Diego Vélez

Acting

Diego Vélez

Born August 2, 1950 · Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (age 75)

Diego Vélez García (Cali, August 2, 1950) is a Colombian film and television actor.

Known For

The PartyThe Party · 2019
The Party
5.42019
MovieComedyFamily
In a family party that is respected, good music, fun, love, drinks and why not, even a dead person should never be lacking. The Matayana family will experience a rumba on the birthday of the head of the household, Doña Matilde, until they realize that an inheritance is at stake.
The Strategy of the SnailThe Strategy of the Snail · 1993
The Strategy of the Snail
7.61993
MovieComedyDrama
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.
Juanito Under the Orange TreeJuanito Under the Orange Tree · 2007
Juanito Under the Orange Tree
2007
MovieFantasy
In Colombia, among grandmothers, parents and grandchildren, we play to believe that if we eat the orange seeds, a small orange tree will be born in our body. During childhood we thought it could be possible.
The Trip 5The Trip 5 · 2018
The Trip 5
7.22018
MovieComedy
A group of employees from the Central Worker's Bank become heroes when they prevent a robbery. Their reward: a trip to Melgar, all expenses paid. This trip will reveal joys, griefs and other feelings that perhaps only appear after a few shots.
The Maximum PenaltyThe Maximum Penalty · 2001
The Maximum Penalty
8.22001
MovieComedyDrama
After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.
El ReyEl Rey · 2004
El Rey
7.02004
MovieDrama
Cali, Colombia, 1970s. The fictional story of Pedro Rey, the first drug trafficker and drug lord.
Time OutTime Out · 1998
Time Out
6.01998
MovieComedyWar
The whimsical and joyous parade of ridiculous events satirize the war that rages in Colombia right now and exposes the real spirit of those who inhabit such a beautiful country.
The DealThe Deal · 2005
The Deal
9.02005
MovieDrama
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.

Movies

The PartyThe Party · 2019
The Party
5.42019
MovieComedyFamily
In a family party that is respected, good music, fun, love, drinks and why not, even a dead person should never be lacking. The Matayana family will experience a rumba on the birthday of the head of the household, Doña Matilde, until they realize that an inheritance is at stake.
The Strategy of the SnailThe Strategy of the Snail · 1993
The Strategy of the Snail
7.61993
MovieComedyDrama
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.
Juanito Under the Orange TreeJuanito Under the Orange Tree · 2007
Juanito Under the Orange Tree
2007
MovieFantasy
In Colombia, among grandmothers, parents and grandchildren, we play to believe that if we eat the orange seeds, a small orange tree will be born in our body. During childhood we thought it could be possible.
The Trip 5The Trip 5 · 2018
The Trip 5
7.22018
MovieComedy
A group of employees from the Central Worker's Bank become heroes when they prevent a robbery. Their reward: a trip to Melgar, all expenses paid. This trip will reveal joys, griefs and other feelings that perhaps only appear after a few shots.
The Maximum PenaltyThe Maximum Penalty · 2001
The Maximum Penalty
8.22001
MovieComedyDrama
After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.
El ReyEl Rey · 2004
El Rey
7.02004
MovieDrama
Cali, Colombia, 1970s. The fictional story of Pedro Rey, the first drug trafficker and drug lord.
Time OutTime Out · 1998
Time Out
6.01998
MovieComedyWar
The whimsical and joyous parade of ridiculous events satirize the war that rages in Colombia right now and exposes the real spirit of those who inhabit such a beautiful country.
The DealThe Deal · 2005
The Deal
9.02005
MovieDrama
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.
María CanoMaría Cano · 1990
María Cano
8.31990
MovieDramaHistory
Colombia receives the indemnity for Panama and accepts foreign credit to undertake development works, which increases the number of workers, although with poor wages and terrible working conditions. María Cano, a political activist, began her fight for the conditions of salaried workers and for the fundamental rights of the population.
Un caballo en la alcobaUn caballo en la alcoba · 2024
Un caballo en la alcoba
2024
MovieComedyDrama
The History of the Pink TrunkThe History of the Pink Trunk · 2005
The History of the Pink Trunk
6.02005
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1945, in the train station of Bogota, Colombia, a dead girl is found in a trunk. The case is assigned to Detective Mariano Corzo, he has to deal with an inquisitive journalist Hipólito Mosquera while trying to solve the mysterious case. Nobody knows who the girl is, or who put her in the trunk. The things turn bad when Mosquera publish the news in the local newspaper. With the help of a bartender Martina Quijano, Corzo will find an answer for the question: Who killed the girl and why?
Bolivar Is MeBolivar Is Me · 2002
Bolivar Is Me
6.42002
MovieComedyDrama
A soap opera actor wants to finish Bolivar's dream of a "Great Colombia": a super-state of 5 Latin-American countries to stop institutional chaos, lack of opportunity and ignite the rebuilding of the region after 160 years of internal war.

TV Shows

Pura Sangre (Col)Pura Sangre (Col) · 2007
Pura Sangre (Col)
7.42007
SeriesFamily
ConfidencialConfidencial · 2011
Confidencial
2011
SeriesDrama
Amor SinceroAmor Sincero · 2010
Amor Sincero
8.52010
SeriesDrama
Biography of Marbelle, from when she began her artistic career at the age of 6, to becoming a star.
El Último Matrimonio FelizEl Último Matrimonio Feliz · 2008
El Último Matrimonio Feliz
2.02008
Series
El Ultimo Matrimonio Feliz is a Colombian telenovela aired since January 21, 2008 on Colombian network RCN. It has a unique format among the current aired telenovelas in Colombia because of its ensemble cast. The telenovela is in top three of the most viewed shows in Colombia on the first half of 2008 season.
Mujeres asesinasMujeres asesinas · 2007
Mujeres asesinas
2007
SeriesDramaCrime
The series tells of cases based on real events, which show how a woman is able to be at peace and end her suffering in the most lethal way, killing. In each episode, the protagonist tries to find a way to get rid of her problems, motivated by love, revenge, pain, desperation, resentment, contempt, hatred, beatings, addiction or frustration.