Catherine Siachoque

María Alexandra Catherine Siachoque Gaete (born 21 January 1972) is a Colombian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.

Early life Siachoque was born in Bogota, Colombia.

Career Siachoque has starred in Telemundo-produced telenovelas including Pecados ajenos, Tierra de Pasiones, Te voy a enseñar a querer, La Venganza, Amantes del desierto, and the TV anthology series Decisiones. After being typecast as a villainess, she played a sympathetic character as Doña Hilda Santana in Sin senos no hay paraíso.

In 2010, Siachoque starred in the Telemundo remake of ¿Dónde está Elisa?, starring Sonya Smith, Gabriel Porras and Jorge Luis Pila. Siachoque portrayed as Cecilia Altamira, the aunt of missing daughter Elisa Altamira (Vanessa Pose). In 2011, she played the role of Ignacia Conde in La casa de al lado alongside real-life husband Miguel Varoni, together with Maritza Rodríguez and Gabriel Porras. In 2014, she starred as a villainess in Reina de Corazónes, with Paola Núñez, Eugenio Siller and Juan Soler. From 2016 to 2019, Siachoque reprised the role of Hilda Santana in Sin senos sí hay paraíso. In 2025, Siachoque marked her debut in TelevisaUnivision for Juan Osorio's telenovela Amanecer, starring Fernando Colunga and Livia Brito. She portrayed Amapola Talavera, a witch and veterinarian who is obsessed with Leonel Carranza (Colunga).

Personal life She is married to Argentine-Colombian producer, actor and director Miguel Varoni since 1999; they have been together since 1996. Siachoque and Varoni acted together in the telenovelas Te voy a enseñar a querer and La casa de al lado. They met each other during the filming of Las Juanas.

Filmography + Television roles Year Title Roles Notes 1995 Sobrevivir Perla Main role 1995–1996 La sombra del deseo Lorena Núñez Supporting role; 110 episodes 1997 Las Juanas Juana Caridad Galante / Salguero Lead role; 110 episodes 1998 La sombra del arco iris Silvia Stella Graniani Main role; 63 episodes 1998–1999 Tan cerca y tan lejos Laura Main role; 55 episodes 1999–2000 La guerra de las Rosas Rosa Emilia Carrillo Main role; 161 episodes 2001 Amantes del desierto Micaela Fernández Main role; 110 episodes 2002–2003 La venganza Grazzia Fontana Main role; 127 episodes 2004–2005 Te voy a enseñar a querer Deborah Buenrostro Main role; 127 episodes 2005–2006 Decisiones Gabriela Valencia / Mariana Valencia Episode: "Todo queda en la familia" Alma Episode: "Marcada para siempre" 2006 Tierra de pasiones Marcia Hernández Main role; 172 episodes 2007–2008 Pecados ajenos Inés Vallejo Main role; 167 episodes 2008–2009 Sin senos no hay paraíso Doña Hilda Santana Main role; 105 episodes 2010 ¿Dónde está Elisa? Cecilia Altamira de Cáceres Lead role; 106 episodes 2011–2012 La casa de al lado Ignacia Conde Main role; 141 episodes 2014 Reina de corazones Estefanía Pérez de Hidalgo "La Reina de Diamantes" Main role; 140 episodes 2016–2018 Sin senos sí hay paraíso Doña Hilda Santana Main role (seasons 1–3); 240 episodes 2017 La Fan Isabel Pinzón "La Directora" Guest role; 2 episodes 2019 El final del paraíso Doña Hilda Santana Main role (season 4); 82 episodes 2022 Oscuro deseo Lys Antoine Main cast (season 2); 15 episodes 2022 Mujeres asesinas Blanca Episode: "Bodas de plata" 2024 Consuelo Olga Pontón de Acevedo Main role La mujer de mi vida Marcela Giménez Mello Main role 2024 Secretos de villanas Herself Main cast; Season 3 2025 Amanecer Amapola Talavera Main cast