Carolina Gaitán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaitán and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.

Carolina del Pilar Gaitán Lozano (born 4 April 1984) is a Colombian actress and singer.^[1] She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York and has been awarded two Premios Tu Mundo from Telemundo.^[2]

Carolina Gaitán
Gaitán in 2020
Born	Carolina del Pilar Gaitán Lozano^[1] (1984-04-04) 4 April 1984 (age 38) Villavicencio, Colombia
Other names	La Gaita
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2002–present

She has starred in many series with lead roles in Celia, Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso,^[3] and Narcos,^[4] among many others. She has also worked on several musicals at Colombia's National Theater.^[5] As a singer, she has lent her voice to many TV theme songs and has her album composed by her.^[6] Her musical project combines the sounds of various tropical currents empowering Latin women with salsa, son, and bolero, among others.

She participated in The Greatest Showman promotional theme "This is Me" and voiced Pepa Madrigal in the 2021 Disney animated film Encanto.^[7] She is also participating as a judge in the renowned reality show X Factor Colombia.

Filmography

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Popstars: Colombia	Herself / Escarcha Member
2005	Vuelo 1503	Yuli Salcedo
2007	Así es la vida	Sussana	Episode: "Enamorando a mi esposo"
2007	Zona rosa	Sara Bautista
2008	Mujeres asesinas	Valentina	"Laura, La Encubridora" (Season 2, Episode 7)
2009	Gabriela, giros del destino	Gabriela Rueda	Lead role
2009–10	Isa TK+	Catalina Bernabeu	Lead role
2010	La Diosa Coronada	Valeria
2011	Flor Salvaje	Alicia	Recurring role
2013	Amo de Casa	Carla	3 episodes
2013	Alias el Mexicano	Ana Belén Páez Argüello	Lead role
2015–16	Hermanitas Calle	Nelly Calle	Lead role
2015	Narcos	Marta Ochoa	"Descenso" (Season 1, Episode 1) "The Sword of Simón Bolivar" (Season 1, Episode 2)
2015–16	Celia	Lola Calvo
2016–2019	Sin senos sí hay paraíso	Catalina Marín Santana	Lead role
2022	Juanpis González La Serie	Cams (Camila)

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Greatest Showman	Background singer	Uncredited
2021	Encanto	Pepa Madrigal (voice)
TBA	Quicksand		Filming

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Details
La Gaita^[8]	Released: May 11, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming, digital download
De Colombia^[9]	Released: August 13, 2021 Label: MUN Records Format: Streaming, digital download

Singles

As a lead artist

Title	Year	Album
"Qué No Se Dice de Mi"^[10]	2017	La Gaita
"Miedo"^[11]
"El Primer Beso"^[12]	2020	Non-album single
"Embrujo"^[13] (featuring Mariana Gómez)	2021	De Colombia
"Igual"^[14] (with Nico Legreti)		Non-album single
"Bailaito"^[15]	2022	TBA

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Cerquita del Mar"^[16]	2020	Non-album promotional singles
"Lejos"^[17]
"I Am Bolero"^[18]	2022

Other charted songs

List of charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		AUS ^[19]	CAN ^[20]	GER ^[21]	IRE ^[22]	NLD ^[23]	NZ ^[24]	SWE ^[25]	UK ^[26]	US ^[27]	WW ^[28]
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" (with Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, and Stephanie Beatriz)	2021	5 ^[29]	3	71	1	41	4 ^[30]	40 ^[31]	1	1	1	ARIA: Platinum^[32] BPI: Platinum^[33] MC: Gold^[34] RIAA: 2× Platinum^[35]	Encanto

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Works	Result
2010	Premios India Catalina	Best Leading Actress in a Soap Opera	Gabriela, giros del destino	Nominee
2014		Best Leading Actress in a Series or Mini-Series	Alias el Mexicano	Nominee
2016		Best Leading Actress in a Telenovela or Series	Las Hermanitas Calle	Nominee
	Premios TVyNovelas (Colombia)	Best Leading Actress in a Series		Nominee
		Best Supporting Actress in a Series	Celia	Nominee
	Premios Tu Mundo	Favorite actress novel or series		Won
2017		Favorite Lead Actress	Sin senos sí hay paraíso	Nominee
		The Best Protagonist with Bad Luck		Won
		The Perfect Couple (with Juan Pablo Urrego)		Nominee
2018	Premios TVyNovelas (Colombia)	Favorite Female Protagonist: Soap opera or Series	Sin senos sí hay paraíso 2	Nominee
2020	Premios India Catalina	Best Antagonistic Actress in a Soap Opera or Series	Córdova, un general llamado Arrojo	Nominee

References

1. "Biografía de Carolina Gaitán". cinepapaya.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2016.
2. "Vida, el recargado show de Carolina Gaitán". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
3. González, Moisés. "Carolina Gaitán: "Fue un reto muy grande asumir desde mis 32 años una niña de 14"". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
4. "Narcos". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
5. "Vida, el recargado show de Carolina Gaitán". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. "Carolina Gaitán vuelve a la música". www.elpais.com.co. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
7. Arvedon, Jon (8 July 2021). "Disney Drops a Magical First Trailer for Encanto". CBR. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. "La Gaita – EP by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
9. "De Colombia – EP by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
10. "Qué No Se Dice de Mi - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 3 May 2017.
11. "Miedo - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 24 August 2017.
12. "El Primer Beso - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 6 March 2020.
13. "Embrujo - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 13 August 2021.
14. "Igual - Single by Nico Legreti & Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 10 December 2021.
15. "Bailaito - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 6 May 2022.
16. "Cerquita del Mar - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 19 June 2020.
17. "Lejos - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 2 October 2020.
18. "I Am Bolero - Single by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita". Apple Music. 15 February 2022.
19. "Discography Carolina Gaitán". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
20. Song peaks in Canada:
    • "We Don't Talk About Bruno": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: February 12, 2022". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
21. "Discographie von Carolina Gaitán" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
22. "Discography Carolina Gaitán". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
23. "Discografie Carolina Gaitán – dutchcharts.nl". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
24. "Discography Carolina Gaitán". charts.nz. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
25. "Discography Carolina Gaitán". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
26. Discography – song peaks in the UK (Official Charts):
    • "We Don't Talk About Bruno": Ainsley, Helen (21 January 2022). "We Don't Talk About Bruno from Disney's Encanto becomes the first ever original Disney song to land the UK Official Chart Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
27. Discography – song peaks in the US (Billboard Hot 100):
    • "We Don't Talk About Bruno": Trust, Gary (31 January 2022). "'We Don't Talk About Bruno,' From 'Encanto,' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
28. "Global 200 Chart". Billboard. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
29. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
30. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
31. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 6". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
32. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
33. "British certifications – We Don't Talk About Bruno". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
34. "Canadian certifications – Encanto Cast – We Don't Talk About Bruno". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
35. "American certifications – Carolina Gaitán – We Don't Talk About Bruno". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

External links

• Carolina Gaitán at IMDb