Karoll Iván Márquez Mendoza, (born c. 1984) is a Colombian actor and singer,[1][2] known for his starring role in the Caracol Televisión soap opera Oye bonita.

[6] At age 17, Márquez moved to Bogotá, Colombia, where he made his music debut with the 2000 eponymously titled album Karoll Marquez,[7][8] and the single Embrujo.

[13] According to a report from Colprensa published in El Universal, the couple portrayed by Karoll Márquez and Diana Hoyos in Oye bonita was "iconic within Colombian television".

[14] Márquez was cast as Nicolás for the TV serial Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama una Mujer (2007), aired by Univision.

[21] Director Jorge Alí Triana chose Márquez, because of his experience in musicals,[22] to act in Captain Pantoja and the Special Service (Spanish:Pantaleón y las visitadoras)[23] a play based on the book by the same name from Mario Vargas Llosa.