Lina Marulanda
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Lina Marulanda was a Colombia
n television personality and model
.
After completing high school, Marulanda enrolled in Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
in Bogota
, where she studied advertising.
for six years, where she presented the 0700 edition and the international section of the broadcast. Beginning in 2003, she presented the entertainment portion of the evening news alongside actress Margarita Ortega
and later alongside model Adriana Arboleda
.
In December 2005, Marulanda went on to lead the entertainment portion of Caracol News at 12:30, with journalist and presenter Ivan Lalinde.
In early 2007, she hosted the reality show Challenge 20-07 on Canal Caracol. That July, she returned to CM& News, doing special reports on Colombiamoda 2007. She also reported on Colombiamoda 2007 for the station W Radio. On 24 July 2007, Marulanda joined the team of La hora del Regreso on W Radio, replacing Marcela Sarmiento.
She was a spokesmodel for major brands of clothing, and appeared in magazines including SoHo
, Don Juan, Cromos, and G.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n television personality and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Early life
Marulanda was born Lina María Marulanda Cuartas in Medellín, Colombia. She began her modeling career at age 12. She first attended Santa María del Rosario de Medellín High School but moved to Parra Paris High School, from which she graduated, following conflicts with the directors and nuns at Santa María. Her adolescence was extremely busy with fashion shows and photo shoots; in a 2004 interview, Marulanda said she regretted having grown up this way.After completing high school, Marulanda enrolled in Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
Jorge Tadeo Lozano University is a university in Colombia, with campuses in Bogotá, Cartagena, Santa Marta and Chía.-External links: Jorge Tadeo Lozano, the person...
in Bogota
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, where she studied advertising.
Career
In 2002, she debuted as a presenter at CM& News. She later worked at Caracol NewsNoticias Caracol
Noticias Caracol is Colombia's Caracol TV newscast. It is broadcast four times on weekdays and twice on weekends.The News Centre was built in nine months before Caracol Noticias first airing, on 10 July 1998...
for six years, where she presented the 0700 edition and the international section of the broadcast. Beginning in 2003, she presented the entertainment portion of the evening news alongside actress Margarita Ortega
Margarita Ortega
Margarita Ortega is a Colombian television host and actress. She is a native of Cali, Colombia.-Career:Ortega studied Social Communications and Journalism at the Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores in Bogotá. Between 1995 and 1997, she was a news anchor in the informational 7:30 Caracol...
and later alongside model Adriana Arboleda
Adriana Arboleda
-Career:At the age of 15, Adriana began her career in modeling and won the contest in the 1995 Model Year. In 1996, she was appointed to Look of the Year and she has been on the cover of magazines like Vanity and Cosmopolitan....
.
In December 2005, Marulanda went on to lead the entertainment portion of Caracol News at 12:30, with journalist and presenter Ivan Lalinde.
In early 2007, she hosted the reality show Challenge 20-07 on Canal Caracol. That July, she returned to CM& News, doing special reports on Colombiamoda 2007. She also reported on Colombiamoda 2007 for the station W Radio. On 24 July 2007, Marulanda joined the team of La hora del Regreso on W Radio, replacing Marcela Sarmiento.
She was a spokesmodel for major brands of clothing, and appeared in magazines including SoHo
Soho (magazine)
SoHo is a Colombian entertainment magazine founded in 1999 by writer Daniel Samper Ospina. SoHo is a monthly publication geared toward male audiences and known for its publication of suggestive pictures and/or nude pictures of models, actresses, and women in the public Colombian life on its cover...
, Don Juan, Cromos, and G.