Mauricio Figueroa (La casa de los famosos Colombia) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Mauricio Figueroa Restrepo
Nickname(s)	• Mauro • Don Mauricio
Profession(s)	• Actor • Bartender • Event Presenter • Modeling Coach • Model • TV Presenter
Famous Role	Don Ezequiel Cuervo Contreras in the Colombian TV show, Francisco el Matemático
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'11" (180 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Grey
Career
Debut	TV Show: Aprendamos de nutrición (1956-57) TV Soap Opera: La ciudad grita (1972)
Awards	Simón Bolívar decoration of democracy in the degree of Knight's Cross in Arts and Letters award by the National Congress
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 December 1949 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	75 Years
Birthplace	Medellín, Colombia
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Colombian
Hometown	Medellín, Colombia
College/University	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia (1969)
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading
Controversies	• Posed naked for a newspaper In 1977, he posed naked for a Colombian newspaper, El Bogotano. He received criticism throughout Colombia and among his colleagues which caused him to become unemployed for over a year. • Remarks against the influencer Yina Calderón During an episode of the Colombian reality TV show, 'La casa de los famosos Colombia,' he criticised fellow contestant and influencer, Yina Calderón and called her a person who lives by destroying people. His comments were harshly criticised by Yina's mother on her social media who called Mauricio a closeted homosexual person who should be admitted to a nursing home.
Social Media	• Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	María Cecilia Botero (Actress)
Family
Parents	Mother- Deceased due to a stroke
Siblings	Brother- Edgar Figueroa

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mauricio Figueroa

• He made his television debut at the age of 7 in an episode of the Colombian educational show, ‘Aprendamos de nutrición’ with his brother, Edgar Figueroa.

• He grew up wanting to become a priest and served as an altar boy for 6 years after he turned 8.

• His family suffered from a severe financial crisis after the death of his grandfather which led him to run away from his home.

• He moved to Bogotá in 1969 to pursue a career in acting.

• He is the first man to walk on a ramp as a model in Colombia.

• He earned 400 pesos per episode for his performance in the Colombian TV show, ‘La ciudad grito’ in 1972.

• In an interview, he revealed that when he was 23 years old, he was often asked about his marital status which annoyed him. Thus he married a friend for a brief time who needed to get married for an inheritance and said,
  

  To get people off my back, I married a friend who needed to get married to receive an inheritance. We arranged the marriage by mutual agreement, then we went for eight days without anything happening between us and then I never saw her again.”

• He has appeared in several Colombian TV shows and films including ‘Paths of Glory’ (1973), ‘Piel de Zapa’ (1979), ‘La caponera’ (1999), ‘La Dame de Troy’ (2008), ‘Escobar: el patrón del mal’ (2012), ‘Armero’ (2017) and ‘Más Allá Del Tiempo’ (2019).
  

  Mauricio Figueroa in a still from Más Allá Del Tiempo

• During the 1980s, he moved to America where he worked as an event presenter and modeling coach. He returned to Colombia in the 1990s and initially dedicated himself to the theatre.

• He once wanted to marry his fellow actress, María Cecilia Botero as they had appeared on several TV shows as a couple. Later, he decided against the marriage as he was afraid that he might cheat on her.

• In an interview in 2024, he expressed his frustration for getting less work and getting sidelined due to his advanced age and said,
  

  At 70 years old, I still have a good memory, because I practice it with mental games, manuals and I read a lot. I don’t have wrinkles, my hair is still the same, it hasn’t fallen out and I take care of my diet, which hasn’t happened to many of my younger colleagues, they look older! If I take into account my good health so much, it makes me angry and I think, when will they hire me?”

• He has talked about not wanting to get married or have a relationship during his youth in an interview as he feared it might stop him from having the freedom to do what he wanted.

• In January 2025, he became a contestant in the second season of the Colombian reality TV show, ‘La casa de los famosos Colombia.’
  

  Mauricio Figueroa in a still from La casa de los famosos Colombia