Claudio Cataño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cataño and the second or maternal family name is Porras.

Claudio Cataño Porras (born 18 September 1985)^[1] is a Colombian actor and director. In 2024, he played Colonel Aureliano Buendía in the Netflix television series One Hundred Years of Solitude, based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez.

Claudio Cataño
Cataño in 2022
Born	Claudio Cataño Porras (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 39) Bogotá, Colombia
Occupations	Actor director
Years active	2005–present

Early life

Cataño was born in Bogotá to a family of artists.^[2] His father, Mauricio Cataño, is a filmmaker. His grandfather, Mario Rivero [es], was a poet, and his uncle, Fausto Panesso, is a writer.^[3][4] Cataño was raised by his grandparents in La Candelaria.^[5][6] After being expelled from several schools for behavioral issues, he began studying theater at the Escuela Rubén Di Petro.^[7]

Career

He made his television debut on Casados con hijos in 2005.^[8] In 2016, he made his feature directorial debut with the film Moria, which he also wrote and executive produced.^[9] In 2024, he played Colonel Aureliano Buendía in the Netflix television series One Hundred Years of Solitude, based on Gabriel García Márquez's 1967 novel of the same name.^[10]

Personal life

Cataño was in a relationship with Cindy Herazo, with whom he has a son.^[7][11] He later entered into a relationship with Valentina Acosta,^[12] and was in a relationship with actress Patricia Castañeda, with whom he has a daughter, Anastasia. As of May 2023, he is in a relationship with actress María del Rosario [es].^[1][13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Moria	—	Director, writer, and executive producer	[14]
2017	Virginia Casta [es]	—	Director, writer, and producer	[15]
	Nadie sabe para quién trabaja	Diego Ángel		[16]
2023	Aurora	Adolfo		[17]
2024	Inventario	Borrás		[18]
	Horizonte	Basilio		[19]
	Estimados Señores	Ortiz		[20]
2025	Pacífico [es]	Azul		[21]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Casados con hijos		Episode: "La venganza es dulce"	[8]
2008	La sucursal del cielo [es]	Pedro Lizcano	26 episodes	[22]
	Tiempo final		Episode: "Aficionados"	[23]
	Muñoz vale x 2 [es]	Calixto	3 episodes	[24]
	Vecinos	Nardo	129 episodes	[25]
2009	Bermúdez	Diego Medina	Supporting role	[26]
2010	Rosario Tijeras	Sudarzky	2 episodes
2010–2011	A mano limpia [es]	Manuel Guerra	178 episodes	[27]
2013	5 viudas sueltas	Walter	Supporting role	[28]
	Comando élite [es]	David Aguirre	7 episodes	[29]
2015	Tiro de gracia [es]	Esnéider Jaramillo	Supporting role	[30]
2016	La viuda negra	Robert Jones	58 episodes	[31]
2016–2017	2091	Lorent	12 episodes	[32]
2018	María Magdalena	Ur	2 episodes	[33]
2019	El inquisidor	El Gato	6 episodes	[34]
2021	Mil colmillos [es]	Rojas	7 episodes	[35]
2021–2022	La nieta elegida	Sergio Roldán	32 episodes	[36]
2022	Las Villamizar	Aurelio Velásquez	Main role	[37]
	Cochina envidia [es]	Samuel	3 episodes	[38]
2024	One Hundred Years of Solitude	Colonel Aureliano Buendía	7 episodes	[39]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Platino Awards	2025	Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series	One Hundred Years of Solitude	Won	[40][41]
Premios India Catalina [es]	2025	Best Leading Actor		Won	[42][43]