS.
