María Cecilia Botero

María Cecilia Botero Cadavid (born 13 May 1955) is a Colombian actress, television presenter and journalist.

Biography

Beginnings She studied anthropology long before becoming an actress. She is the daughter of former actor, librettist and director Jaime Botero Gómez. She is the niece of Dora Cadavid.

Botero began her acting career with production El Fantasma de Canterville (1971), alongside Carlos Benjumea, Maruja Toro, Enrique Pontón and Franky Linero. She replaced Mariela Hijuelos, who died during the recording of La Vorágine (1975). She was Manuela Saénz in the series Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades(1981). She was María Cándida in La Pezuña del Diablo (1983), Yadira La Ardiente in Caballo Viejo (1988) and Sándalo Daza in Música Maestro (1990). Her brothers Óscar Botero and Ana Cristina Botero are also actors.

Professional career She debuted as movies actress in 1972, when she starred in the film María, alongside Fernando Allende. María Cecilia Botero is known for her professionalism, thus becoming one of the most beloved figures in Colombian entertainment.

Her first television role was obtained in 1971, acting in El fantasma de Canterville. Then she participated in Lunes de Comedia, La Vorágine, Caminos de Gloria, Lejos del Nido, Los novios, La Pezuña del Diablo, La Rosa de los Vientos, Dos Mujeres and A.M.A. la Academia, just to mention a few productions.

Perhaps her most remembered characters are Yadira la Ardiente, from the telenovela Caballo Viejo, and Sándalo Daza, from Música Maestro.

Parallel to her career as antress, María Cecilia produced and starred in several musical comedies directed by her husband, the Argentine David Stivel (with whom he lived since 1981), now deceased. With him, she had a son named Mateo Stivelberg.

In 2005 she was invited to be part of the soap opera Lorena, produced by RCN Television, where she played her first antagonistic role, giving life to the evil Rufina de Ferrero, where she radically changed her look and showed her great histrionic capacity.

She presented the program Día a Día on the Caracol Television channel, together with Catalina Gómez and Agmeth Escaf.

In Encanto In 2021, she voiced the character of Abuela Alma in the Disney movie Encanto, along with other acting voices, such as John Leguizamo, Angie Cepeda, and Carolina Gaitán.

Filmography

Television

In 2021, Botero participated in the Disney film Encanto as the Spanish voice of grandma Alma.

Film Year Title Character 2025 Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado Dora's grandmother 2021 Encanto Abuela Alma Madrigal (voice in English and Spanish versions) 1995 - 1994 Noticiero CM& Best newscaster/anchor 1997 Simón Bolívar Award Best Actress 1997 Gloria de la TV (TV Glory) 50 Years of Colombian TV 1997 Caracol Memorial Tablet (Placa Caracol) One of the best Colombian actresses, in the framework of the 50 years of Colombian TV