Andrés Parra
Acting
Biography
Andrés Parra was born in Cali on September 18, 1977. With more than 20 years of experience in the field of acting, he has had the responsibility to prove himself as an actor in theater, film and television, leaving an impression on the public and critics with which he is gradually consolidating as one of the most versatile and enigmatic actors in the country and Latin America, something that has allowed him to be awarded with different prizes both nationally and internationally.
Born: September 18, 1977
Place of Birth: Cali, Colombia
Known For
The Deal
Based on a true story of a British television crew that travelled to Colombia to film a fake documentary about drug trafficking. In one scene, shot in the director’s hotel room, an actor played the part of a character whom the filmmakers passed off as Cali Cartel’s Number Three. They claimed they had risked their lives to get the interview. One sequence also shows a man pretending to swallow capsules of heroine and transporting them to London in his stomach. This phoney TV documentary is an international smash hit. When a London daily discovers that the whole thing is a hoax, a team of British journalists are sent out to Colombia to cover the story. Their report unleashes a scandal that shakes the very foundations of television in the UK.
Fugue State 1986
León and Jeremías' friendship, bonded by literature, shatters when one of them commits an unforgivable act of violence in Bogotá.
Protectors
In this Argentine dramedy set in the soccer world, three sports agents form an alliance in order to save their businesses. Together, they launch Protectores S.A., an agency that not only seeks to protect the financial interests of their players, but also strives to keep them away from unsavory temptations and "fix" the unexpected problems they kick their way into.
Siempreviva
The economy is not doing well and in a few months Lucia will lose the mortgaged house where she lives with her two children, Mr. Carlos the owner of the Second-hand store, Sergio, Clown by day, waiter by night, and his wife Victoria. Julieta, the youngest child, is the family's salvation. She just graduated from law school when, on the morning of November 6, 1985, she leaves for her job at the Palace of Justice and never returns. There are witnesses that claim to have seen her alive after the Palace burned down after the Guerilla attack, the habitants lives of the house won't be the same. Based on true events and on a play in Colombia, 1985.
Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.
Heroic Losers
In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their hopes disappear. Now, they will unite to recover the lost money and give the blow of their lives to their greatest enemy.
The Passion of Gabriel
In a small hamlet in the Colombian mountains, a newly appointed padre Father Gabriel finds himself torn between his spiritual calling and his desires for a young woman named Silvia, while also trying to protect his congregation from being drawn into the increasingly violent battles between the government military and rebel forces that surround the town.
Tres milagros
The series follows the lives of three young people who end up joining their destinies thanks to a prophecy, the prophecy says: "The day that Milagros meets Milagros and Milagros, Milagros and the love of Milagros, They will die". On September 18, 1985 there is a birth of three girls who are baptized with the same name. Catemaco's jaguar manages to see the connection between the three girls. and to his own sorrow he anticipates a prophecy. What will make the three girls start their lives and both fall in love with the same man, but only one of them will die.
Hugo Chávez, El Comandante
The life of Hugo Chavez; from childhood, his arrival to power, confrontations, and loves to his last days as president.
The Great Heist
Based on the 1994 robbery of US$33 million from Colombia's central bank, which turned the country upside down.
Filmography
as León
as Frank Molina
as Frank Molina
as Reynaldo "Colombia" Morán
as Chayo
as Sergio Jadue
as Fortunato Manzi
as Pedro
as El Socio
as Hugo
as Hugo Chávez
as Sergio
as Juan de Salas
as Jorge Salcedo
as Ferrer
as René Higuera del Castillo
as Agente Tenorio
as Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria
as Anestesia
as Jaime Cruz
as Antonio "Tony" Buendia
as Ramsés Colmenares
as Father Gabriel
as Hector Luis
as Capitán samaritano
as Pablo
as Policia USA