María Elisa Camargo

María Elisa Camargo Ardila (; born 21 December 1985) is an Ecuadorian actress and activist. She also appeared in Bajo el mismo cielo (as Adela Morales, the star in the series). She starred in Telemundo's hit show En otra piel as a double character: Mónica Serrano and Adriana Aguilar. Her last participation with Telemundo was on the series El Barón, where she starred as Isabel.

Career Camargo tried out for Colombia's version of The X Factor, El factor X in 2005. Under Jose Gaviria's direction, she entered the main program after several months of bootcamp and auditions. She played music by Shakira, David Bisbal, and Lara Fabian.

Following El Factor X, Camargo made appearances on a number of RCN shows before being cast as Natalia in the telenovela Floricienta. She was later cast as Mary Joy in the telenovela La Marca del Deseo (The Mark of Desire), starring Stephanie Cayo and Alfonso Baptista. The series, produced by RCN for Univision, was her debut appearance on American television.

Alongside Dulce María, she took part in the 2009 version of Verano del '98 (Endless Summer), titled Verano de amor (Summer of Love), in which she portrayed Isabella Roca, the antagonist of the narrative. In the film Hasta Que el Dinero Nos Separe (For Love or Money), she also portrayed Monica Ledesma.

She played Kristel Ruiz y de Teresa Curiel, one of the antagonists in the 2010 telenovela Llena de Amor (Filled With Love), alongside Altair Jarabo and Azela Robinson. She played Patricia "Patricia Zorrilla" in the 2013 film Porque el Amor Manda (Because Love rules).

She co-starred with Gregorio Pernia, Carolina Gaitán, Geraldine Zivic, Pedro Palacio, Indhira Serrano, Roberto Manrique, Norkys Batista in the Telemundo serial Flor Salvaje (Wild Flower) in 2011.

In 2013, she portrayed Natalie in Beto Gomez-directed Mexican film Flying Low.

She co-starred in the 2014 Telemundo telenovela En Otra Piel (Part of Me) as the protagonist alongside David Chocarro, Jorge Luis Pila, Vanessa Villela and Laura Flores. She was cast as the lead in Bajo el mismo cielo (Under the Same Sky), a Telemundo telenovela that also starred Gabriel Porras, Erika de la Rosa, Luis Ernesto Franco and Julio Bracho, in the 2015–2016 season.

She starred in the Telemundo telenovela Bajo el Mismo Cielo from 2015 to 2016, which set a record for Telemundo by outperforming Univisión in the 9 pm primetime slot.

She sang live vocals while portraying the vallenato legend Patricia Teheran in the 2017 Caracol bio-series Tarde Lo Conoc. She appeared alongside Roberto Manrique in the Ecuadorian film Thin Walls.

In 2018, she starred as Isabel Garcia, the wife of aspiring drug king Nacho Montero, in Telemundo's superseries El Barón. She additionally took part in the HBO Access short film Unimundo.

In 2019, she co-starred as Elvira, a deranged psychologist, in the Caribbean Cinemas/Bou Group film Los Leones, alongside Ozuna and Clarissa Molina. Additionally, she secured her first American role as Marisol Rooker in a guest appearance on the HBO/Cinemax series Warrior.

She portrayed Valeria Garza, also known as "El Sin Nombre", in the 2022 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Her character is a Mexican drug lord and the head of the Las Almas Cartel doing business with Iranian terrorists.

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Roles Notes 2014 Volando bajo Natalie Johnson 2016 Traslúcido Celeste 2018 Unimundo 45 María Alejandra Short film 2019 Los Leones Elvira 2025 Off the Grid Josey

+ Television roles Year Title Roles Notes 2006 Floricienta Natalia 2007–2008 La marca del deseo María Alegria Main role; 123 episodes 2009 Verano de amor Isabela Roca Main role; 120 episodes 2009–2010 Hasta que el dinero nos separe Mónica Ledesma Recurring role; 25 episodes 2010–2011 Llena de amor Kristel Ruiz y de Teresa Curiel 2011–2012 Flor Salvaje Catalina Larrazabal de Urrieta 2012–2013 Porque el amor manda Patricia Zorrilla Main role; 182 episodes 2014 En otra piel Mónica Serrano / Mónica Arriaga / Adriana Aguilar Main role; 154 episodes 2015–2016 Bajo el mismo cielo Adela Morales Main role; 122 episodes 2017–2018 Tarde lo conocí Patricia Teherán Main role; 105 episodes 2019 El Barón Isabel García Main role; 58 episodes 2020 Warrior Marisol Rooker Guest Star 2023 Juego de mentiras Adriana Molina Main role 2024 Escupiré sobre sus tumbas Katherine Obregón Main role

+ Video games Year Title Roles Notes 2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Valeria Garza Facial, motion capture & voice acting 2023 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Playable character, facial, motion capture & voice acting 2026 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Facial, motion capture & voice acting

Discography

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2014 Premios Tu Mundo Favorite protagonist En otra piel Los 50 Más Bellos del 2014 de la revista People en Español