Margalida Castro

Acting

Margalida Castro

Born November 19, 1943 · San Gil, Colombia

Died December 19, 2024 · aged 81

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 h…

Known For

Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera · 2007
Love in the Time of Cholera
6.72007
MovieDramaRomance
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
El ángel del acordeónEl ángel del acordeón · 2008
El ángel del acordeón
4.82008
MovieFamilyMusic
Los VictorinosLos Victorinos · 1992
Los Victorinos
5.01992
MovieDrama
Three different stories, one only true name: they born the same day, at the same time and on the same city... When they found each other at 18, an unexpected fate awaits them. (Video Resume shown in two videocassetes)
Sex, Lies and DeathSex, Lies and Death · 2011
Sex, Lies and Death
6.42011
MovieDramaThriller
Viviana and Alicia have never met, but they're about to get intimately acquainted. One day, while tipping drinks back in a bar, the two women strike up a conversation that quickly turns personal, Viviana is locked in an abusive marriage, and Alicia's female lover, Lorena, has recently fallen for another woman. As the two women strangers find common ground in their lives, they enter into a secret pact to kill the people who have made their lives a living hell. Seductive, bloody and shocking events send them both plummeting down a destructive path from which there is no escape.
The Trip 3The Trip 3 · 2013
The Trip 3
5.62013
MovieComedy
At the end of the vacations Alvaro Crespo plans the best return home with his peculiar family, but instead of being a quiet and pleasant trip, it becomes an odyssey when the family is involved in a robbery and will have to flee from the police, while they manage to prove their innocence.
Teresa's TripTeresa's Trip · 2017
Teresa's Trip
5.52017
MovieComedy
Teresa is an artificial intelligence device that comes from the United States to Colombia to be tested in a real world and with a very particular family: Los Rico. Teresa arrives just at Christmas time, where between novenas, fritters and custard, she will discover deep connections with her new family.
El taxista millonarioEl taxista millonario · 1979
El taxista millonario
6.01979
MovieComedy
Jose, a taxi driver in Bogotá suffers from the condition of his old vehicle and is almost unable to work.
PokerPoker · 2011
Poker
6.02011
MovieDrama
Five strangers on the brink of despair agree to meet and bet large in a poker game.

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Digging for LoveDigging for Love · 2016
Digging for Love
2.02016
SeriesDramaComedy
Digging for Love is a fun story for all the family. It narrates the life of two neighbor families: The Murcia and the Otero family, who have had the best relationship until one day they fight, and as destiny would have it, that same day something unexpected occurs: The Murcia family discovers a treasure in the garden of their house, a giant golden statue buried in the ground between both of their houses. From that moment on, a series of failed attempts to try to unearth it will make way for a countless number of entertaining and dramatic situations. What both families are unaware of, is that the original owner of the desired treasure is about to be released from jail and will come back to recover his fortune at any price.

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