She was born on March 3, 1976, in Bogotá, Colombia and studied political science and journalism at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, United States."Las confesiones de Alejandra Azcárate." SoHo. Web. December 2, 2012. . Her debut as a presenter was in 2002 on the local channel in Bogotá Citytv, as host of entertainment and news reporter for City Noticias.
