PROFILE
Full name: Katherine Velez Huertas |
Place of birth: Bogota Colombia. |
Birthdate: April 4, 1971 |
Height: 1.67M |
Agency / Manager: harmonica |
BIOGRAPHY
Katherine Vélez Huertas is a Colombian film, theater and television actress born in the city of Bogotá on April 4, 1971. Recognized for productions such as “Hasta que la plata nos Separe”, “El Capo”, “Café con aroma de mujer ", among other.
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Vélez began his career in acting at the age of 23 despite already having an established career in another profession. Thanks to the “actor's law” that was approved in the Congress of Colombia thanks to the “actor's law” approved in the Congress of the Republic, she graduated in 2019, as a teacher in dramatic art from the University of Antioquia in alliance with the Guerrero Arts Academy in Medellín.
She is married to the actor as well. Ernesto Benjumea, with whom he worked in the soap opera “Hasta que la plata nos separe” from 2006.
TELEVISION
- Ventino: the price of glory (2023)
- Coffee with the aroma of a woman (2021)
- The robbery of the century (2020)
- Operation Pacific (2020)
- General Naranjo (2019-2020)
- Garzón lives (2018)
- The Secret Law (2018)
- Paradise travel (2018)
- Brothers and sisters (2017-2018)
- The light of my eyes (2017)
- The law of the heart (2016-2017)
- The Girl (2016)
- Capo 3 (2014)
- Portrait of a Woman (2013)
- Househusband (2013)
- The boss 2 (2012-2013)
- A dream called salsa (2010-2011)
- The boss (2009-2010)
- There is no one who lives here (2008-2009)
- Killer Women “Ep12” (2008)
- Until silver do us part (2006-2007)
- Merlina, divine woman (2006)
- The saga, family business (2004-2005)
- Sofia give me time (2003)
- Don't Give Up Salome (2003)
- Deadly Sins (2002-2004)
- Francisco the mathematician (2000)
- Husband and Wife (1999)
- Invisible Threads (1998)
- Loves like ours (1998-1999)
- The Juanas (1997-1998)
- Love Letters (1996)
- Men (1996-1997)
- Guajira (1996-1997)
- Count on Me (1995)
- The executives (1995-1996)
- María Bonita (1995-1996)
- Amanda, Cakes and Sighs (1994)
CINEMA
- Sanandresito (2012)
- Colombians, an act of faith (2004)
- The Corner (2004)
- The Debt (1997)
THEATER
- Contussas (2007-2008)
- Boy, don't go out (1998-2008)
- Who said fear (1998-2008)
- People With A Desire To Progress Are Needed (1998-2008)
- The night of the murderers “Malinche”, “Antígona” (1991-1996)
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Year | Production | Prize | Category | Result |
2022 | woman-fragranced coffee | India Catherine Awards | Best audience favorite talent | Winner |
2021 | The theft of the century | India Catherine Awards | Best supporting actress in a soap opera or series | Nominated |
2014 | Househusband | India Catherine Awards | Best leading actress in a soap opera | Nominated |
2014 | Househusband and Portraits of a Woman | TVyNovelas Awards | Best leading actress in a soap opera | Nominated |
2013 | The Capo 2 | TVyNovelas Awards | Favorite series leading actress | Nominated |
2013 | The Capo 2 | India Catherine Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Series | Nominated |
2013 | Crime with an ocean view | Macondo Awards | Best Leading Actress | Nominated |
2013 | Royal Building | Macondo Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2010 | The boss | TVyNovelas Awards | Best leading actress | Nominated |
2010 | The boss | India Catherine Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Series | Winner |
2007 | Until silver separates us | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
2007 | Until silver separates us | India Catherine Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
2004 | – | Senate of the Republic of Colombia: Order “Honor to SAYCO merit” | For the work done in theater and television | Tribute |
1998 | The Juanas | TVyNovelas Awards | Best antagonistic actress | Winner |
1998 | Love letters | India Catherine Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
1997 | Guajira | ACPE Award | Best Supporting Actress | – |
1997 | The Juanas | Simon Bolivar Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
1996 | Guajira | Simon Bolivar Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Winner |