Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Andrea Londo is a Mexican actress who is most famous for playing Maria Salazar in Narcos, a popular crime drama created by Netflix.
- Beautiful, talented and outspoken, she has worked tirelessly to break into the acting industry and is not shy about expressing her love and passion for her art.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Andrea Londo was born in Mexico on November 7, 1992, and her star sign is Scorpio. The young actress is relatively new to the screen, but that is not to say that she has not been working very hard for many years to get to where she is now.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- When it comes to mainstream platforms, Andrea is still a fresh face, and her most popular role to date is that of Maria Salazar on Narcos, a Netflix crime drama. Salazar is the sexy, wide-eyed girlfriend of a drug lord from Columbia with ties to the North Valley Cartel.
- The role skyrocketed the young Mexican beauty to television fame. It also came with heavy criticism for its portrayal of women as nothing more than stereotypical eye candy. Many outlets and viewers felt that Maria was weak and had nothing more to offer than her supple body, often following men around like a canine as opposed to a human being.
- Andrea didn’t take to well to the criticism and too to her social media platforms to post a lengthy rant about the importance of her character. To quote just a snippet of her rant, she wrote, “Maria is a real woman with real emotions and an enormous amount of fight in her, that when placed in morally ambiguous situations chooses that which is best for her future, not that which is deemed correct by the standards of her society.” While she did not convince everyone to change their opinions, she impressed many in the industry with her passion for her art and her undying commitment to her role.
- Andrea made her acting debut in 2015 when she appeared on an episode of Catfish: The TV Show and was later cast in the 2017 movie Time Between. She has also served as a guest star on a 2017 episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
Trivia :
- Andrea is quite the present figure on social media and her Instagram account in particular, is filled with plenty of breathtaking pictures of her donning stunning designer outfits and bikinis. She also regularly posts pictures of herself with fellow Narcos cast members as well as some of her personal and industry friends.
- Londo is also not shy to talk about the people she admires on social media and even has pictures of the likes of Barack Obama, Jack Nicholson, and Audrey Hepburn. True to her art, she also dedicates a large portion of her social media accounts to talk about her work and even posts pictures of various red carpet appearances as well as interviews and behind the scene shots on set.
