Lina Marulanda (born Lina María Marulanda Cuartas; 15 May 1980 – 22 April 2010) was a Colombian television personality and

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Early life

Marulanda was born in Medellín, Colombia. She began her modeling career at age 12. She first attended Santa María del Rosario de Medellín High School but moved to Parra Paris High School, from which she graduated, following conflicts with the directors and nuns at Santa María. Her adolescence was extremely busy with fashion shows and photo shoots; in a 2004 interview, Marulanda said she regretted having grown up this way. After completing high school, Marulanda enrolled in

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in Bogota, where she studied advertising.

Career

In 2002, she debuted as a presenter at CM& News. She later worked at Caracol News for six years, where she presented the 0700 edition and the international section of the broadcast. Beginning in 2003, she presented the entertainment portion of the evening news alongside actress Margarita Ortega and later alongside model Adriana Arboleda. In December 2005, Marulanda went on to lead the entertainment portion of Caracol News at 12:30, with journalist and presenter Ivan Lalinde. In early 2007, she hosted the reality show ''Challenge 20-07'' on

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. That July, she returned to CM& News, doing special reports on Colombiamoda 2007. She also reported on Colombiamoda 2007 for the station W Radio. On 24 July 2007, Marulanda joined the team of ''La hora del Regreso'' on W Radio, replacing

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. She was a spokesmodel for major brands of clothing and appeared in magazines including ''

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'', ''Don Juan'', ''Cromos'', and ''G''.

Death

On 22 April 2010, Marulanda died upon falling from the balcony of her sixth-floor apartment. Her death was considered a suicide. Marulanda was with her parents, ex-husband, and a doctor at the time. She was in the midst of divorce proceedings with Carlos Oñate, her second husband, to whom she had been married for only three months.

References

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