# Alina Lozano

Alina Lozano Acosta (born 6 January 1965) is a Colombian actress and writer recognized for her many roles on national television, such as Nidia Pacheco in Pedro el escamoso, Esther Pimiento in El último matrimonio feliz, Chief Penagos in Las detectivas y el Víctor [es], Judith Mora in El tesoro, and Elvira Mora in Pa' quererte.

## Early life and education

Alina Lozano was born in Bogotá, Colombia on 6 January 1969. She studied at the National School of Dramatic Art and at the Permanent Theater Research Workshop directed by Santiago García. She also took university classes in hotel management and law, but withdrew from the programs, as she felt "out of place".
She married Cuban actor Mijail Mulkay in 2005. They divorced in 2008. In 2022, she began a relationship with actor Jim Velásquez, and a year later they announced their engagement.

## Acting career

Lozano credits Álvaro Rodríguez as her most influential acting teacher. She joined his troupe, El Callejón del Gato, for six years. After performing in the production Bodas de perla, which Dago García broadcast on the program Invitados de medianoche, she was able to move into television, beginning with a role in the comedy Romeo y Buseta [es] in 1991.
Her first film appearance was in 1995's De amores y delitos: el alma del maíz, directed by Patricia Restrepo [es]. This was followed by Time Out in 1998, and A que te cojo ratón in 2000.
In 2002, she received India Catalina [es] and TVyNovelas Awards for her supporting role in the telenovela Pedro el escamoso. She also received an India Catalina Award for Pa' quererte in 2021.
Most recently, she appeared in the telenovelas Til Money Do Us Part in 2022 and La Reina del Sur from 2022 to 2023.

## Writing

Lozano cowrote the play El mono sabe a qué palo trepa with actor Julio César Herrera [es], and they appeared together in a 2012 production of it which toured Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Miami, and New York. She has also written other plays, such as Gladys canta y sus males espanta.

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1991 | Romeo y Buseta [es] | Perla | Canal 1 |
| 1992 | Si mañana estoy viva | Bertha | Canal 1 |
| 1992 | Los motivos de Lola [es] | | Canal 1 |
| 1993 | De pies a cabeza [es] | | Canal A |
| 1994 | El hijo de Nadia | Nadia Chona | Canal A |
| 1997 | Marcelina [es] | | Canal A |
| 1998 | Dios se lo pague [es] | Juana | Caracol Televisión |
| 1998 | Corazón prohibido [es] | Margarita | Canal A |
| 2000 | Adónde va Soledad [es] | Samantha | Canal RCN |
| 2001–2003 | Pedro el escamoso | Nidia Pacheco | Caracol Televisión |
| 2003 | Como Pedro por su casa [es] | Nidia Pacheco | Caracol Televisión |
| 2004 | Luna, la heredera [es] | Beatriz | Caracol Televisión |
| 2005 | Por amor a Gloria [es] | Sara de Mantilla | Caracol Televisión |
| 2005 | El baile de la vida [es] | Inés de Angarita | Caracol Televisión |
| 2005 | Vuelo 1503 [es] | Mireya González | Caracol Televisión |
| 2006–2007 | El engaño [es] | Susana | Caracol Televisión |
| 2007 | Mujeres asesinas [es] | Helena, the nun | Canal RCN |
| 2008 | Tiempo final | Dolores, the bartender | Fox Channel |
| 2008 | Aquí no hay quien viva [es] | ICBF functionary | Canal RCN |
| 2008–2009 | El último matrimonio feliz | Esther Pimiento | Canal RCN |
| 2009 | Las detectivas y el Víctor [es] | Chief Penagos | Canal RCN |
| 2010–2016 | Mujeres al límite [es] | Various characters | Caracol Televisión |
| 2011 | A corazón abierto | Nurse's mother | Canal RCN |
| 2011 | Los canarios [es] | Ana Díaz Granados | Caracol Televisión |
| 2012 | Pobres Rico | Helena Téllez | Canal RCN |
| 2012 | Retrato de una mujer [es] | Esther | Canal RCN |
| 2013 | Chica vampiro | Andrea Corchuelo | Canal RCN |
| 2013 | Crónicas de un sueño [es] | Miriam de García | Canal Capital |
| 2014–2015 | Secretos del paraíso | Mercedes | Canal RCN |
| 2015 | Diomedes, el cacique de la junta | Dr. Piedad | Canal RCN |
| 2016 | Yo soy Franky | Director Elizabeth | Nickelodeon |
| 2016 | El tesoro | Judith Ruiz de Murcia | Caracol Televisión |
| 2016–2017 | Hilos de sangre azul [es] | Esperanza | Canal RCN |
| 2017 | No olvidarás mi nombre | Victoria Mera | Canal RCN |
| 2017 | La Nocturna | Doña Adelaida | Caracol Televisión |
| 2017 | Infieles | Arminda | Canal 1 |
| 2018–2019 | Heart's Decree | Lawyer | Canal RCN |
| 2018–2019 | Wild District | Francisca | Netflix |
| 2019 | Bolívar | Tía Mercedes | Caracol Televisión |
| 2019 | El Bronx | Helena Rojas | Caracol Televisión |
| 2019 | El Charrito Negro, el sueño de un ídolo | | Telecafé |
| 2019–2021 | Friendzone | Teresa | Caracol Play |
| 2020 | All for Love | Magola de Romero/Magola de Portilla | Caracol Televisión |
| 2020–2021 | Pa' quererte | Elvira Mora | Canal RCN |
| 2021 | Encuentros cercanos | Cristina | Canal Trece |
| 2021 | Felices los cuatro | Algenis Sanabria | Canal TRO |
| 2022 | Til Money Do Us Part | Leonor de Méndez | Canal RCN |
| 2022–2023 | La Reina del Sur | Margarita | Telemundo |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1995 | De amores y delitos: el alma del maíz | Salvadora Tapias | Patricia Restrepo [es] |
| 1998 | Time Out | Joana | Sergio Cabrera |
| 2000 | A que te cojo ratón | Special appearance | Rodrigo Triana [es] |
| 2002 | Como el gato y el ratón | Consuelo de Cristancho | Rodrigo Triana [es] |
| 2003 | Tres hombres, tres mujeres [es] | Special appearance | Carlos Hernández |
| 2008 | Paraíso travel [es] | Patricia | Simón Brand |
| 2009 | Of Love and Other Demons | Abadesa | Hilda Hidalgo |
| 2013 | El control [es] | Dora | Felipe Dothée |

## Theater

* Bodas de Perla
* Inquilina fugaz
* Amores simultáneos
* The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
* El viento y la ceniza
* El diálogo del rebusque
* La trifulca y la tresescena
* El mono sabe a qué palo trepa

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Pedro el escamoso | Winner |
| 2002 | India Catalina Awards [es] | Best Supporting Actress | Pedro el escamoso | Winner |
| 2003 | Orquídea Award | | Pedro el escamoso | Winner |
| 2013 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Supporting Telenovela Actress | Pobres Rico | Nominated |
| 2013 | India Catalina Awards [es] | Best Supporting Telenovela Actress | Pobres Rico | Nominated |
| 2013 | India Catalina Awards [es] | Best Supporting Actress | Pedro el escamoso | Winner |
| 2013 | India Catalina Awards [es] | Best Leading Actress in a Series or Miniseries | Crónicas de un sueño [es] | Nominated |
| 2018 | India Catalina Awards [es] | Best Antagonist Actress in a Telenovela or Series | No olvidarás mi nombre | Nominated |
| 2021 | India Catalina Awards [es] | Best Antagonist Actress in a Telenovela or Series | Pa' quererte | Winner |