Marcela Gallego

{{short description|Colombian actress (born 1971)}}

Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including Celia,{{cite web|language=Spanish|accessdate=January 1, 2016|url=http://www.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/2015/07/15/telemundo-realizara-celia-una-serie-sobre-la-vida-de-celia-cruz|title=Telemundo realizará "Celia", una serie sobre la vida de Celia Cruz | Telemundo}} some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film Satanás.

She studied acting in Bogotá and then in Mexico where she also took courses in direction and dance, and participated in a film and several plays.{{Cite web|title=Marcela Gallego promociona sus talleres de actuación en Transmilenio|url=https://www.canalrcn.com/super-like/gente/articulo-nota/marcela-gallego-promociona-sus-talleres-de-actuacion-en-transmilenio-3366|last=canalrcn.com|website=Marcela Gallego promociona sus talleres de actuación en Transmilenio|date=16 April 2018 |language=es|access-date=2020-05-18}}

In Colombia, she has been on the charts for more than thirty years. She has participated in plays such as Llevados por el deseo, Monólogos de la vagina, Y se armó la mojiganga, La siempre viva and La honesta persona de Sechuán. She has also appeared in films such as Satan, Losing is a matter of method, The strategy of the snail and the half-film Forbidden Games.{{Cite web|title=La reconocida actriz Marcela Gallego ahora se gana la vida en TransMilenio|url=https://www.publimetro.co/co/bogota/2018/04/16/la-reconocida-actriz-marcela-gallego-ahora-se-gana-la-vida-transmilenio.html|last=Rincón|first=Ginna|website=Publimetro Colombia|language=es|access-date=2020-05-18}}

In the world of television, she made her debut in the novel Por amor in 1986. She played the role of La pereirana in the series Fronteras del regreso in 1992.{{Cite web|title=MARCELA GALLEGO VUELVE A LA PANTALLA CHICA|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-455406|last=Tiempo|first=Casa Editorial El|date=1995-11-15|website=El Tiempo|language=spanish|access-date=2020-05-18}}