Acting
Apr 7, 1988
Lima, Perú
Stephanie Cayo
Acting
Biography
Stephanie Cristina Cayo Sanguinetti (born April 8, 1988) is a Peruvian actress, singer, model, and dancer. She has established an international career across the Peruvian, Colombian, Mexican, and Spanish markets, receiving prestigious accolades such as the India Catalina Award for Best Lead Actress and the TVyNovelas Award for her performance in the 2012 Colombian series El Secretario. Additionally, she has been recognized on multiple occasions as one of the most influential figures in Hispanic entertainment on streaming platforms. She began her television career in Peru at the age of ten, appearing in commercials and debuting in the children's telenovela Travesuras del corazón (1998). She gained regional recognition at 16 as the lead in the series Besos robados (2004), an international co-production that helped project her image outside of her home country. After moving to Colombia to further her acting training, she starred in high-impact productions such as La marca del deseo (2007), Doña Bella (2010), and La Hipocondríaca (2013), successfully transitioning from youth roles to more dramatically complex leading parts. Since 2015, her career has pivoted toward the global market and film. She was part of the main cast of the Netflix series Club de Cuervos (2015–2019), the platform's first Spanish-language original production, which granted her visibility throughout the continent. In film, she has starred in projects such as the Spanish comedy Yucatán (2018), the American action film Force of Nature (2020)—sharing the screen with Mel Gibson—and Without Saying Goodbye (2022), the first Peruvian feature film originally produced for Netflix. In addition to her acting work, she ventured into music with her debut album Llegaré (2011) and is the founder of the performing arts school Dance Studio in Lima.
Feature Films (9)
The opposite lives of a workaholic architect and a fiery artist are upended when their chance encounter in breathtaking Peru shifts their views on life.
Without Saying Goodbye
Diego and Emilia are a conservative couple with 16 years of marriage who have lost the spark, until Tomás and Betina rescue them and introduce them to the forbidden world, changing what they know about intimacy, relationships, and sex.
Dime lo que quieres (de verdad)
Eccentric millionaire Olivia sends her half sister Agatha, and a group of old acquaintances, a mysterious invitation for a weekend on her yacht, where they will discover the true motive behind this invitation: the celebration of… a murder?
A Deadly Invitation
A young boy travels back to the 17th century to battle pirates off the coast of Peru.
Pirates in Callao
Two white collar thieves compete fiercely against the other trying to steal to an old baker the millions he won on the lotto.
Yucatán
A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a disgraced cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate.
Force of Nature
Television & Series (13)
In 1936 Madrid, an idealistic doctor's life changes forever when he shelters a wounded spy and joins a decades-long fight against the spread of fascism.
The Patients of Dr. García
When the patriarch of a prominent family dies, his heirs battle to determine who will gain control of his beloved soccer team: The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo.
Club de Cuervos
The life of Hugo Chavez; from childhood, his arrival to power, confrontations, and loves to his last days as president.
Hugo Chávez, El Comandante
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Macarena turns her chronic hypochondria into a quest for authenticity, even as her handsome doctor hides a secret.
La Hipocondriaca
Bella Cepeda is a woman whose beauty is transformed into condemnation when a powerful businessman kidnaps her to make her his concubine. After achieving his freedom and returning to his village, he finds rejection from his community and distrust of his true love.
