Exploring human emotion, bringing complex characters to life through performance and the written word.

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Paula
Salamanca

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Script Writing
Acting
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Paula Salamanca is a Colombian actress and filmmaker based in Germany since 2018. She began acting at the age of 15 and has since built a career that weaves together performance, screenwriting, and directing. Fluent in Spanish, English, and German, she works across theater and film, exploring stories that place human complexity at the center.

She has been part of several theater groups, performing in productions such as Los Diplomas, Los Imbéciles están de Testigos, and El cielo está hecho un infierno, while also taking on creative challenges like writing and adapting texts for works including Romeo and Juliet and La fiesta de mi casa. These experiences shaped her interest in emotionally layered characters, inner conflict, and collaborative creation.

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Bringing complex emotions to life, one performance at a time

ALTER EGO: Directed by Professor Omar Felipe Lanza

  • Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespare – 2011 (Role: Actress and script adaptation)
  • Los Diplomas written by Andrés Caicedo – 2012/2013 (Role: Actress)

  • Los Imbéciles están de Testigos written by Andrés Caicedo – 2012/2013 (Role: Actress)

  • El cielo está hecho un Infierno written by Davus Fugit – 2013 (Role: Actress)

VIFOLC (Vivencias Folclóricas de Colombia) – Directed by Professor Omar Felipe Lanza
  • La Fiesta de mi Casa – 2014 (Theatrical and Dance Montage; Actress and Scriptwriter)
Invisible Theater & Theater of the Oppressed Group – Directed by Professor Emilia Amigó
  • La Teta Asustada – 2016 (Actress and Scriptwriter)

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