Deyci Alejandra Omaña Ortiz — known in adult film as Amaranta Hank — was sworn in this week as a senator in Colombia’s Congress. Her platform will focus on rights and protections for adult-content workers, minorities and women in general.
The Colombian journalist and former adult film actress, born in the city of Cúcuta, is part of the leftist Historic Pact (Pacto Histórico) bloc, which is the political coalition led by President Gustavo Petro. The group garnered around 4.5 million votes and secured 25 seats in the Colombian Senate, according to Del Bosque Radio.
Throughout her public career, she has proudly defended her time in the adult entertainment industry, which she entered in 2017. Two years later, she announced her retirement due to lack of enjoyment. But that never stopped her from fighting for sex worker rights. She stated after her election, that no one should be excluded from participating in politics because of work in the adult industry.
“Who decided our voice doesn’t count?” she said responding to the criticism and controversy surrounding her win in Colombia, adding that sex work is part of the “informal/popular economy” and noting that many women support their families doing this work.
Ortiz, 33, also stated that mental health and sexual abuse will be her focus. Representing the Norte de Santander region of Columbia for the 2026–2030 term, her platform clearly resonated with voters.
This is not the first time Colombia has elevated figures from the adult and sex-work world into public office. The country named a former adult-film actor to an equality post in 2025 — making it one of the few national governments where sex-work rights have an inside voice. But Ortiz’s win takes things further as she is the first to openly run on industry protections and decriminalization.
