María Elisa Camargo (Spanish pronunciation: ; born December 21, 1985 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian actress. She played the character of María Alegría Pimiento in the Colombian telenovela "La Marca del Deseo". She also appeared in the Verano de amor (as Isabela Rocca, the main antagonist/villain in the series). Her TV debut was during the first season of the reality show The X Factor in Colombia.
The daughter of Colombian parents, María Elisa was born in Guayaquil in 1985. In 2003 she spent six months on Ecuavisa's telenovela Yo vendo unos ojos negros. She says she knew she wanted to be an artist since childhood, when he asked go SíTV (now Channel One) to be part of 'Dr. Expertus'. At 19 she moved to Bogotá, Colombia where she began her studies in economics at the University of the Andes. She interrupted her studies to pursue an acting career.
In 2005 she auditioned for El factor X (Colombia's version of The X Factor). After several months of auditions and bootcamp, she reached the main program, under the guidance of Jose Gaviria. She played tracks from artists Lara Fabian, David Bisbal and Shakira. She was eliminated in the third week of reality after facing class mate Andres Monsalve.