Majida Margarita Issa Bellotto (born June 27, 1981) is a Colombian actress, best known for her role as Yésica Beltrán "La Diabla") in Telemundo's telenovela Sin senos sí hay paraíso (2016–2018).

Majida Issa
Issa in 2020
Born
Majida Margarita Issa Bellotto

(1981-06-27) June 27, 1981 (age 43)
San Andrés, Colombia
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2005–present
Notable workSin senos sí hay paraíso
Spouse
(m. 2010⁠–⁠2012)
Parent(s)Waydi Issa
Ylia Bellotto
RelativesTeresa Gutiérrez (grandmother)
Miguel Varoni (uncle)

Early life and education

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Issa studied acting in Escuela Nacional de Arte Teatral in Mexico.[1]

She is the granddaughter of Teresa Gutiérrez and the niece of Miguel Varoni.[2]

She is of Italian and Lebanese descent.

Career

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She is recognized for her role as Jessica Beltrán alias "La Diabla" in the three seasons of the successful series Sin senos sí hay paraíso, sequel to the also successful series Sin senos no hay paraíso.

Majida Issa was one of the guests at the eleventh edition of the 11th Platino Awards, held on the night of 20 April 2024, in the Riviera Maya in Mexico. During the gala, Majida sang in three voices with Mariaca Semprún [es] and Ana Guerra.[3]

Personal life

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In 2010, she married Mijail Mulkay. They dated for 2 years prior to wedding. The couple later divorced in 2012.[4]

Filmography

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Television roles
Year Title Roles Notes
2008 El cartel Soledad
2008 La quiero a morir Yuri
2009–2010 Niños ricos, pobres padres Martha Granados
2010 Amor sincero Mercedes Doval "Mechi"
2010 El Clon Rania Castañeda de la caridad
2010 Los caballeros las prefieren brutas Lili Episode: "Hay que matarlos, de ganas"
2012 Las Santísimas Carmen Pulido
2012–2013 Corazones blindados Diana Ochoa Main role; 139 episodes
2014 La ronca de oro Sofía Helena Vargas Marulanda "Helenita" Main role
2015 Lady, la vendedora de rosas Fátima Tabares Main role
2016–2018[5] Sin senos sí hay paraíso Yésica Beltrán "La Diabla" Main role (seasons 1–3); 226 episodes
2017–2018 La luz de mis ojos Faride Chadid Main role
2019 La Guzmán Alejandra Guzmán Main role; 60 episodes[6][7]
2020 Operación pacífico Captain Amalia Ortega Main role
2022 Enfermeras Alex Luján Main role[8]
Noticia de un secuestro[9] Diana Turbay
Leandro Díaz Nellys Soto 9 episodes
2024 La sustituta Eva Cortés Main role[10]

References

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  1. ^ "ColArte - El Arte en Colombia". www.colarte.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  2. ^ "Majida Issa: Entre rumores y segundas temporadas". 24 November 2012.
  3. ^ "España se hace con 16 de los 23 premios en los Platino, y Bayona y 'La Sociedad de la Nieve' arrasan". El Periódico (in Spanish). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ ESTUPIÑÁN, CRISTINA (November 7, 2022). "Majida Issa and Mijail Mulkay broke up in love". Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Majida Issa, 'La Diabla', sale de 'Sin senos sí hay paraíso'". laopinion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ^ ""La Guzmán", el nuevo proyecto de Sony Pictures e Imagen Televisión". revistasenal.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Ella será Alejandra Guzmán". multimedios.com (in Spanish). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Enfermeras regresa con mujeres a las que nada las detiene". canalrcn.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Actriz Majida Issa habla de su participación en 'Noticia de un secuestro'". RCN Radio (in Spanish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  10. ^ "RCN estrena nueva novela, La sustituta: estos son los actores principales". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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