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Margalida Castro

Margalida Castro

Actor · Born 1943-11-19 · San Gil, Colombia

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Biography

Maria Margalida Castro Rueda (San Gil, Santander, November 19, 1941 - Bogotá, December 19, 2024) was a Colombian actress who stood out for her appearances in numerous Colombian soap operas, films and plays. In 2015 she was awarded the Víctor Nieto Lifetime Achievement Award. Margalida Castro grew up in the city of Bogotá. Coming from a family from Santander, her father was a renowned lawyer and her mother was a governess. She studied at the Colegio Departamental de la Merced where she deepened her knowledge of music. She entered the National University of Colombia to study architecture; she also studied flute and was part of the university orchestra. She never thought of becoming an actress until she was called to play the flute in a children's play. In that play, future actors and directors such as Pepe Sánchez (director), Vicky Hernández and Álvaro Ruiz Zúñiga were already participating. In these plays she would meet her future husband, the playwright Carlos Perozzo. From that moment on, Margalida Castro left her studies to devote herself full time to her acting career.5 She received a scholarship from the French government to study drama. Her debut in Colombian television was…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) — Institutriz
  2. Sex, Lies and Death (2011) — Gerardo's Mother
  3. Manual Para Ser Feliz
  4. The Trip 3 (2013) — Teresa
  5. La Venganza (2002) — Concepcion Fernandez
  6. Teresa's Trip (2017) — Encarnación
  7. I love Paquita Gallego (1998) — Aunt Chavela
  8. El ángel del acordeón (2008)
  9. El taxista Millonario (1979)
  10. Dr. Mata (2014) — Bertha Montenegro de Matallana
  11. Rauzán (2000) — Heraclia de Santiño
  12. María Bonita (1995) — Libia Santos Yarsagaray de Carvajales
  13. Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia (2018)
  14. Poker (2011)
  15. Los Victorinos (1992) — Rosalía Koppel
  16. La mujer doble (1992) — La Bruja Renata, Madre de Marina
  17. Mi pequeña mamá (2002) — Gertrudís
  18. Digging for Love (2016) — Adela de Otero
  19. Sin límites (1998)
  20. A donde va Soledad (2000)
  21. Prisioneros del amor (1996) — Rosa Menocal
  22. Ruido Capital (2020) — Abue
  23. Mujeres asesinas (2007)
  24. The Light of My Eyes (2017) — Josefina Burgos