Marialejandra Martín Castillo (born November 23, 1964, in Caracas), AKA Mariale Martin, Alejandra Martin & Maria Alejandra Martin, is one of the most recognized Venezuelan actors. Marialejandra made her professional debut in the feature film Ifigenia (1986), directed by Ivan Feo (1986) and has since worked extensively in film, theater and television. She is well known for her leading role in Por Estas Calles (RCTV 1992-1994), an extremely popular TV show with a very realistic approach to everyday life.
Marialejandra Martín | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marialejandra Martín Castillo November 23, 1964 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Parent | Américo Martin & Adícea Castillo |
| Website | http://www.marialejandramartin.com/ |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Playwright | Role | Director | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Las Aventuras del Célebre Detective Harry Dickson | Ricardo García | La tía Caterina | Santiago Sánchez | Sala Juan Sujo, Caracas |
| 1994 | Veronica’s room | Ira Levin | Susan | Carlota Vivas | Teatro Los Riuces, Caracas |
| Señor Bolero | Hernán Marcano | Pasión | Hernán Marcano | Patio de San Bernardino
Nacional Tour, Venezuela | |
| …Y las Mujeres También | Fausto Verdial | Conchita | Fausto Verdial | Anna Julia Rojas, Ateneo, Caracas | |
| 1995 | The Swan | Elizabeth Egloff | Dora Hamm | Alberto Isola | Horacio Peterson, Ateneo, Caracas
Teatro Larco, Lima |
| 1996/97- 2000 | Pareja Perfecta | Hernán Marcano | Pasión | Hernán Marcano | Patio de San Bernardino
Nacional Tour, Venezuela / New York Comedy Club, NY |
| 1998 | Profundo | José Ignacio Cabrujas | Elvirita | César Bolívar | Teatro Nacional, Caracas |
| 2000 | Cecè | Luigi Pirandello | Nada | Jim Fitzgerald | Galería Venezuela, NYC |
| 2001 | Love's Labour's Lost | William Shakespeare | Santiago Sánchez | Rajatabla, Ateneo de Caracas | |
| 2002 | The Maids | Jean Genet | Claire | Karl Hoffman | Aula Magna UCV, Caracas |
| 2003 | Beyond Therapy | Christopher Durang | Prudence | Carlos Porte | Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas |
| 2004-2005 | Play It Again, Sam | Woody Allen | Linda | Michel Hausmann | Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas |
| 2007 | Ladrona de Almas | Pavel Kohout | Irena | Rodolfo Boyadjian | Anna Julia Rojas, Ateneo, Caracas |
| 2007 | Cascanueces Flamenco | Marius Petipa / Iván Vsévolozhsky | Hada de las Nieves | Juan Carlos Souki | Teatro Santa Rosa de Lima, Caracas |
| 2008 | Cita a Ciegas | Mario Diament | La Psicóloga / La Mujer | Daniel Uribe | Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas |
| 2008/2010 | Decadence | Steven Berkoff | Sybil, Helen | Orlando Arocha | Celarg
Sala de Conciertos, Ateneo, Caracas Corpbanca / Teatrex |
| 2009 | The Cherry Orchard | Anton Chekov | Liubov Andréievna Ranévskaya | Juan Carlos Souki | Celarg, Caracas |
| 2009 | Port Royal | Juan Martínez de la Vega | Isabel | Juan José Martin | Teatro Luis Peraza, Caracas |
| 2012-2013 | Mientras te Olvido | Andrés Correa Guatarasma | Ermenegilda | Flor Núñez | Area Stage Co. Coral Gables
The Pearl Theatre, NYC |
| 2013 | Un Busto al Cuerpo | Ernesto Caballero | Cristina 1 | Adela Romero | Trail Theater, Coral Gables
El Nuevo Teatro, Doral. FL |
| 2014 | Casa en Orden | Ana Teresa Sosa | María | Osvaldo Strongoli | Koubek Center Miami Dade College |
| 2014 | The Bedtrick | Matt Moses | Orlando Arocha & Elvis Chaveinte | La Caja de Fósforos, Caracas | |
| 2015 | Relatos Borrachos | Enrique Salas | La Mujer | José Manuel Suárez | Urban Couplé, Caracas |
| 2018 | The Humans | Stephen Karam | Deirdre Blake | Ricardo Nortier | La Caja de Fósforos, Caracas |
| 2018 | Ghosts | Henrik Ibsen | Helena Alving | Isaac P. De Castro | Villa Planchart, Caracas |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ifigenia | Maria Eugenia Alonso | Iván Feo |
| 1990 | Entre Golpes y Boleros | Magaly Blanco | John Dickinson |
| 2001 | Em Busca da Ilha Desconhecida | Self | Davi Khamis |
| 2002 | Night Light | Charlie’s mother | Eric Escobar |
| 2002 | Tosca, la Verdadera Historia | Floria Tosca | Iván Feo |
| 2007 | El Señor Presidente | Masacuata | Rómulo Guardia |
| 2008 | Perros Corazones | Eva | Carmen La Roche |
| 2011 | Patas Arriba | Anita | Alejandro Wiedemann |
| 2013 | Nena, Saludame al Diego | Isabel | Andrea Herrera Catalá |
| 2013 | Esclavo de Dios | Rozemblat | Joel Novoa |
| 2015 | Travesía | Amapola | Jesús Rondón |
| 2016 | Sólo para tus ojos | Ella | Carlos Porte |
| 2018 | Historias pequeñas | Antonieta | Rafael Marziano Tinoco |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Roberta | ||
| 1987-1988 | Señora | Irina Perdomo Méndez | |
| 1989 | Amanda Sabater | Isabel Padilla | |
| 1990-1991 | Carmen querida | Carmen Cecilia | |
| 1992-1994 | Por estas calles | Euridice Briceño/Eva Marina | [1] |
| 1996 | Los amores de Anita Peña | Anita Peña | |
| 1997 | Conserjes | Marcía | |
| 2002 | Juana la virgen | Ana María Pérez | |
| 2003-2004 | Cosita rica | Lara Santana | |
| 2005 | Soñar no Cuesta Nada | Olivia Rosas de Hernández | |
| 2006 | Por todo lo alto | Divina Alegría | |
| 2007 | Aunque mal paguen | Thaís | |
| 2008 | La Trepadora | Adelaida Salcedo de Guanipa | |
| 2009 | Libres como el viento | Rafaela Marcano | |
| 2014 | Demente criminal | Helena González | |
| 2015 | Escándalos | Isabel Calderón de Leroux | |
| 2016 | Entre tu amor y mi amor | Columba Buendía de Morales | [2][3] |
TV films
edit- La Raya de Cal (Renato Gutierrez, dir. RCTV, Caracas, 1990)
- El Dueño (Carlos Porte, dir. RCTV, Caracas, 1991)
- La Elegida (Carlos Porte, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
Radio
edit- Algo Más (Host, RQ910 FM, Caracas)
- Radionovelas for Alberto Cimino’s El Universo del Espectáculo (Fiesta106 FM, Rumbos 670AM & 97.7FM)
Training
edit- The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York. Tutors: George Loros, Robert Castle, Pennie DuPont, Jeffrey Horne, Geofrey Fergusson, Ilka Lomonaco, Jan Douglas y Michael Margotta.
- Taller del Actor, Caracas. Tutors: Enrique Porte, Santiago Sánchez, María Teresa Haiek.
- Grupo Actoral 80, Caracas. Tutors: Juan Carlos Gené, Verónica Oddó, Felicia Canetti y Alberto Isola.
References
edit- ^ "La novela 'Por estas calles' regresa a la televisión venezolana". cochinopop (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Marialejandra Martín en constante reinvención". elnacional (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Marialejandra Martín: "Me gusta buscar, conseguir el lado bonito de la gente"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2016.