Paulina Gaitán

Paulina Gaitán Ruíz (born February 19, 1992[1]) is a Mexican actress. She is best known throughout Mexican television and movies. She is more recently known for her role in the popular Netflix series, Narcos, as the devoted young wife of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.

Paulina Gaitán Ruíz
Born
Paulina Gaitan Ruiz

(1992-02-19) February 19, 1992
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Biography

Paulina Gaitán was born in Mexico City.[1] Gaitán started acting at age 9 and at the age of 12 had an important role in Mexican director Luis Mandoki's Innocent Voices, a tale about the civil war in El Salvador.[2]

She was the female lead in the Cary Joji Fukunaga film Sin Nombre, where she played the character of Sayra, who joins her father and uncle when they try to migrate from Honduras to the United States, and ends up travelling with El Casper, a gang member, played by actor Edgar Flores.[3]

Gaitán also played a girl kidnapped by sex traffickers in the 2007 movie Trade alongside Kevin Kline. She portrayed Sabina, a lead role in the Mexican horror drama We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay) in 2010.[4] In addition, she has played the role of Zuvely in the short film En Tus Manos, which was also released in 2010.

In 2012, Gaitán starred in the ensemble cast of the ABC Steven Spielberg series The River. Since 2015, she has starred in the Netflix original series Narcos as Tata, the wife of narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar. In 2018, she began starring as Violetta, the female lead in the Amazon Prime Original Series Diablo Guardián.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Animales en peligroVoice
2004Voces inocentesAngelita
2006Morirse en domingoIsabel
2007TradeAdriana
2007Cuando las cosas sucedenFernanda
2007CieloCieloTelevision film
2008Insignificant ThingsEsmeraldaNominated – Ariel Award for Best Actress
2009Sin nombreSayra
2009CodiciaJuliaShort film
2009La mitad del mundoPaulina
2010En tus manosZuvelyShort film
2010We Are What We AreSabina
2011La cebraValentina
2011InocenciaGabyShort film
2011Días de graciaCamila
2011El BukanasAshley
2012MatildeGabyShort film
2012Las paredes hablanLupe
2012HermanasLuzShort film
2013DeseoAdolescente
2013Ni aquí ni alláShort film
2014Cuatro lunasRosita in TelenovelaVoice
2014Eddie Reynolds y Los Ángeles de AceroNatalia
2015Crossing pointLucilleAssociate producer
2015Las AparicioRafaela Primera
2015Ruta MadreColette
2018The Good GirlsAna PaulaPending – Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress[5]
2019SouvenirIsabel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Mujer, casos de la vida real Episode: "Los pasos de mamá"
2010Las AparicioIleana Delacroix
2010CapadociaAndrea Marín
2012The RiverJahel Valenzuela
2013Sr. ÁvilaJuliana Rivas
2015Señorita PólvoraNoemí "Beretta"Co-lead role
2015-16NarcosTata Escobar
2018Señora Acero (season 5)Leticia Moreno
2018Diablo GuardiánViolettaMain role; 18 episodes
2020El Presidente (TV series)María Inés "Nené" FacuseMain role; 8 episodes

References

  1. "Paulina Gaitán – Biografia". Biosstars International. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
  2. New York Daily News article: Paulina Gaitán's crossing over in 'Sin Nombre'. Nydailynews.com (2009-03-17); retrieved on 2011-06-04.
  3. Blu-ray Review: Sin Nombre, Heyuguys.co.uk (2010-01-28); retrieved on 2011-06-04.
  4. Cannes Video Day 4: Jorge Michel Grau's We Are What We Are (Somos lo que hay). Ioncinema.com (2010-05-15); retrieved 2011-06-04.
  5. Magaña, Arturo (April 23, 2019). "Ariel 2019: Lista completa de nominados". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). G21 Comunicación Entertainment. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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