Paola Krum
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Paola Krum was born Andrea Paola Krum on June 20, 1970 in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. She is an actress, singer, and dancer, and is one of the many young, multi-talented Argentine performers of the present day. She has studied theater, dance
, and voice
since she was 10. Her breakthrough came in the field of musical
comedy
. Work in television
– in shows such as: Sólo Para Pareja, Inconquistable Corazón, Mujercitas, and El Arcángel – and the movies would follow.
Once she'd broken into TV, she then made the decision to change her acting-style, and began to submerge herself into the portrayal of more complex and complicated characters. In 1996, she starred in the theatrical production of Flores de Acero. Later, she played the protagionist in the weekly TV show, El Rafa, and in the telenovela
, Alas, Poder Y Pasión. Her film debut came in 1999 in Río Escondido, directed by Mercedes García Guevara. That same year, she starred in the film La Venganza
. In addition, she was part of the cast of the play, Puck, Sueño de Una Noche de Veran. In 2000, she returned to musical comedy, playing Eliza Doolittle
in Mi Bella Dama. She last appeared on-stage in Monólogos de La Vagina (The Vagina Monologues
). Back on TV in 2001, she starred in the series Cuatro Amigas. In 2003, Paola traveled to Spain
to film the made for TV movie, La Vida Aquí.
Her starring role as psychologist Dr. Laura Santini in the 2004 HBO mini-series Epitafios
(shown in the United States
in 2005) has made her acting skills well-known in North America.
In 2006 she appeared in Montecristo
, which aired on Telefé.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. She is an actress, singer, and dancer, and is one of the many young, multi-talented Argentine performers of the present day. She has studied theater, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, and voice
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
since she was 10. Her breakthrough came in the field of musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
. Work in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
– in shows such as: Sólo Para Pareja, Inconquistable Corazón, Mujercitas, and El Arcángel – and the movies would follow.
Once she'd broken into TV, she then made the decision to change her acting-style, and began to submerge herself into the portrayal of more complex and complicated characters. In 1996, she starred in the theatrical production of Flores de Acero. Later, she played the protagionist in the weekly TV show, El Rafa, and in the telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
, Alas, Poder Y Pasión. Her film debut came in 1999 in Río Escondido, directed by Mercedes García Guevara. That same year, she starred in the film La Venganza
La venganza
La venganza is a 1977 Mexican telenovela made by Televisa, produced by Valentin Pimstein and directed by Rafael Banquells, starring Helena Rojo and Enrique Lizalde. Writing credits belong to Ines Rodena , Maria Teresa Madero and Tere Medina...
. In addition, she was part of the cast of the play, Puck, Sueño de Una Noche de Veran. In 2000, she returned to musical comedy, playing Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Sophie Caird , better known by her stage name Eliza Doolittle, is an English singer–songwriter from London, who signed to the Parlophone record label in October 2008. Her debut self-titled album, Eliza Doolittle was released on 12 July 2010, where it debuted at number 3 in the UK...
in Mi Bella Dama. She last appeared on-stage in Monólogos de La Vagina (The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
). Back on TV in 2001, she starred in the series Cuatro Amigas. In 2003, Paola traveled to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to film the made for TV movie, La Vida Aquí.
Her starring role as psychologist Dr. Laura Santini in the 2004 HBO mini-series Epitafios
Epitafios
Epitafios is a 2004 13 episode, Argentinian crime fiction TV mini-series with the tagline: El Final Está Escrito ... The End Is Written. The series, which takes place in an unnamed South American city, was shot in Buenos Aires....
(shown in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 2005) has made her acting skills well-known in North America.
In 2006 she appeared in Montecristo
Montecristo (Argentine telenovela)
Montecristo: Un Amor, Una Venganza is an Argentine telenovela which premiered April 25, 2006 on Telefe...
, which aired on Telefé.