Angely Gaviria

Angely Gaviria is a Colombian actress who is currently starring in the Netflix series Always a Witch as Carmen Eguiluz. Her previous works include the series 2091 and Pambelé (about boxer Antonio Cervantes).[2][4][5]

Angely Gaviria
Born
Angely Gaviria Zurita[1]

(1996-08-09) August 9, 1996[2][3]
Cartagena, Colombia[2][3]
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Websiteangelygaviria.com

Background

Gaviria grew up in La María neighborhood of Cartagena, Colombia with her parents and two younger brothers. She became interested in modeling at age 14 and won second place in the 'Miss Afro-Descendant' contest.[1] At age 16 she won the "Señorita Afrodescendiente" contest.[1][6]

She won a scholarship to study engineering at the University of Bogotá and moved there with her family.[1]

Her acting career started with roles as an extra in La Selección and Niche for the Caracol Television Network. Her first acting role was as Ina in Fox's sci-fi series 2091.[2] Her next role was as Julia Cervantes in Pambelé, a biopic about boxer Antonio Cervantes.[2] She was in the second semester of engineering when 'Pambelé' completed.[1] She switched to studying acting and ballet.[7] In 2019 she landed the lead role of Carmen in the Netflix/Caracol series Always a Witch (aka 'Siempre Bruja').[8]

Reception

Reviewing her performance in Always a Witch, Vox wrote "Angely Gaviria is, by far, the main reason to watch Siempre Bruja. ... Her Carmen is vulnerable, optimistic, headstrong, and flawed."[9] Writing about the show for Remezcla, Kristen Lopez said that Gaviria was "probably the one thing that keeps 'Siempre Bruja' afloat", Manuel Betancourt described her as "wonderful and expressive" and Kathia Woods said "One of the reasons we are rooting for Carmen is because of Angely’s performance".[10]Danielli Marzouca wrote "The best part of the whole show is Angely Gaviria performance of Carmen."[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 2091 Ina 8 episodes
2017 Pambelé Julia
2019–present Always a Witch Carmen Eguiluz Main role

References
  1. Benítez, Julie Parra (January 6, 2019). "Angely Gaviria, la actriz del barrio La María que protagoniza serie de Netflix". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. Patton, Rebecca (January 31, 2019). "Who Plays Carmen In 'Siempre Bruja'? Angely Gaviria's Character Has a Backstory That Spans Centuries". Bustle. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. Gaviria, Angely. "Home". AngelyGaviria.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. Betancourt, Manuel (May 23, 2018). "Netflix's 'Siempre Bruja' Stars an Afro-Colombian Actress as a Time-Traveling Witch". Remezcla. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. "La Magia de Angely Gaviria! - 15 Minutos". 15 Minutos (in Spanish). 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  6. Rosa, Zona (June 26, 2013). "La Cuota Costena". Q'hubo Cartagena (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  7. Yemi, Frank (February 5, 2019). "Always a Witch cast: Who plays Carmen and Lucien in Netflix Siempre Bruja". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  8. Nia, Shannon (May 11, 2018). "An Afro-Colombian Actress Is The Lead In Netflix's New Colombian Series 'Siempre Bruja'". 21ninety.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  9. Nittle, Nadra (February 15, 2019). "Netflix's 'Siempre Bruja' centers a powerful black witch, for once". Vox. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  10. Woods, Kathia (February 8, 2019). "What Latino Critics Are Saying About Netflix's 'Siempre Bruja'". Remezcla. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  11. Marzouca, Danielli (March 4, 2019). "Here's How Netflix's 'Siempre Bruja' Is Getting it Right And Wrong". WeAreMitu.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.









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