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Paola Turbay

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Paola Turbay

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  • Born
    November 29, 1970 · Houston, Texas, USA

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    • Paola Turbay reigns as one of Latin American's biggest stars while continuing to build and equally powerful presence on the airwaves of the United States. Her multi-faceted career includes working on the big and small screens, both behind and in front of the camera, producing, hosting and acting. According to People en Español, Paola is of the 25 Biggest Crossovers of Latin America. Her shows air in over 25 countries around the world.

      Turbay debuted on the series Las Noches de Luciana and the comedy Noticias Calientes both of which were aired throughout Latin America and on Univision's Telefutura channel in the U.S. Her other television credits include Eco Moda, Leche and O Todos en la Cama.

      Paola made her U.S. English-language network debut starring as "Isabel Vega" opposite Jimmy Smits on the CBS series Cane (2007), and went on to star on acclaimed shows like Californication, The Closer, The Cleaner, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and True Blood among others. This year she will star opposite Titus Welliver on Amazon's critically acclaimed series Bosch (season 3).

      Her film credits include Perder es Cuestión de Método, Mamá Tómate la Sopa, Los Oriyinales and Mike Newell's high-profile feature Love in the Time of Cholera. An avid philanthropist, she co founded IndieBo - Bogota Independent Film Festival - that runs successfully since 2015, bringing the best of independent cinema each year in aims to stimulate Colombia's Orange Economy and democratize culture.

      A native of Houston, Texas, raised in Bogota, Colombia, Turbay earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia and attended the Conservatory Program at the Acting Studio in Southern Florida. Paola now lives in New York with her husband and two children.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

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  • Spouse
      Alejandro Estrada(December 24, 1994 - present) (2 children)
  • Children
      Sofía Estrada

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    Female

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  • She was Miss Colombia and second place in Miss Universe.
  • Her great uncle Julio Cesar Turbay was the 25th President of Colombia (1978-1982).
  • She was born in Houston, Texas and moved with her family to Bogota, Colombia when she was 10.
  • Older sister of the composer and singer Juan Gabriel Turbay.
  • IndieBo - Bogota Independent Film Festival - Co Founder and Executive Director since 2014.

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