▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁Bar ran qu illa ), ▁is ▁a ▁Colomb ian ▁American ▁actress ▁and ▁host ess . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bar ran qu illa , ▁Colombia , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Nel ly ▁Rom ero ▁S osa ▁journalist , ▁actress ▁and ▁radio ▁person ality , ▁and ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Mart ine z ▁Navar ro ▁journalist ▁and ▁radio ▁person ality ▁as ▁well . ▁she ▁began ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁art istic ▁industry ▁at ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old , ▁when ▁her ▁mom ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁comedy ▁TV ▁show ▁she ▁was ▁acting ▁in ▁bar ran qu illa ▁town , ▁called ▁" ▁Que ▁Sain ete ". ▁ ▁Since ▁that ▁day ▁Martínez ▁participated ▁in ▁plays , ▁dance ▁shows , ▁cho ir , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁or quest ra ▁as ▁a ▁lead ▁singer . ▁She ▁attended ▁c atholic ▁school ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Social ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁journal ism ▁at ▁Un iat on oma ▁del ▁Car ibe ▁University ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁town . ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Martínez ▁has ▁made ▁numerous ▁television ▁appearance ▁as ▁herself . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁Martínez ▁was ▁studying ▁social ▁communication ▁she ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁lead ▁actress ▁in ▁the ▁comedy ▁show ▁called ▁C ual ▁es ▁la ▁V ain a ▁( What ▁is ▁the ▁M atter ) ▁in ▁Bar ran qu illa , ▁Colombia . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁worked