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''Laura, una vida extraordinaria'' (English: ''Laura, an Extraordinary Life'', is a Colombian
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produced by Ángela Pulido Serrano for
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and distributed by Caracol Televisión Internacional. It is based on some moments of the life of the educator,
catholic missionary Missionary work of the Catholic Church has often been undertaken outside the geographically defined parishes and dioceses by religious orders who have people and material resources to spare, and some of which specialized in missions. Eventually, p ...
,
Laura Montoya Laura Montoya, in full ''María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui'' (26 May 1874 – 21 October 1949), religious name ''Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena'', was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the ...
. It stars
Julieth Restrepo Julieth Restrepo (born December 19, 1986) is a Colombian model and actress. Career Restrepo began her acting career with the 2006 Colombian horror film '' At the End of the Spectra''. She has also acted in live theater. She was nominated for ...
and
Linda Lucía Callejas Linda Lucía Callejas Maya is a Colombian model, singer, business administrator, and actress. She participated in the national beauty contest representing Antioquia in 1989. Career Linda Lucía Callejas entered the National Beauty Contest in 1989 ...
.


Plot

It is the story late nineteenth century of
Laura Montoya Laura Montoya, in full ''María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui'' (26 May 1874 – 21 October 1949), religious name ''Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena'', was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the ...
, about her beginning in the city of Jericó on her childhood and youth; It was held in a downtown nuns not being accepted by their families; she learned to read and write and received religious instruction to be
educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...
. A few years later she was also accepted at the university, but was despised by discrimination and disreputable about her life as a child. In the end, after many ups and downs, she was recognized as the best exponent
catholic missionary Missionary work of the Catholic Church has often been undertaken outside the geographically defined parishes and dioceses by religious orders who have people and material resources to spare, and some of which specialized in missions. Eventually, p ...
founder of the Congregation of the "Misioneras de María Inmaculada y de Santa Catalina de Siena".


Cast

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Julieth Restrepo Julieth Restrepo (born December 19, 1986) is a Colombian model and actress. Career Restrepo began her acting career with the 2006 Colombian horror film '' At the End of the Spectra''. She has also acted in live theater. She was nominated for ...
as Young Laura Montoya *
Linda Lucía Callejas Linda Lucía Callejas Maya is a Colombian model, singer, business administrator, and actress. She participated in the national beauty contest representing Antioquia in 1989. Career Linda Lucía Callejas entered the National Beauty Contest in 1989 ...
as
Laura Montoya Laura Montoya, in full ''María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui'' (26 May 1874 – 21 October 1949), religious name ''Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena'', was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the ...
* as Young Clarissa Montoya *
Marcela Carvajal Marcela Carvajal (born 28 June 1969) is a Colombian actress mostly recognized in her native country for her roles in telenovelas. Carvajal was born in Bogotá, and she has done theater studies in Paris and Bogotá. In 1999 she traveled to New Yor ...
as Clarissa Montoya * Pilar Álvarez as Dolores Upegui * as Juan Antonio Montoya * as Young Ana Lucía *
Sandra Reyes Sandra Reyes Robledo (May 31, 1975 – December 1, 2024) was a Colombian actress who began her television career with the series '' Clase aparte'', in 1994, playing ''María José''. She then became known for her roles as ''Adriana Guerrero'' i ...
as Ana Lucía * as Padre Ignacio * as Young Adolfo Peña * as Adolfo Peña * as Young Padre Perdomo * as Padre Perdomo * Jhon Alomia as Jeremias * Lorena García Escobar as Victoria Peña * Juliana Velásquez as Marianita * Nelson Camayo as Carlitos Yaguaré * Diego Guarnizo as
Tomás Carrasquilla Tomás Carrasquilla Naranjo (1858 – 1940) was a Colombian writer who lived in the Antioquia region. He dedicated himself to very simple jobs: tailor, secretary of a judge, storekeeper in a mine, and worker at the Ministry of Public ...
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