Flora Martínez

Flora Martinez (born 1 November 1977) is a Colombian actress and singer, known for her title role in the 2005 film Rosario Tijeras.

Biography

Martinez was born in Montreal to a Canadian mother and a Colombian father, and raised in Bogotá and North Vancouver. She began her career in television in Colombia appearing in telenovelas such as Mambo (1994), María Bonita (1995), and La Otra Mitad del Sol (1995). She is a Canadian citizen and speaks fluent French, Spanish and English.

She studied at the Actors Conservatory in New York City from 1997 through 1999. In 1999, she appeared in her first feature film, Soplo de Vida, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Biarritz Film Festival in France. She has worked in the theater in the staging of Herat by Daniel Berardi.

Martinez starred in Lolita's Club (2007), I'm With Lucy (2002) and Violet of a Thousand Colors (2005). In 2011, she starred as the lead of the television series La Bruja (The Witch).

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1994 Mambo N/A 1995 Leche Susana María Bonita Imelda Santos 1996 La otra mitad del sol Isabel 1999 Divorciada Eva Soplo de vida Golondrina/Pilar, the dead woman Biarritz Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2000 Proof of Life Linda 2002 I'm with Lucy Melissa The Secret Lives of Dentists Female Patient (as Flora Martinez) 2003 Law & Order Tina Episode: "Seer" 2004 La Saga, Negocio de Familia Marlene (young) Downtown: A Street Tale Maria 2005 La ley del silencio Natalia Aguirre Rosario Tijeras Rosario Tijeras Cartagena Film Festival - Award Golden India for Best ActressMalaga Film Festival - Award Silver Biznaga for Best Actress Violeta de mil colores Violeta 2007 Tuya siempre Lola Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club Milena 2008 Tiempo final Alejandra / Ines Vecinos Tatiana Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress Arte de Roubar Lola 2010 Lastrain Irene Di Di Hollywood María 2011 La Bruja Amanda Mora 2012 Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti Mabel 2016 2091 Sonia (wife of Enrique Bogarin) / and S.O.N.I.A (artificial intelligence) 2022 Entre sombras Julia Beltrán 2023 Itzia, Tango & Cacao Itzia Also director, Directorial debut 2026 Eva Lasting Teresa Burgos de Samper