[1] She was born on March 3, 1976, in Bogotá, Colombia, and studied political science and journalism at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

In November 2003, Alejandra returned to broadcasting, in "Descárate with Azcárate" of RCN News from the National Beauty Pageant in Cartagena, Colombia.

She later changed to head Caracol News with actress Isabella Santodomingo, from the National Beauty Pageant in Cartagena.

A plane loaded with 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) of cocaine that departed from the Guaymaral airport in Bogotá was seized in San Andrés (Colombia).

The plane was registered in the name of Interandes Helicópteros SAS, a company of which Miguel Jaramillo Arango, Azcárate’s husband and partner, is the legal representative.