Alejandra Paredes
{{Short description|Ecuadorian actress (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| birth_name = María Alejandra Paredes Orejuela
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| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador
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| occupation = Actress
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María Alejandra Paredes Orejuela (born January 6, 1983) is an Ecuadorian actress. She is best known for her character Penélope de la Cruz on the TV series {{ill|La pareja feliz|es}}.
Biography
Alejandra Paredes was born in Guayaquil on January 6, 1983, the daughter of Lorgia Orejuela, a prominent Ecuadorian swimmer.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/tele/1/alejandra-paredes-fue-profesora-de-natacion-antes-de-ser-actriz |title=Alejandra Paredes fue profesora de natación antes de ser actriz |trans-title=Alejandra Parades was Swimming Teacher Before Becoming an Actress |newspaper=El Telégrafo |language=Spanish |date=2013-01-06 |access-date=2021-08-31}} At age 17, she was a model for Denisse Klein's agency. She began her television career on the Ecuavisa series {{ill|De la vida real|es}}. Her most recognized role is that of Penelope de la Cruz on the black comedy series {{ill|La pareja feliz|es}}, where she appeared alongside {{ill|David Reinoso|es}} and Flor María Palomeque. She also had roles in {{ill|Mostro de Amor|es}}, {{ill|La Tremebunda Corte|es}}, and El hombre de la casa. She has served as the public relations officer for the Paradox School of Image and Sound.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/espectaculos/1/alejandra-paredes-muestra-sus-dotes-como-relacionista-publica |title=Alejandra Paredes muestra sus dotes como relacionista pública |trans-title=Alejandra Paredes Shows Her Skills as a Public Relations Officer |newspaper=El Telégrafo |language=Spanish |date=2013-06-07 |access-date=2021-08-31}}
In theater, she directed the micro-drama La balada de John y Yoko, and the children's productions Los grillos sordos and Chiquititas.{{Cite news |url=https://www.extra.ec/noticia/buena-vida/alejandraparedes-entrevista-actriz-television-3094771.html |title=Alejandra Paredes: 'Soy un alma imparable' |trans-title=Alejandra Paredes: "I am an Unstoppable Soul" |first=Ivonne |last=Lago |newspaper=Diario Extra |location=Guayaquil |language=Spanish |date=2019-08-01 |access-date=2021-08-31}}
In 2019, Paredes appeared on the second season of the biographical telenovela {{ill|Sharon la Hechicera (telenovela)|es|lt=Sharon la Hechicera}}. From 2019 to 2020, she was on the fifth and sixth seasons of the series {{ill|3 familias (Ecuadorian TV series)|es|3 familias|lt=3 familias}}.
In 2020, she made her film debut as part of the cast of the historical drama Camino a la libertad, along with Emmanuel Palomares, Efraín Ruales, Verónica Pinzón, and Juan Carlos Román.{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/entretenimiento/2020/02/02/nota/7719351/camino-libertad-gran-apuesta-cine-ecuatoriano |title='Camino a la libertad', la gran apuesta del cine ecuatoriano |trans-title="Camino a la libertad", the Big Bet of Ecuadorian Cinema |newspaper=El Universo |language=Spanish |date=2020-02-02 |access-date=2021-08-31}} The same year, she replaced Carolina Jaume on the TC Televisión series {{ill|Antuca me enamora|es}}.{{Cite news |url=https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/actriz-alejandra-paredes-ocupa-lugar-carolina-jaume-13323.html |title=La actriz Alejandra Paredes ya ocupa el lugar de Carolina Jaume |trans-title=Alejandra Paredes Has Already Taken Carolina Jaume's Place |first=Ingrid |last=Balseca |newspaper=Diario Extra |language=Spanish |date=2020-06-10 |access-date=2021-08-31}}
Roles
=TV series and telenovelas=
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!Year(s) !Title !Character |
| 2003
|{{ill|De la vida real|es}} |Various |
| 2007
|El hombre de la casa |Naty |
| 2009–2014
|{{ill|La pareja feliz|es}} |Penélope de la Cruz "Penélope Cruzeta" |
| 2010
|{{ill|Mostro de Amor|es}} |Cuky Guzmán |
| 2011
|{{ill|La Tremebunda Corte|es}} |María Concepción de la Jaba y el Trapiche "La Conchito" |
| 2013
|Secretos |Cast |
| 2019
|{{ill|Sharon la Hechicera (telenovela)|es|lt=Sharon 2: El desenlace}} |Ab. Ana María Vera |
| 2019–2020
|{{ill|3 familias (Ecuadorian TV series)|es|3 familias|lt=3 familias}} |Lourdes "Lili" Smith |
| 2020
|{{ill|Antuca me enamora|es}} |Sixta Antonia "Sisi" Mena Mora |
=Theater=
==Actress==
- La pareja feliz ... Penélope Cruzeta
- El amante
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Hollywood somos nosotras
- Radio Maja...dera ... Penélope Cruzeta
- A 2.50 la cuba libre
==Director==
- La balada de John y Yoko
- Los grillos sordos
- Chiquititas
=Film=
- Camino a la libertad ... Ana Garaycoa de Villamil
References
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Category:21st-century Ecuadorian actresses
Category:Actresses from Guayaquil
Category:Ecuadorian film actresses