Marlon Moreno (Cali, Colombia; May 18, 1966), is a Colombian actor, recognized mainly for playing "Pedro Pablo León Jaramillo" in the series El capo on Canal RCN.^[1]

His older brother, also an actor, Ricardo Moreno, who despite being 11 years old, motivated him to follow in his footsteps in the world of acting since he was a child.

When Moreno was in school, he stood out in the plays presented by his school, he was part of a school theatre group, later he became a taxi driver, then a chauffeur, a messenger, he worked as a bank teller and even worked in a photocopying machine, in order to pay for his studies and realize his dreams.

His first work was in the telenovela Gente fresca (1995), with the role of Paco.

A year later he filmed Milena, where he played "Carlos". That same year he filmed three other soap operas, among them La Mujer del Presidente, which was broadcast on Canal Caracol. There, his role as "Victor Leal" meant his jump to fame.

The following year he was part of the cast of Sin límites (1997), in which he played "Antonio J. Charry", and which was broadcast by Canal Caracol in 1997.

In 1998, he acted in La dama del pantano, where he played the role of "El Apache". The following year he acted in La Reina de Queens, where he played "Bruno Berrocal".

After two years away from the screens, he reappeared in the telenovela El precio del silencio (2001) in the role of "Dr. Santamaría" and was broadcast on RCN Televisión. Two years later he acted in No renuncies Salomé playing "Carlos Alberto".

That same year Marlon became even more popular, as he accepted and played the role of "Ciro Bernal" in the series Pandillas, guerra y paz, a great drug lord who blows up Ricardo Castro's house, thus initiating a violent war between Ciro's side and Richard's people.

He was called to act in the series La Saga, Negocio de Familia that reached a high level of audience, received excellent reviews and is considered one of the best Colombian series of all time.

That same year he filmed the movie El Rey, in which he acted with Fernando Solórzano and Cristina Umaña in the role of "El Pollo". The film tells the story of Pedro Rey from Cali, a man who goes from having a pool business to being a big drug lord. Directed by Antonio Dorado, the film received good reviews and even won several nominations, including "Best Film" at the Cartagena Film Awards and a Goya nomination for best foreign film.

In 2005, he acted in the telenovela El pasado no perdona, in which he played "Felipe Santamaría". ^[2]