Ximena Duque

Ximena Duque (born January 30, 1985) is a Colombian actress.

Biography Ximena was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on January 30, 1985, and moved to Miami, Florida at age twelve, where she began to study acting, diction and accent neutralization.

Career

2002–2009: Beginnings Ximena got her start on the show Protagonistas de Novela, a reality show dedicated to seeking acting talents. wherein she co-starred with David Chocarro and Géraldine Bazán. In 2011, she worked for the Univision television network, where she joined the cast of the telenovela Sacrificio de Mujer. During that same year, she had a lead role with Telemundo as Carola Conde joining the cast of La casa de al lado, in which Gabriel Porras and David Chocarro were the lead villains. In 2012, she obtained her second lead role in the telenovela Corazón valiente, with Adriana Fonseca and Fabián Ríos. Through her role in this telenovela, she obtained two awards including "The Perfect Couple" and "The Richest Kiss", which she shared with Fabian Rios. In 2013, she starred in the telenovela Santa Diabla, as the main antagonist, and in 2014 won an award for "The Best Bad Girl" in Premios Tu Mundo. In that same year participated in the Web Novela Mía Mundo.

In late August 2014, actor David Chocarro, published on his Twitter account a picture next to Ximena, recording the web where they appear novela Villa paraíso, in which she is the protagonist. Ximena also talked a bit about her character in the telenovela that will air on Telemundo's channel:

When she had finished the recordings of this telenovela, Duque ended her contract with Telemundo telenovela Dueños del paraíso, which was released in 2015, confirming that the actress would move to Hollywood with Carlos Ponce, to start working in new movies and TV series. She then participated in 9 episodes of the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives as Blanca. She later rejoined Telemundo and starred in ¿Quién es quién? as Clarita for 2 episodes. In 2017 she had her seventh lead role in La Fan as Adriana Zubizarreta.

Personal life

Duque became romantically involved with actor Christian Carabias when both took part in Protagonistas de Novela 2, a reality show competition in which the contestants lived in a common house. Their romance was a major storyline until one of them was eliminated from the competition. Their son Christian Carabias Duque was born a year later, on May 16, 2004.

From 2010 to 2016 she was in a relationship with actor Carlos Ponce.

In December 2016, Duque became engaged to Florida businessman Jay Adkins. The couple married in June 2017. Their daughter, Luna Adkins Duque, was born on January 14, 2018. On February 06, 2021, their second daughter born, Skye Adkins.

Filmography Films Year Title Character Notes 2014 Primero de enero Carmen Debut film 2015 Morir soñando Isabela

Television Year Title Character Notes2002-2003 Gata Salvaje Student Cameo role 2005 Soñar no cuesta nada Jenny Recurring role 2007 Pecados Ajenos María Aguilar Recurring role 2008 Valeria Ana Lucía Hidalgo Recurring role 2008 El Rostro de Analía Camila Moncada Recurring role 2009 Victorinos Diana Gallardo Recurring role 2010 Bella calamidades Angelina Recurring role 2010 Alguien te mira Camila Wood Recurring role 2011 Sacrificio de mujer Maria Gracia Exposito Recurring role 2011 La casa de al lado Carola Conde Lead Role 2012 Corazón valiente Samantha Sandoval Valdez Navarro Main Protagonist 2013–14 Santa Diabla Inés Robledo Main Antagonist 2014 Villa paraíso Cristina Vidal Main Protagonist 2015 Dueños del paraíso Érica San Miguel Main Protagonist 2016 Clarita Clarita Lead role 2016 ¿Quién es quién? Clarita 2 episodes 2016 Days of Our Lives Blanca 9 episodes 2017 La fan Adriana Zubizarreta Main Protagonist 2017 Queen of the South Eva Buemeros Main Cast 2017 Milagros de Navidad Lucía Rodríguez 3 episodes: "No lo deporten" Lead Role

Web Year Title Character Notes 2013 Mía Mundo Alex Recurring role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated Result 2012 Premios People en Español Best Supporting ActressCorazón valiente The Perfect Couple (with Fabián Ríos) The Best Bad Girl Santa Diabla Best Supporting Actress - Super series Dueños del paraíso