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[[File:Maria123.jpg|thumb|Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria) ]]
 
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|image = [[File:Catalina_Sandino_Moreno.jpg|left|250px]]
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|name = Catalina Sandino Moreno
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|born = April 19, 1981
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|species = Human
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|gender = Female
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|height = 5' 6½"
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|hair = Black
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|eyes = Black
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|skin = -
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|family = David Elwell (spouse)
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|job = Actress
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'''Catalina Sandino Moreno''' (born April 19, 1981) is a Colombian actress who will be playing the vampire [[Maria]] in the film ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]''.
 
'''Catalina Sandino Moreno''' (born April 19, 1981) is a Colombian actress who will be playing the vampire [[Maria]] in the film ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]''.
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==Biography==
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Sandino was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a pathologist mother and a cattle breeder/veterinarian father. 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.
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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.
   
 
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Catalina Sandino Moreno (born April 19, 1981) is a Colombian actress who will be playing the vampire Maria in the film Eclipse.

Biography

Sandino was born in Bogotá, Colombia to a pathologist mother and a cattle breeder/veterinarian father. 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.