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Colombian actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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| Born | Karoll Iván Márquez Mendoza c. 1984 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Works | Oye bonita, Un sueño llamado salsa |
| Children | 0 |
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 (2008),[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]
Karoll is the oldest of three siblings, including brother Oscar and sister Nathalie.[32] He is the son of Mariela Mendoza de Márquez.[32]
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