María Fernanda Yepes Alzate (born 23 December 1980) is a Colombian actress and model. She is mostly known for playing Yésica Franco "La Diabla", in the hit Telemundo telenovela Sin Senos no hay Paraíso. She also played the title role in the Colombian telenovela Rosario Tijeras.

María Fernanda Yepes
Yepes in 2023
Born
María Fernanda Yepes Alzate

(1980-12-23) 23 December 1980 (age 43)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Occupation(s)Actress and model
Years active2004–present

Personal life

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María Fernanda Yepés started modeling in her home country of Colombia at the age of 14. As a model, she has been part of important national and international campaigns including one of Colombia's top female intimate apparel labels. Most recently she was seen as a print model for the swimwear line Agua Bendita, which was featured in the "Hottest Swimsuit Issue" of Sports Illustrated in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[1] In order to pursue a career in the media, she moved to Bogotá. Yepés has also studied psychology, social communication, and journalism; she also took photography and cooking classes, and spent three years in Spain studying theater art.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Frío, silencio, aire Ana Short film
2014 Out of the Dark Doctor
Amateur No Name Short film
2023 Línea de tiempo Nina Nadal

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 La Diva Kathy
2006 En los tacones de Eva Valentina
2007 Pura sangre Natalia / Venus
2008–2009 Sin senos no hay paraíso Yésica Franco "La Diabla" Main role
2010 Rosario Tijeras María del Rosario Main role
2011 Mentes en shock Renata Solá Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Lynch Florencia Villalonga Episode: "Llorando sobre la leche derramada"
2012 La Teniente Teniente Roberta Ballesteros Main role; 24 episodes
2015 Demente criminal Detective Gabriela Fons Recurring role; 50 episodes
2016 Azúcar Caridad Solaz Vallecilla Recurring role
2016 Blanca Alexandra TV Mini-Series
2017 La Piloto Zulima Montes "La Bruja" Main role (season 1); 80 episodes
2018 José José, el príncipe de la canción Anel Main role; 52 episodes
2018–2019 María Magdalena María Magdalena Main role[3]
2020 Dark Desire Brenda Main role[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Agua Bendita Swimwear". theorchidboutique.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Maria Fernanda Yepes - modelo" [Maria Fernanda Yepes - model]. ColArte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 June 2004 – via colarte.arts.co.
  3. ^ Quintero, Mónica (9 March 2018). "María Fernanda Yepes conversa de su papel de María Magdalena" [María Fernanda Yepes talks about her role as María Magdalena]. elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Dark Desire". Netflix. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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