Carolina del Pilar Gaitán Lozano (born April 4, 1984) is a Colombian actress and singer. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York and her talent and versatility has awarded with two Premios Tu Mundo from Telemundo.
She has starred in series with lead roles in Celia, Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso, and Narcos, among many others. She has also worked on several musicals at Colombia's National Theater. As a singer she has lent her voice for many TV theme songs and has her own album composed by her.
She also participated in The Greatest Showman promotional theme "This is Me". She also voiced Tía Pepa Madrigal in the 2021 Disney animated film Encanto.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Popstars: Colombia | Herself / Escarcha Member | |
| 2005 | Vuelo 1503 | Yuli Salcedo | |
| 2007 | Así es la vida | Sussana | Episode: "Enamorando a mi esposo" |
| 2007 | Zona rosa | Sara Bautista | |
| 2008 | Mujeres asesinas | Valentina | "Laura, La Encubridora" (Season 2, Episode 7) |
| 2009 | Gabriela, giros del destino | Gabriela Rueda | Lead role |
| 2009–10 | Isa TK+ | Catalina Bernabeu | Lead role |
| 2010 | La Diosa Coronada | Valeria | |
| 2011 | Flor Salvaje | Alicia | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Amo de Casa | Carla | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Alias el Mexicano | Ana Belén Páez Argüello | Lead role |
| 2015-16 | Hermanitas Calle | Nelly Calle | Lead role |
| 2015 | Narcos | Marta Ochoa | "Descenso" (Season 1, Episode 1) "The Sword of Simón Bolivar" (Season 1, Episode 2) }} |
| 2015–16 | Celia | Lola Calvo | |
| 2016–2019 | Sin senos sí hay paraíso | Catalina Marín Santana | Lead role |
| 2022 | Juanpis Gonzelez la serie | Cams (Camila) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman | Background singer | Uncredited |
| 2021 | Encanto | Pepa Madrigal (voice) |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Works | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Premios India Catalina | Best Leading Actress in a Soap Opera | Gabriela, giros del destino | Nominee |
| 2014 | Best Leading Actress in a Series or Mini-Series | Alias el Mexicano | Nominee | |
| 2016 | Best Leading Actress in a Telenovela or Series | Las Hermanitas Calle | Nominee | |
| Premios TVyNovelas (Colombia) | Best Leading Actress in a Series | Nominee | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series | Celia | Nominee | ||
| Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite actress novel or series | Won | ||
| 2017 | Favorite Lead Actress | Sin senos sí hay paraíso | Nominee | |
| The Best Protagonist with Bad Luck | Won | |||
| The Perfect Couple (with Juan Pablo Urrego) | Nominee | |||
| 2018 | Premios TVyNovelas (Colombia) | Favorite Female Protagonist: Soap opera or Series | Sin senos sí hay paraíso 2 | Nominee |
| 2020 | Premios India Catalina | Best Antagonistic Actress in a Soap Opera or Series | Córdova, un general llamado Arrojo | Nominee |