Obeida Benavides
Acting
Biography
Obeida Benavides is a Colombian playwright, director and actress, teacher and researcher of the performing arts. She has acted in renowned film and television productions.
Known For
La Almeja
Without knowing the secret that its inhabitants keep, a couple of journalists visit a fishing village, La Almeja, to investigate the strange death of a little girl.
Jungle
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
The Padre
American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-old girl intent on reuniting with her sister in the United States.
Under the Sand
A Spanish woman living in Colombia’s coastal city of Santa Marta and a local woman. Two lonely women, their love for the same dog, and the impossibility of expressing pain and grief.
The Cowboy
The arrival of a stray horse triggers a series of events in Bernicia’s life that alters her world as she slowly takes on the persona of a cowboy. Through her journey, she must overcome several obstacles that threaten her newfound desires.
Filmography
as Ramona
as Betty
as Julia
as Clothing Cashier
as Don Jorge Wife