List of Famous people born in Colombia
Dora Cadavid
Dora Cadavid is a colombian actress and singer. Cadavid participated in over 45 television and theatre productions, making her debut at the age of ten in the play Doña Inés vuelve al convento. With 60 years of career, her most famous performance was probably in Fernando Gaitán's successful soap opera, Yo soy Betty, la fea.
Arturo Char
Arturo Char Chaljub is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.
Brayan Perea
Brayan Andrés Perea Vargas, nicknamed El Coco, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Club Atlético Temperley.
Fernando Castro Lozada
Fernando "Pecoso" Castro Lozada is a Colombian football manager and former player. He has won two Primera A titles as a manager, most recently in 2015 with Deportivo Cali. He most recently managed América de Cali in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.
José Adolfo Valencia
José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea is a Colombian footballer who plays for Delfín
Mipija Quintana
Aldair Quintana is a professional association footballer from Colombia. He plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Nacional in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.
Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen
Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen is an Industrial Engineer and Colombian politician who served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Álvarez-Correa is credited as the second woman to hold this post in Colombian history. Previously, Álvarez-Correa served as the 12th Minister of Transport of Colombia.
Luis Yanes
Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla is a retired Colombian football forward.
Paulo Laserna Phillips
Paulo Gustavo Laserna Phillips is a Colombian journalist, political scientist, television presenter and businessman. He served as the CEO for Caracol TV between 2001 and 2011.
Álvaro Saieh
Álvaro Saieh Bendeck is a Chilean academic, economist, and businessman. He is the chairman of CorpGroup, one of Chile's largest conglomerates.