Karoll_Márquez

Karoll Márquez

Karoll Márquez

Colombian actor

Karoll Iván Márquez Mendoza, (born c. 1984) is a Colombian actor and singer,[1][2] known for his starring role in the Caracol Televisión soap opera Oye bonita.[3][4] He is also known for his roles in Un sueño llamado salsa (2010) and Amor de Carnaval (2012).

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Career

Márquez was born and raised in Cartagena,[5] Colombia. When he was 12 years old he studied singing lessons under soprano Margarita Escallón.[6] At age 17, Márquez moved to Bogotá, Colombia, where he made his music debut with the 2000 eponymously titled album Karoll Marquez,[7][8] and the single Embrujo.[9] Around this time he also had a brief stint acting in the TV show Conjunto Cerrado followed by a five-year contract in Padres e Hijos.[8]

Throughout his career, Márquez has alternated between music, acting in TV and musical theater.[5] In 2008 he starred in the popular[10] TV musical series Oye bonita (2000),[11] dedicated to the music of Colombian singer Diomedes Díaz.[12] According to a report from Colprensa published in El Universal, the couple portrayed by Karoll Márquez and Diana Hoyos in Oye bonita was "iconic within Colombian television".[13] In the same year, he also did a cameo as himself in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea.[14]

Márquez was cast as Nicolás for the TV serial Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama una Mujer (2007), aired by Univision.[15][16]

In 2012, he starred in the TV show Amor de carnaval (2011),[17] for which he earned a nomination for best villain in a TV show at the TV y Novelas Awards Colombia event of 2013.[18]

In 2013, a group of Colombian celebrities that included Márquez was invited to host as telephone operators in the fundraising event Teletón.[19]

In 2014, Márquez played a secondary role in the TV show La playita.[20] He also conducted the Colombian TV show Un minuto para ganar.[2] In the same year, he collaborated with singer Marbelle to release the music single La confesión.[21] Director Jorge Alí Triana chose Márquez, because of his experience in musicals,[22] to act in Captain Pantoja and the Special Service (Spanish:Pantaleón y las visitadoras)[23] a play based on the book by the same name from Mario Vargas Llosa.[24]

In 2020, Márquez acted in the online play Ella en Mí (2020)[25] and in the plays Hombres a la plancha[26] and Aguanilé.[5] In that same year he released the single Mentira (2020) along with singer Martina La Peligrosa, for the EP Album Dopamina (to be released).[27]

In 2021 Márquez was cast in a supporting role for the TV show Enfermeras.[3][28]

In 2022, Márquez participated in the reality show Quién es la máscara?.[29]

Some have criticized Marquez' musical career, pointing to his exaggerated facial mannerisms onstage.[30]

Discography

  • Karoll Marquez (2000)[7]
  • La verdad (2004)[31]
  • Cotidiano (2006)
  • Vida (2014)
  • Dopamina (date tba)

Personal life

Karoll is the oldest of three siblings, including brother Oscar and sister Nathalie.[32] He is the son of Mariela Mendoza de Márquez.[32]

References

  1. [1]
    Orozco, Guillermo; Vassallo, Maria (2012). Transnationalization of television fiction in ibero-american countries:2012 Obitel Yearbook. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Sulina. ISBN 978-85-205-0665-3.
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    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (21 August 2014). "'Un minuto para ganar' llegará a las noches de CityTV". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  3. [3]
    Dominguez, Shirly (4 September 2021). ""Agradezco siempre el poder exaltar la cultura del Caribe": Karoll Márquez". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). El Heraldo.
  4. [4]
    "Karoll Márquez, entre el vallenato y la salsa". Revistas | EL HERALDO (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 3 May 2019.
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    Espectador, El (14 April 2020). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). El Espectador.
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    "Dossier de 2008" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Karoll Márquez habla de su orientación sexual; esto fue lo que dijo el cantante sobre salir del closet". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Revista Semana. 11 April 2021.
  8. [8]
    Radio, Blu (15 February 2015). ""Desde que tengo uso de razón me visualicé como un artista": Karoll Márquez". Blu Radio (in Spanish). Blu Radio.
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    "Revista petlovers 05". Issuu. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (28 October 2008). "Oye bonita de Caracol, arrasó con Valentino, el argentino, de RCN". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
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    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (27 October 2008). "No es la historia de Diomedes". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
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    "Karoll Márquez lanzó su nuevo vídeo, Sólo para ti". Noticias Principales de Colombia Radio Santa Fe 1070 am. Radio Santa Fé.
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    "Diomedes, el Cacique de la Junta, Novela del año". El Universal. El Universal. 17 April 2016.
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    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (18 October 2000). "KAROLL MARQUEZ:". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
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    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (29 September 2007). "'Sí, me 'friquié', la noticia me dolió'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
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    "Univision y Nuyorican Productions anuncian elenco estelar de la miniserie dramática 'Como Ama Una Mujer', producida por Jennifer López | Hispanic PR Wire" (in Spanish).
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    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (18 June 2011). "El Carnaval se toma la pantalla". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  18. [18]
    "Lista de nominados a los Premios Tvynovelas Colombia 2013". StarMedia (in Mexican Spanish). 6 March 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  19. [19]
    S.A.S, Editorial La República (10 March 2013). "Teletón superó la meta y recaudó más de $10.659 millones". Diario La República (in Spanish). La República.
  20. [20]
    Rodríguez, Andrea (2 November 2017). "Diez novelas del Caribe que todos los costeños odian y por qué". www.eluniversal.com.co (in European Spanish). El Universal.
  21. [21]
    Ramírez, Lenix Arenas. "Karoll Márquez presenta su nuevo sencillo 'Tu juguete'". www.vanguardia.com (in Spanish).
  22. [22]
    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (26 October 2014). "Jorge Alí Triana lleva a Vargas Llosa al teatro musical". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  23. [23]
    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (31 October 2014). "Karoll Márquez actuará en el 'Pantaleón y las visitadoras'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  24. [24]
    Yamhure, Soraya (24 November 2014). "Pantaleón y las visitadoras en el Teatro Cafam". Revista Diners | Revista Colombiana de Cultura y Estilo de Vida (in Spanish).
  25. [25]
    Heraldo, El. "Karoll Márquez celebra la feminidad con 'Ellas en mí'". EL HERALDO (in Spanish).
  26. [26]
    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (13 February 2020). "Los 'hombres a la plancha' también tienen su corazón". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
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    Espectador, El (13 May 2020). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). El Espectador.
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    "Conoce detalles de Reynaldo: un personaje lleno de amor, pasión y perseverancia". Conoce detalles de Reynaldo: un personaje lleno de amor, pasión y perseverancia (in Spanish). Canal RCN. 25 October 2021.
  29. [29]
    Espitia, Natalia (24 January 2022). "La actriz que sería esposa de Karoll Márquez y sirvió como pista en '¿Quién es la máscara?'". www.lafm.com.co (in Spanish).
  30. [30]
    "Las cinco veces que copiar a Carlos Vives salió mal". www.vice.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  31. [31]
    Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (7 May 2004). "KAROLL MÁRQUEZ :". El Tiempo (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  32. [32]
    "Karoll y Mariela, pura complicidad". www.eluniversal.com.co (in European Spanish). 7 May 2016.
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