Andrea Valdiri biography

Andrea Ospino Valdiri (born July 23, 1991) is a Colombian model, dancer, Instagram star, and singer. She was Miss Colombia in 2015 and is known on social media for her beauty, dancing, and fashion sense. She also has a line of women’s clothing and swimwear. In 2017, she gained recognition on social media for the Bella y Sensual challenge, and a year later she became famous for the Dura Challenge, being recognized by Daddy Yankee himself. Her debut single, “Violento,” was released in 2019.

Early years

Andrea was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, and is very close to her family. Her parents are Eduardo Ospino and Carmen Valdiri, and she has two sisters: Shujam and Fairuz. According to her, she suffered abuse at the hands of her father, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol. She showed an interest in sports from a young age, and was a member of a skating team. She began modeling at the age of fourteen. After finishing high school, she received a sports scholarship to study Radio and Television Production and Direction at the Autonomous University of the Caribbean.

When Andrea was 19 years old, her partner died in a traffic accident while they were expecting their daughter, Isabela. After the loss, she focused on moving forward for her daughter’s sake. She resumed her modeling career with determination and launched her own swimwear brand, La Valdiri. She also finished her degree and began appearing in music videos and popular events. Gradually, she gained recognition.

Andrea Valdiri: Miss Colombia and Instagram fame

Five years after the birth of her daughter, Valdiri represented the Atlantic region in the Miss Colombia Beauty Pageant and won the crown among 17 other beautiful contestants. Once chosen as queen, she carried out her duties at events and social works throughout the country excellently.

Although she gained recognition during her time as queen, fame came years later through Instagram, where she is known for her sensual dances and outfits. It was in 2017 when she began to draw attention from the public with her videos when she participated in the Bella y Sensual challenge, proposed by Romeo Santos. The challenge had as its goal to choose three fans who would appear in the music video, performed alongside Nicky Jam

and Daddy Yankee. Of course, Valdiri was chosen.

After appearing in the video, her popularity grew, as did her number of followers. Later, she drew attention again with her video of the Dura Challenge by reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee. The success of her choreography was unprecedented, and she was even recognized by the singer himself, who didn’t hesitate to repost her video on his social media.

Since then, she has been a trend on several occasions for her choreographies, challenges, outfits, and character imitations. On her Instagram, Valdiri has appeared dressed as Freddie Mercury, Mystique, and Jessica Rabbit, among others.

The success on social media has not prevented her from continuing her work as an entrepreneur. She now not only owns her La Valdiri brand, but also a dance academy and a fitness center. In addition, as an influencer she promotes various lines and products.

Debut as a singer

In March 2019, Valdiri made her debut as a singer with the release of the single “Violento”.

2020: Pregnancy with her second child

On June 9, 2021, Adhara was born, her second daughter.

Marriage to Felipe Saruma

On April 16, 2022, Valdiri married digital content creator

Felipe Saruma. The celebration took place at the Hotel El Prado in Barranquilla with a large number of attendees, mainly family, friends, and people from the media close to La Valdiri’s circle. Among the influencers invited to the wedding and subsequent celebration were Epa Colombia, Karen Lizarazo, La Jessu, Yuranis León, and Beele. The dress and all the designs used by La Valdiri were in charge of Venezuelan designer Armando Maya.

Some photos and special moments of the wedding went viral on social media, such as Instagram and Twitter.

Recognitions

On May 31, 2018, she won the award for Influencer Dancer of the Year at the Digital Stars Awards

Curiosities about Andrea Valdiri

• He rented a amusement park to celebrate his 30th birthday with his friends and family.
• His sister Fairuz is an industrial engineer.
• His daughter, Isabella, was born on March 3, 2011.
• She dated soccer player Michael Ortega until 2017.
• She was in a relationship with singer Lowe León in 2021.
• In April 2020, Valdiri was injured in a fight with her sister Shujam.