theOscarSite facts:
Birth Date:
  • 19 April 1981
Birthplace:
  • Bogotá, Colombia
Factoids:
  • Took acting classes at a Bogotá (Colombia) theater before being "discovered" by an anonymous supporter who referred her name to the casting agent for MARIA FULL OF GRACE (2004).
  • First Colombian to be nominated for an Academy Award®
Education:
  • Studied advertising at a college in Colombia before moving to New York City around 2003.
Significant Other:
  • Husband: David Elwell, electrician (partner since 2002, married 2006)
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2008: THE ARGENTINE, GUERRILLA
    2007: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA; EL CORAZÓN DE LA TIERRA / THE HEART OF THE EARTH
    2006: THE HOTTEST STATE, FAST FOOD NATION, PARIS, JE T'AIME (segment "Loin du 16ème"), JOURNEY TO THE END OF LIGHT
    2004: MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Academy Awards®: