Catalina Sandino Moreno

Birthday: 19 April 1981, Bogotá, Colombia

Height: 169 cm

Catalina Sandino Moreno was born on April 19, 1981 in Bogotá, Colombia. She is an actress and producer, known for Maria Full of Grace (2004), Che: Part Two (2008) and Fast Food Nation (2006). She has ...Show More

I know! It's crazy. I would never even in my wildest dreams thought of being nominated for an Oscar Show more I know! It's crazy. I would never even in my wildest dreams thought of being nominated for an Oscar for the first movie. I thought it was going to be on cable, not on the movies, not in the theaters...you know it's just insane. Hide

Maria had such an impact on me that I didn't want to do something so light. I wanted to do something Show more Maria had such an impact on me that I didn't want to do something so light. I wanted to do something with power. Anyone can be a beautiful girl. Any girl can be that. So I didn't do anything for three years. I was waiting for the right roles. Hide

It is amazing. None of us ever expected ['Maria Full of Grace'] to be so big. It was a film that was Show more It is amazing. None of us ever expected ['Maria Full of Grace'] to be so big. It was a film that was made with all the love in the world and it is being so well received. We would have never expected it. Hide

I feel I have a responsibility, as an actress, as a Colombian immigrant, and just as a person, to sh Show more I feel I have a responsibility, as an actress, as a Colombian immigrant, and just as a person, to show people reality. It would be nice to be an actress who loves action movies, but I'm not that kind of actress. Hide

It was kind of like a big thing for me to just go for it, to take my clothes off and be me. It was s Show more It was kind of like a big thing for me to just go for it, to take my clothes off and be me. It was something that I really thought about, to do or not to do. Then I just said ... I'll do it. I'm normal, it's not a big deal. On doing nudity for the first time in The Hottest State. Hide

"It's the story of this girl and at the end of the movie she's a woman." - on Maria Full of Grace. "It's the story of this girl and at the end of the movie she's a woman." - on Maria Full of Grace.

I love theater. I want to keep learning and I think that by doing as much theater as I can, it will Show more I love theater. I want to keep learning and I think that by doing as much theater as I can, it will make me a better actress for film. Hide

Catalina Sandino Moreno's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (42)

Love in the Time of Cholera

The Affair - Season 2

East Los High - Season 2

American Gothic (2016) - Season 1

Che: Part Two

The Affair - Season 3

The Bridge - Season 2 (US)

East Los High - Season 4

Red Band Society - Season 1

Falling Skies - Season 1