PROFILE
| Full name: Carmen Marina Torres. |
| Place of birth: El Charco, Nariño, Colombia |
| Birthdate: October 8, 1956 |
| Date of death: October 6, 2015 |
BIOGRAPHY
Carmen Marina Torres was a Colombian actress born on October 8, 1956 in El Charco, Nariño, Colombia. Recognized as one of the first Afro-Colombian artists to venture into Colombian television.
Carmen grew up in the city of Cali where she studied theater, then she moved to Bogotá where she began her career in various novels and miniseries from the 70s and 80s.
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Among the most memorable productions in which I participated are: “Los Cuervos”, “Lola Calamidades”, “La Tormenta”, “El Zorro: la sangre y la rosa”, “El Clon”, among others. She was married to the actor for more than 30 years. Eleazar Osorio with whom he had a daughter named Fernanda.
Carmen Marina died on October 6, 2015 at the Méderi clinic in Bogotá after undergoing open heart surgery since she had suffered a heart attack on October 1.
TELEVISION
- Sugar (2016)
- The Goat (2014)
- Where the hell is Umaña? (2011)
- The Clone (2010)
- Zorro: The Sword and the Rose (2007)
- The Storm (2005)
- Luna, the heiress (2004)
- Seven Times Beloved (2002)
- Perfume of Agony (1997)
- The Footprint of Your Kisses (1996)
- Maria Bonita (1995)
- In another's body (1992)
- Why Did They Kill Betty If She Was Such A Good Girl? (1989)
- Daniela (1989)
- Winter Flower (1988)
- Lola Calamities (1987)
- Let's relive our history: The freedom of the slaves (1986)
- Leviathan (1985)
- The Crows (1984)
- The Taita (1984)
- Green South (1980)
- Let's relive our history: Bolívar, the man of difficulties (1981)
- Let's relive our history: Pedro Claver, the slave of slaves (1979)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1979)
CINEMA
- A Machete (2008) (short film)
- Tre giorni ai tropici (Grosso guaio a Cartagena) (1988)
