Illustrated portrait of Alejandro BuitragoFLM.RED

ALEJANDRO
BUITRAGO

อาเลฮานโดร บูอิตรากอ

A life between stage and screen

From the theatre collective Quinta Picota to Deshora and Los Fierros.

Theatre as a starting point

Alejandro Buitrago is a Colombian actor whose work spans theatre, television and cinema. His professional biography describes him as a co-founder of the Bogotá theatre group Quinta Picota, connecting a sustained stage practice with his screen career.

In Bárbara Sarasola-Day’s Deshora (2013), Buitrago plays Joaquín. Proimágenes Colombia reports that the performance received a best actor award at the Cartagena International Film Festival, marking an important point in his film work.

He later starred in Los Fierros (2019), directed by Pablo González. In an interview with Caracol, the actor discussed the character’s difficulties and the family dimension of the film. His screen credits also include the series Cumbia Ninja and 2091.

The films below are drawn from the FLM.RED catalogue and are not a complete filmography.

Roles across Colombian cinema

2013

Deshora

His role as Joaquín received recognition at Cartagena.

2016

2091

Buitrago appears in the television series.

2019

Los Fierros

He stars in Pablo González’s film.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.