

She was a spokesmodel for major brands of clothing, and appeared in magazines including SoHo, Don Juan, Cromos, and G. On 24 July 2007, Marulanda joined the team of La hora del Regreso on W Radio, replacing Marcela Sarmiento. She also reported on Colombiamoda 2007 for the station W Radio. That July, she returned to CM& News, doing special reports on Colombiamoda 2007. In early 2007, she hosted the reality show Challenge 20-07 on Canal Caracol. In December 2005, Marulanda went on to lead the entertainment portion of Caracol News at 12:30, with journalist and presenter Ivan Lalinde. Beginning in 2003, she presented the entertainment portion of the evening news alongside actress Margarita Ortega and later alongside model Adriana Arboleda. She later worked at Caracol News for six years, where she presented the 0700 edition and the international section of the broadcast. In 2002, she debuted as a presenter at CM& News. Īfter completing high school, Marulanda enrolled in Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota, where she studied advertising.

Her adolescence was extremely busy with fashion shows and photo shoots in a 2004 interview, Marulanda said she regretted having grown up this way. She first attended Santa María del Rosario de Medellín High School but moved to Parra Paris High School, from which she graduated, following conflicts with the directors and nuns at Santa María. Marulanda was born Lina María Marulanda Cuartas in Medellín, Colombia.
