Biography
Lucas Velazquez Correa was born to Fabio Velazquez and Clara Correa Muñoz on April 22 1981 in Medellin, Colombia. Since an early age Lucas was interested in acting. He lived in Quebec, where he participated in the Polyvalent de Charlesbourg college theater group. Back in Colombia he met Malcom Aponte, who cast him in the series "Padres e Hijos" (Parents and Children), which marked his TV debut. Since then he has participated in telenovelas such as "Francisco el Matematico" (Francis the Mathematician), "La Viuda de la Mafia" (The Mob Widow), and "La Marca del Deseo" (The Markings of Desire), among others. In 2003 he received the TVNovelas Award as Best New Actor for his portrayal of Marcos Galindo in "Francisco el Matematico". That same year he starred in the musical "Bolero para Tres"(Bolero for Three), with Jose Luis Paniagua. In 2005 the "MISI" musical theater company cast him as "Kenickie" in "Grease". The following year he won second place in Colombia's RCN station's "Dancing for