Sandra Pareja (born 1966/1967) is an Ecuadorian actress, best known for her role in the Ecuavisa television series Mis adorables entenados [es]. She began her acting career at age 16 in the theater group El Juglar [es], and has appeared at Teatro El Ángel with the group La Mueca. She has also appeared on TV series such as Súbete a mi taxi on RTS.
Early life
Sandra Pareja was born in Guayaquil in 1966 or 1967.[1] She took acting classes at age 16 with El Juglar [es]. She remained with the group for 15 years.[2]
Career
She took courses in biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry before completing her 5-year studies of dramatic arts at the National University of Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina.[1] She began teaching acting in schools, colleges and universities, in addition to teaching physical expression for companies and institutions.[2][3]
She made her television debut in 1987, in the Ecuavisa costumbrista series, Mis adorables entenados [es]. Her character, Maribel la Virola, is the neighbor who is madly in love with Felipe Vera, played by Oswaldo Segura.[4] She reprised this role in 1995 on Mis adorables entenados con billete, a continuation of the previous series but for RTS. On the same channel, she appeared in the series Súbete a mi taxi and Rosendo Presidente, again playing Maribel in the latter.[4] In the early 2000s, she was in Ecuavisa's comic series Visa para un sueño.[4] She was also part of La escuelita sketches on the show business program Vamos con todo [es].[1]
From 2010 to 2020, Pareja was part of the RTS morning magazine El club de la Mañana, where she played a reporter named Sarota, as well as the character Sarita "Doña Sari" Piedad, an outgoing elderly woman.[4]
Personal life
Sandra Pareja is married to Jorge Ballesteros, with whom she has one daughter.[1]