María Alejandra Paredes Orejuela (born January 6, 1983) is an Ecuadorian actress. She is best known for her character Penélope de la Cruz on the TV series .

Biography Alejandra Paredes was born in Guayaquil on January 6, 1983, the daughter of Lorgia Orejuela, a prominent Ecuadorian swimmer. At age 17, she was a model for Denisse Klein's agency. She began her television career on the Ecuavisa series . Her most recognized role is that of Penelope de la Cruz on the black comedy series , where she appeared alongside and Flor María Palomeque. She also had roles in , , and El hombre de la casa. She has served as the public relations officer for the Paradox School of Image and Sound.

In theater, she directed the micro-drama La balada de John y Yoko, and the children's productions Los grillos sordos and Chiquititas.

In 2019, Paredes appeared on the second season of the biographical telenovela . From 2019 to 2020, she was on the fifth and sixth seasons of the series .

In 2020, she made her film debut as part of the cast of the historical drama Camino a la libertad, along with Emmanuel Palomares, Efraín Ruales, Verónica Pinzón, and Juan Carlos Román. The same year, she replaced Carolina Jaume on the TC Televisión series .

Roles TV series and telenovelas Year(s)TitleCharacter2003Various2007El hombre de la casaNaty2009–2014Penélope de la Cruz "Penélope Cruzeta"2010Cuky Guzmán2011María Concepción de la Jaba y el Trapiche "La Conchito"2013SecretosCast2019Ab. Ana María Vera2019–2020Lourdes "Lili" Smith2020Sixta Antonia "Sisi" Mena Mora

Theater Actress La pareja feliz ... Penélope Cruzeta El amante Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Hollywood somos nosotras Radio Maja...dera ... Penélope Cruzeta A 2.50 la cuba libre

Director La balada de John y Yoko Los grillos sordos Chiquititas

Film Camino a la libertad ... Ana Garaycoa de Villamil

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