Colombian actress Sandra Reyes died this Sunday.
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This Sunday the Colombian actress Sandra Reyes died, remembered, among other things, for her participation in several productions such as “Classe Apart” (1994), “Me Llaman Lolita” (1999) “Pedro el escamoso” (2024) and recently in “ “Rigo.”
The actress was born in Bogotá on May 31, 1975. She began her career on television with the series “Classe Apart” in 1994, when she played the role of María José. Later, she played the role of Adriana Guerrero in “The President's Woman”, in 1997, and her role as Amparo Cadena in the series El Cartel de los sapos, in 2008.
“I always wanted to be an actress. At school, from third grade on, we had vocational classes and there was theater. Since I discovered it, I loved it and the only thing I was clear about in life was that I wanted to have this profession. I studied social communication until I decided that I was not going to pursue a career and then dedicate myself to what I really wanted. I went out and in the newspaper classifieds I found a sign that said: “Do you want to be an actor?” It was an extras agency. That was my first experience on television. Then I studied acting until they called me to the casting for Class Apart,” said the actress in an interview that was published in The Spectator in September 2016.
After playing attractive women in several productions, the actress, in different scenarios, reflected on these stereotypes.
“What I have experienced has led me to have a much clearer understanding of life and my profession. I have gotten rid of many lies, things that society believes and wants you to believe, but they are neither true nor important. I no longer want to fit into the stereotype of a pretty woman. The most valuable thing is to be myself and not pretend to be someone else.
Some women develop very strong masculinity to make themselves known and compete among us. As a result of indigenous meetings and ceremonies, I understood that we must embrace the power of our femininity. Deep down, women are wonderful witches, but they never let us or told us that we could be,” she told this medium a couple of years ago.
In that same interview, when asked about his time in such iconic productions on Colombian television, Reyes said: “He has left me fond. People always approach me with admiration and in a very respectful way. They come to me with the open heart and that is priceless. That the public has a beautiful memory of my work is a wonderful gift.
During the pandemic and in the midst of that collective paranoia, the actress moved to her farm in Ubaté, the same one she inherited from her father and where she had spent vacations and Christmases with her cousins. This was revealed to the magazine Vea a few years ago. He moved there with his son Jerónimo, who was 15 years old at the time.
Speaking of motherhood, she told El Espectador about the challenges of being a mother in the world of entertainment. “One of the most difficult things is understanding our menstrual cycle and working while we menstruate. It is a reflective moment in which the body asks for rest and doing anything outwardly costs us three times as much work. It is tenacious to have to show the public what you are feeling when in reality you don't want to show anything to anyone.
Having to record for so long and leaving the children in charge is always going to be very complicated. In my case, it seems to me that motherhood has been crucial because thanks to it I have been able to realize everything I have to change. “Now I am aware that I must go through a transformation to become the human being that I know I am and that I want to show my son.”
About his life in the country he told Vea magazine: “I'm not interested in living in the city, I don't feel comfortable, I feel happy in the country. I think we have to go back to the origin, to grow food for many reasons, because it guarantees that it does not have poisons, that it is not full of so much stuff that they put in it and I also have a land that is waiting to be planted. “I love eating what I grow.”
On his Instagram account, actor Miguel Varoni, who shared recordings in “Pedro el escamoso,” said goodbye to the actress. “Goodbye, my Doctor Paula… she doesn't know how much she's going to miss me!!! God Bless me!!! Always be in my heart.”
