
Margalida Castro
Actor · 1943 – 2024 · San Gil, Colombia
Maria Margalida Castro Rueda (San Gil, Santander, November 19, 1941 - Bogotá, December 19, 2024) was a Colombian actress who stood out for her appearances in numerous Colombian soap operas, films and plays. In 2015 she was awarded the Víctor Nieto Lifetime Achievement Award. Margalida Castro grew up in the city of Bogotá. Coming from a family from Santander, her father was a renowned lawyer and her mother was a governess. She studied at the Colegio Departamental de la Merced where she deepened her knowledge of music. She entered the National University of Colombia to study architecture; she also studied flute and was part of the university orchestra. She never thought of becoming an actress until she was called to play the flute in a children's play. In that play, future actors and directors such as Pepe Sánchez (director), Vicky Hernández and Álvaro Ruiz Zúñiga were already participating. In these plays she would meet her future husband, the playwright Carlos Perozzo. From that moment on, Margalida Castro left her studies to devote herself full time to her acting career.5 She received a scholarship from the French government to study drama. Her debut in Colombian television was in 1967, in the series La tercera palabra, directed by Bernardo Romero Lozano. Since then she appeared in dozens of plays, Colombian soap operas and films. Margalida passed away on December 19, 2024 due to an aggressive cancer. The news was announced by Claudia Serrato, her manager, through her official Instagram account.
Series15
TV2.5RealityA culinary competition featuring celebrity contestants.
Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia
2018 · 2 votes
TV7.2MysteryDramaLa Venganza, is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series ran for 127 episodes from November 4, 2002 to May 16, 2003. The soap opera was starred by Gabriela Spanic, José Ángel Llamas and Catherine Siachoque.
La Venganza
2002 · 13 votes
TV7.9DramaSci-Fi & FantasyYo amo a Paquita Gallego is a Spanish language television drama series from Colombia which aired in 1998 and 1999. The drama is loosely based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It features the typical love-hate scenarios found in television soap operas. The drama starred Cristina Umaña, Andres Juan and Victoria Gongora.
TV6.0DramaOn Isla Fuerte, singer María "Bonita" arrives for a party and finds herself caught in a web of passion, betrayal, and dark family secrets. Her love for José Santos, the president's unrecognized son, unleashes tragedy, revenge, and a crime that will change their lives.
María Bonita
1995 · 2 votes
- TV9.0Drama
Camila Falcón, daughter of the ruthless landowner Eloísa Falcón, better known as "La Coronela," is an authoritarian widow capable of anything, even killing, to prevent any man from getting close to her daughter, condemning her to a life of loneliness.
Prisioneros del amor
1996 · 1 votes
TVDramaSoledad is blind, and her dream is to be a famous singer. She falls in love with Vicente, and although fate seems determined to separate them, they will fight to be together.
- TV9.0Drama
Sin límites
1998 · 1 votes
TVDramaCrimeThe series tells of cases based on real events, which show how a woman is able to be at peace and end her suffering in the most lethal way, killing. In each episode, the protagonist tries to find a way to get rid of her problems, motivated by love, revenge, pain, desperation, resentment, contempt, hatred, beatings, addiction or frustration.
Mujeres asesinas
2007
TV7.6Juan's life changes when he discovers his best friend sleeping with his wife, the mother of his children. Unwilling to accept losing everything, he puts into practice the 50 daily tips from a manual that offers advice on how to be happy.
Manual Para Ser Feliz
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TVDramaRuido Capital
2020
TV5.7CrimeMysteryDr. Mata
2014 · 3 votes
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A donde va Soledad
2000 · 1 votes
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2000 · 2 votes
TV7.0SoapMi pequeña mamá
2002 · 1 votes
TV8.0DramaLa mujer doble
1992 · 1 votes
Movies7
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Love in the Time of Cholera
2007 · 424 votes
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Movie4.8FamilyMusicEl ángel del acordeón
2008 · 4 votes
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Movie5.6ComedyAt the end of the vacations Alvaro Crespo plans the best return home with his peculiar family, but instead of being a quiet and pleasant trip, it becomes an odyssey when the family is involved in a robbery and will have to flee from the police, while they manage to prove their innocence.
Movie6.0ComedyJose, a taxi driver in Bogotá suffers from the condition of his old vehicle and is almost unable to work.
El taxista millonario
1979 · 4 votes
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Poker
2011 · 1 votes