Alejandra Villafañe

Colombian model and actress (1989–2023)

Alejandra Villafañe Osorio
Villafañe in 2018
Born	8 October 1989 (1989-10-08) Zarzal, Colombia
Died	21 October 2023 (2023-10-22) (aged 34) Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Actress Miss Earth Colombia 2014
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Earth 2014 (Top 16)

María Alejandra Villafañe Osorio (8 October 1989 – 21 October 2023) was a Colombian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Colombia 2014.

Pageantry

After unsuccessfully attempting to enter the Señorita Valle pageant in 2013, in 2014 Villafañe decided to compete in the Miss Earth Colombia pageant, eventually going to represent Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and resulting the winner of the competition.^[1]^[2] By winning the title, she entered the Miss Earth 2014 competition, placing among the Top 16 semi-finalists.^[1]^[2]

Later career

Shortly later her pageant win Villafañe started appearing in numerous telenovelas and television series, initially playing minor roles, which became gradually more prominent.^[1]^[2] She made her last appearences in 2023, in the film El yuppie y el guis and in the Amazon Prime Video series Manes.^[1]

Death

Diagnosed with cancer in May 2023, Villafañe died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 34.^[3] At the time of her death, she was engaged to actor Raul Ocampo.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ospina, Daniel (21 October 2023). "Luto en la televisión: falleció Alejandra Villafañe, actriz y modelo colombiana". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Redacción (22 October 2023). "Así fue la carrera de Alejandra Villafañe, reina de belleza que falleció por cáncer; famosos reaccionaron ante la noticia". Semana (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ Redacción Entretenimiento (21 October 2023). "Murió la actriz Alejandra Villafañe a los 34 años". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.