Patricia Castaneda
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Patricia Castañeda is a Colombian actress. Patricia was born in the town of Cali
, Colombia
. While in school, Castañeda was asked to audition for a children's show called La Brújula Mágica she got the part and hosted the show for over 4 years and quit the studies in architecture. After that she landed the lead character in the TV Series Tiempos Dificiles and was nominee for best actress in the Cartagena Film Festival
(Festival de Cine de Cartagena). She then moved to New York City and studied acting in HB Studio
for 3 years at the same time that she took creative writing courses with Robert Auleta in School of Visual Arts
.
Caracol TV
called her back to join the cast of the year's best comedy Pecados Capitales. Then came the lead role in La Saga, la Tormenta
and her fist film: Otros directed by Oscar Campo. In 2006 was cast as Valeria, a small role in the movie Satanas directed by Andi Baiz
, the reporter in the short film Ciudad Cronica which won at the Bogota Film Festival, and Grand Lady in the Film Love in the Time of Cholera
directed by Mike Newell
. On 2004 became one of the first celebrities to take part in a reality show; Desafio 2004 together with El Pibe Valderrama. In 2009 she was cast in the comedy show Camara cafe and on 2010 joined the TV Series Los Caballeros las Prefieren Brutas the first original series made by Sony Entertainment Television
playing the role of Hannah de la Aspriella. 0n 2011, Sony Entertainment Television
started shooting the second season, where Patricia will give life to Hannah again.
Patricia is one of the few, if not the only, actress who has published her writings. She started writing for Soho
magazine in 2004, and was asked to have her own column: El Closet. The column was somehow irreverent and very free spirt maybe due to her New York stories, and created controversy all over the country. She talked with out mystery about partying in the 21 century, love, sex and romance. On 2005 she wrote her first book Manual para Salir de la Tusa (Guide to get over heart breaks) a funny and satirical piece, published by Editorial Norma, a best seller for over a year in Colombia. Sporadic articles for News Papers and magazine came along until the News Paper El Pais published one short story "El Palo de Golf" which later made part of a series of 10 short stories La noche del Demonio (The Night of the Demon), published in 2007 by Villegas Editores. For a year an a half she wrote a column in la Revista Cromos
magazine: Profundamente light, where using her freshness and kind of naive way of approaching live, she pictured today's way of relating girls have to have nice legs, nice smiles and a nice brain.
On December 2010, Patricia published her first novel, Virginia Casta, with Villegas Editores. This novel which took her one year to write is a romantic comedy, with a witty and very romantic taste that puts the protagonist in a daunting situation when she finds out, by the tarot reading given by her grandmother, that she will drawn, loose her job and marry the other guy. so far, Virginia Casta is already in second edition.
Santiago de Cali
Santiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because...
, Colombia
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...
. While in school, Castañeda was asked to audition for a children's show called La Brújula Mágica she got the part and hosted the show for over 4 years and quit the studies in architecture. After that she landed the lead character in the TV Series Tiempos Dificiles and was nominee for best actress in the Cartagena Film Festival
Cartagena Film Festival
The Cartagena Film Festival, or Festival Internacional de Cine y T.V. de Cartagena de Indias. is a Colombian film festival which focuses on the promotion of Colombian television programs, Latin American films, and videos...
(Festival de Cine de Cartagena). She then moved to New York City and studied acting in HB Studio
HB Studio
Founded in 1945 by Herbert Berghof, the HB Studio is a school that offers professional training in the performing arts. Located in Greenwich Village in New York City, its curriculum includes classes in a variety of areas, including acting, directing, playwrighting, screenwriting, musical theatre,...
for 3 years at the same time that she took creative writing courses with Robert Auleta in School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
.
Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
called her back to join the cast of the year's best comedy Pecados Capitales. Then came the lead role in La Saga, la Tormenta
La Tormenta
La Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier...
and her fist film: Otros directed by Oscar Campo. In 2006 was cast as Valeria, a small role in the movie Satanas directed by Andi Baiz
Andi Baiz Ochoa
Andi Baiz is a Colombian film director and writer. As a film director, his first feature was Satan , based on the book of the same name, won the award for best film and best actor at the Festival Monte Carlo Film [1] and has been invited to participate in the Festival de Cine de San Sebastián...
, the reporter in the short film Ciudad Cronica which won at the Bogota Film Festival, and Grand Lady in the Film Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera is a novel by Nobel Prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez first published in the Spanish language during 1985. Alfred A. Knopf published the English translation during 1988...
directed by Mike Newell
Mike Newell (director)
Michael Cormac "Mike" Newell is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for television. After the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005, Newell became the third most commercially successful British director in recent years, behind Christopher Nolan...
. On 2004 became one of the first celebrities to take part in a reality show; Desafio 2004 together with El Pibe Valderrama. In 2009 she was cast in the comedy show Camara cafe and on 2010 joined the TV Series Los Caballeros las Prefieren Brutas the first original series made by Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television is a series of general entertainment television channels, owned by Sony Pictures Television. At least 9 International versions of this channel exist:*Sony Entertainment Television Asia...
playing the role of Hannah de la Aspriella. 0n 2011, Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television is a series of general entertainment television channels, owned by Sony Pictures Television. At least 9 International versions of this channel exist:*Sony Entertainment Television Asia...
started shooting the second season, where Patricia will give life to Hannah again.
Patricia is one of the few, if not the only, actress who has published her writings. She started writing for Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
magazine in 2004, and was asked to have her own column: El Closet. The column was somehow irreverent and very free spirt maybe due to her New York stories, and created controversy all over the country. She talked with out mystery about partying in the 21 century, love, sex and romance. On 2005 she wrote her first book Manual para Salir de la Tusa (Guide to get over heart breaks) a funny and satirical piece, published by Editorial Norma, a best seller for over a year in Colombia. Sporadic articles for News Papers and magazine came along until the News Paper El Pais published one short story "El Palo de Golf" which later made part of a series of 10 short stories La noche del Demonio (The Night of the Demon), published in 2007 by Villegas Editores. For a year an a half she wrote a column in la Revista Cromos
Revista Cromos
Revista Cromos is a Colombian varieties and photojournalism magazine, known for widely covering the Miss Colombia pageant on editions called Mini Cromos. It was founded in 1916 by Miguel Santiago Valencia and Abelardo Arboleda, both from the Colombian city of Popayán...
magazine: Profundamente light, where using her freshness and kind of naive way of approaching live, she pictured today's way of relating girls have to have nice legs, nice smiles and a nice brain.
On December 2010, Patricia published her first novel, Virginia Casta, with Villegas Editores. This novel which took her one year to write is a romantic comedy, with a witty and very romantic taste that puts the protagonist in a daunting situation when she finds out, by the tarot reading given by her grandmother, that she will drawn, loose her job and marry the other guy. so far, Virginia Casta is already in second edition.
Television
- Tiempos Dificiles (1996)
- Pecados Capitales (2002)
- La Saga (2004)
- La TormentaLa TormentaLa Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier...
(2006) - Vuelo 1503 2007
- Camara Cafe 2008
- Los Caballeros las Prefieren Brutas
Films
- SatanasSatanás (film)Satanás is a 2007 Colombian film directed by Andi Baiz. It is adapted from the novel of the same title by Mario Mendoza Zambrano...
(2006) - Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera is a novel by Nobel Prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez first published in the Spanish language during 1985. Alfred A. Knopf published the English translation during 1988...
(2006) - Passing by 2008
- Yo soy Otro 2008
- La vida era en serio 2009