Verónica Orozco Aristizábal (born June 8, 1979) is a Colombian actress and singer.
Private life Orozco is the daughter of actor Luís Fernando Orozco and Carmenza Aristizábal Hoyos. She has two sisters, actress Ana María and Juliana.
In January 2007, she married Colombian comedian Martín de Francisco in Villa de Leyva but the couple separated in April 2010 and divorced later the same year. The following year Orozco met psychologist Juan Sebastian Restrepo, and their daughter Violeta was born in 2012.
Musical career Orozco was a part of the Colombian TV musical show Okidoki, which led her to release three albums under the group name Okidoki in the early 1990s. In 2006 Orozco started her solo career, releasing the successful album Verónica Orozco. Her first single was "Las bragas", which had a lot of controversy around the lyrics suggesting lesbianism. Her second single was "Miénteme". It won an award for "Video del Año" (Video of the Year) at Los Premios Shock (Shock Awards). Her third single was "Descarada". She performed the song at Los Premios TV y Novelas and at one of the Nuestra Tierra 2007 concerts.
She also participated in the 2006 La Mega: Nuestra Tierra concerts, which showcased Colombian performers.
She later stated she would return to her music career and her second studio album was expected in mid-2009, but as of 2017 the only further release has been a one-off single "¿Dónde Está Mi Varón?" in 2016.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes2001 Bogotá 2016 Cameo Cameo in the segment "La venus virtual"2006 A Ton of Luck Dayana 2006 Bluff Rosmery, the death girl 2012 Sanandresito Fanny Correa 2017 El Caso Watson Ángela Rojas2018 El Reality Constanza
Television Year Title Role Notes1992 Oki Doki Vainilla Supporting role1994 Dejémonos de vainas Daisy "LadiDi" Villegas Supporting role1996 Prisioneros del amor Teresa Supporting role1998 La Madre Lucía Suarez Supporting role1999 Francisco el Matemático Magdalena Rivera Supporting role2000 Alicia en el País de las Mercancías Alicia Cardona Main role2001 Isabel me la Veló Isabel Vargas Main role2002-2003 La Lectora Laura Cervantes Main role2004 Las Noches de Luciana Katia Lopera Supporting role2007; 2011 Mujeres asesinas Marta Supporting role2008-2009 Los Protegidos Lina Santana Main role2010-2011 A Corazón Abierto Dr. María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier Main role2015-2016 Anónima Victoria Cuartas / Ángela Valera / Carolina Guerrero Main role2016 Bloque de búsqueda Mónica María Barrera / Ana María Velandia de Gavilán Main role2017 Hermanos y hermanas Catalina Soto Main role2019 La gloria de Lucho Gloria Vargas Main role2019 Siempre bruja Ninibé Supporting role2020 Verdad oculta Colonel Diana Manrique Main role2022 A grito herido Karla Main role2023–2026 Eva Lasting Ana de Granados Main role2024 Arelys Henao: Aún queda mucho por cantar Arelys Henao Main role (season 2)2025 Simplemente Alicia Alicia Fernández Main role2026 Las de siempre Lucía Durán Main role
Solo discography Albums Verónica Orozco
Verónica Orozco is the eponymous debut studio album by Orozco. It was released in Colombia on 14 July 2006 by EMI Music. Production for the album came primarily from Iván Benavides, alongside Bernardo Ossa. The album was certified gold in Orozco's home country.
Tracks:
Personnel: Verónica Orozco – performer, lyricist, backing vocals Tom Coyne – mastering Iván Benavides – keyboard programming, sample programming, backing vocals Bernardo Ossa – producer Raul Higuera – photography
Singles "Las Bragas" (2006) "Miénteme" (2007) "Descarada" (2007) "¿Dónde Está Mi Varón?" (2016) "Mala" (2020)
Notes: Her song "Pasion Asesina" was included in the Colombian movie Soñar no Cuesta Nada (A Ton of Luck), in which she was featured, playing the role of the stripper Dayana. Her song "Las Bragas" was featured on the soundtrack for the Mexican TV show S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos.
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