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Full Name:	Catalina Sandino Moreno
Birth Name:	Catalina Sandino Moreno
Famous As:	Actress
Date of Birth:	April 19, 1981
Place of Birth:	Bogot?, Colombia
Height:	5' 5
Nationality:	Colombian
Hair Color:	Black
Eye Color:	Black
Relationships:	David Elwell (film crew, cohabitated, since 2002), Jake Gyllenhaal (actor)
Education:	Attended Saint George's School in Bogot?, Colombia Attended Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogot?, studying advertising Attended Ruben Di Pietro theater in Bogot?, studying acting
Claim to Fame:	As Maria Alvarez in Maria Full of Grace (2004)

• Theater Review | 'The Starry Messenger': All Those Lonely Souls, ...

  New York Times - Found Nov. 23, 2009 When Mark meets Angela Vasquez (Catalina Sandino Moreno of the film ?Maria Full of Grace?), a 28-year-old nurse-in-training from Puerto... All Those Lonely Souls, Each Under the Same Night Sky - New York Times The Starry Messenger - Variety Kenneth Lonergan returns with 'The Starry Messenger' - Newsday A soggy 'Starry Messenger' sinks off-Broadway - Boston Globe Explore All

  New York Times

• Dancing With the Stars

  New York Magazine - Found 3 hours ago ... on an extramarital affair with Angela, a much younger Puerto Rican nursing student (Maria Full of Graces Catalina Sandino Moreno, looking lost). Theater Review | 'Fela!': Making Music Mightier Than the Sword - New York Times 'Fela!': An energetic Afrobeat musical to exclaim over - USA Today Making Music Mightier Than the Sword - New York Times 'Fela!': An energetic Afrobeat musical to exclaim over - USA Today Explore All

  Salt Lake Tribune

• 'Eclipse' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know

  MTV - Found Nov. 24, 2009 Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno plays Maria , the vampire who bites Jasper.

• PHOTO CALL: A Cast Party For The Starry Messenger

  Playbill - Found Nov. 19, 2009 The work officially opens Nov. 23. Lonergan directs the world premiere, which stars Matthew Broderick and Catalina Sandino Moreno.

• Matthew Broderick & Friends Celebrate the Arrival of The Starry ...

  Broadway.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 The Starry Messenger , led by two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno ( Maria Full of Grace... Photo Coverage: THE STARRY MESSENGER - After Party - Broadway World Explore All

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• First Look: Photos of Matthew Broderick & Co. in The Starry ...

  Broadway.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 ... its November 23 opening, ups its celestial anti with the addition of Academy Award nominee�Catalina Sandino Moreno ( Maria Full of Grace ) as... Explore All

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• Link Party: Angelina Jolie Gets Salty

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 Carrie Prejean','Carrie Underwood','Carrie-Anne Moss','Cary Elwes','Casey Affleck','Catalina Sandino Moreno','Cate Blanchett','Catherine...

• Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and New Moon Cast Talk Vampire ...

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 Carrie Prejean','Carrie Underwood','Carrie-Anne Moss','Cary Elwes','Casey Affleck','Catalina Sandino Moreno','Cate Blanchett','Catherine...

• Soggy, sluggish 'Starry Messenger,' starring Matthew Broderick, ...

  San Francisco Examiner - Found Nov. 23, 2009 Their romance doesn't take long to bud but both Broderick and Catalina Sandino Moreno don't generate much heat.

• Broderick Opens in The Starry Messenger

  Broadway.com - Found Nov. 11, 2009 Joining Broderick in the cast are Catalina Sandino Moreno, J. Smith Cameron, Stephanie Cannon, Keiran Culkin, Merwin Goldsmith, Grant Shaud...

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Catalina Sandino Moreno
Sandino at Cannes 2008
Born	Catalina Sandino April 19, 1981 (1981-04-19) (age 28) Bogotá, Colombia
Years active	(2004–Present)
Spouse(s)	David Elwell (2006–present)

Catalina Sandino Moreno (born April 19, 1981) is a Colombian actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Maria Full of Grace.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Sandino was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a pathologist mother and a cattle breeder/veterinarian father ^{1 2}. Before becoming an actress, she studied advertising at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. She relocated to New York City in 2004, after she was noticed for her talent at the Rubén Di Pietro acting school in Bogotá. She was then referred to a casting audition for the 2004 film Maria Full of Grace where she beat over 900 girls for the lead role. Sandino's role in this movie made her the first Colombian and third Hispanic actress nominated for an Academy Award.

Sandino has lived with motion picture electrician David Elwell from 2004 to the present, whom she met working on Maria Full of Grace. She married him on April 15, 2006 in a small ceremony held in Cartagena de Indias ³.

Filmography

• Maria Full of Grace (2004) as María Álvarez
• Journey to the End of the Night (2006) as Angie
• Fast Food Nation (2006) as Sylvia
• Paris, je t'aime (2007) as Ana
• The Hottest State (2007) as Sarah
• Heart of the Earth (2007) as Blanca Bosco
• Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) as Hildebranda Sanchez
• The Argentine (2008) as Aleida March de Guevara
• Guerrilla (2008) as Aleida March de Guevara
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)as Maria

Awards and nominations

• Sandino received a nomination for Best Actress at the 77th Academy Awards.
• 2005 Best Female Lead Award in the Independent Spirit Awards.
• 2004 Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress in the Berlin International Film Festival.
• 2004 Most Promising Performer in the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
• 2004 Breakthrough Award in the Gotham Awards.
• 2004 New generation Award in the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
• 2005 Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress in the Seattle International Film Festival.

References

External links

• Catalina Sandino Moreno at the Internet Movie Database