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Acusados
''Acusados'' is a Spanish drama television series created by Ida y Vuelta starring Blanca Portillo and José Coronado, among others. It aired from 2009 to 2010 on Telecinco. Premise Rosa Ballester (Blanca Portillo) is a judge who prosecutes the businessman Joaquín de la Torre (José Coronado) for believing him responsible for a fire in a club. To that end, Ballester requires the services of Jorge Vega (Daniel Grao), who moves from Salamanca to Madrid in order to help with the investigation, unbeknownst the main reason behind the requirement of Ballester is that the latter wants to approach Vega's girlfriend Laura Nieto (Silvia Abascal), supposedly a key piece in the case. Cast ;Introduced in season 2 Production and release Filming started by September 2008 in Salamanca, later moving to Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamar Novas
Tamar Novas Pita (born 3 October 1986) is a Spanish actor. Biography Tamar Novas Pita was born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, on 3 October 1986. He was cast for a minor role in José Luis Cuerda's ''Butterfly's Tongue'' in his early 10s, thus making his film debut. Likewise, he had his debut in a television series with a performance in the Galician ''A vida por diante''. At age 16, he was cast as Ramón Sampedro's nephew in Alejandro Amenábar's ''The Sea Inside'', a performance for which he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor. He also performed a blind screenwriter's guide in '' Broken Embraces''. He has since featured in television series such as ''Acusados'', '' Bandolera'', ''Carlos, rey emperador'' or '' Cocaine Coast''. Filmography ;Film ;Television Accolades , - , rowspan = "2" align = "center" , 2005 , , 19th Goya Awards The 19th Goya Awards took place in Madrid, Spain on 30 January 2005. ''The Sea Inside'' was nominated for 15 awards and won 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Coronado
José María Coronado García (born 14 August 1957) is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing (often corrupt and/or morally dubious) law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest successes of his career. Biography José María Coronado García was born in Madrid on 14 August 1957, son to a well-off family from Chamberí. He started studies in Medicine and later Law, from which he dropped out, accepting an offer to participate in a commercial shot in Menorca. Before joining the acting school of Cristina Rota, Coronado worked as model, choreographer, also opening a restaurant. Following the acting courses, he landed a small role in the stage play ''El público'', performed in 1987 in Madrid. His debut in a feature film came with a performance in ''Waka Waka''. He won several awards for his performance as the lead actor in the 2011 film '' No habrá paz para los malvados'', including a Goya, a Sant Jordi Award, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Grao
Daniel Grao Valle (born 17 February 1976) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in television series such as '' Luna, el misterio de Calenda'' or ''Sin identidad'', or his lead role in the biopic miniseries about Mario Conde. Biography Born in 1976 in Sabadell, Catalonia, he discovered acting thanks to a high school teacher in Caldes de Montbui, where he lived with his family, becoming a member of an amateur theatrical group. Grao had his debut as a television actor in the Catalan regional broadcaster TV3, with performances in shows such as '' Temps de silenci'' and ''El cor de la ciutat''. A native Spanish-language speaker, he declared in 2020 that he reportedly moved to Madrid because of TV3, as in his first performances in the channel's shows "the accent was not on the quality of the performance but on the way he pronounced the 's's" (in Catalan). His debut in a feature film came in 2003 with a minor role in '' La flaqueza del bolchevique''. While he had p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Abascal
Silvia Abascal Estrada (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She landed a breakthrough role in 1995 sitcom ''Pepa y Pepe'' which advanced her career. She has since featured in films such as ''The Yellow Fountain'', '' The Wolf'', and ''The Idiot Maiden''. Biography Silvia Abascal Estrada was born on 20 March 1979 in Madrid. She made her television debut in the game show '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez'', age 14. She advanced her career with her performance in 1995 sitcom series ''Pepa y Pepe'', in which she played Clarita, the middle sibling in the protagonist family characterised as a sarcastic and macabre yet also sensible grunge-loving teenager. She trained her acting chops under Juan Carlos Corazza. Her performance in ''The Yellow Fountain'' as Lola, a half-Spanish half-Chinese wild child, earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress. She was appointed as Unicef goodwill ambassador in 2003. In April 2011, Abascal su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Almarcha
Sonia Almarcha (born 1972) is a Spanish actress. Biography Born in Pinoso, province of Alicante, in 1972. She studied at and graduated from the Valencia's Dramatic Art School (1986–1989). She further trained her acting chops at the William Layton lab, also taking diverse acting courses. She landed her television debut role in 1995 in the series '' ¡Ay, Señor, Señor!'', and her debut in a feature film in the 1996 film '. Her film performance in Jaime Rosales' ''Solitary Fragments'' (2007) earned her a Best New Actress award at the 17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The Actors and Actresses Union Awards ( es, Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices, links=no) is an annual award ceremony organised by the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union, recognising the best performances in Spanish cinema, television .... Filmography ;Television ;Film Accolades References {{DEFAULTSORT:Almarcha, Sonia 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish television actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Allen
Anna Allen Martín (born 28 June 1977) is a Spanish actress. Early life and career Allen is known for her roles in television series such as ''Cuéntame cómo pasó,'' ''Acusados,'' and ''Paquita Salas''. Allen grew up in Barcelona, and later on she moved to Madrid at the age of 23 to complete her education. Controversy In early 2015, a picture posted by Allen's accounts on social media of herself attending the Oscars ceremony that year was revealed as fake, and as a result, it was exposed that she had claimed certain roles in upcoming projects that she never played. Her fake projects included roles in ''The Big Bang Theory'', '' White Collar'' and ''Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, ....'' Filmography Feature films * ''The Perfect Summer'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Toledo
Gregoria Micaela Toledo Machín (born 24 September 1969 in Arrecife, Lanzarote), professionally known as Goya Toledo, is a Spanish actress and model. She has appeared in ''Amores Perros'', '' Killing Words,'' and ''13 Roses''. Before venturing into acting, Toledo had worked as a model. She made her debut in 1993, and has since performed in Spanish, Italian and German productions. At the 13th Goya Awards, Toledo was nominated for Best New Actress for her performance in ''Mararía''. In 2003, at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival, she was one of several young European actors that were presented Shooting Stars Award by the European Film Promotion. Personal life Toledo is a close friend of fellow Spanish actress Penélope Cruz, whom she met while studying acting in the school of Cristina Rota. In 2015, she confirmed her marriage to guitarist Craig Ross Craig David Ross is an American guitarist best known for performing and recording with Lenny Kravitz. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Sánchez (actress)
Natalia Sánchez Molina (born 27 March 1990) is a Spanish actress and singer, who is best known for portraying María Teresa "Teté" Capdevila Gómez on hit television ''Los Serrano''. Life and career Natalia Sánchez Molina was born on 27 March 1990 in Madrid. She has an older sister named Sandra. Sánchez speaks Spanish, English, Catalan, and French. In 2004, Sánchez filmed a television commercial for El Corte Inglés with the rest of the main actors of ''Los Serrano''. From 2005 to 2012, Sánchez was in a relationship with Víctor Elías, her co–star from ''Los Serrano ''Los Serrano'' is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in ...''. Since 2013, she has been in a relationship with Spanish actor Marc Clotet. They have two children: a daughter born in January 2019 and a son born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanca Portillo
Blanca Portillo Martínez de Velasco (born 15 June 1963) is a Spanish actress. Career Portillo started as an actress in several small theater productions before graduating in drama from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático. One of her most important performances afterwards was her role of Carol in '' Oleanna'' by David Mamet, directed by Joaquín Kremel in 1994. She made her film debut in ''Entre rojas'' (1995). In 1996, Luis San Narciso cast her for the hit Telecinco series ''7 vidas'',. The series lasted for ten years and ran for 204 episodes. Portillo played the role of Carlota, an insecure but brassy hairdresser who married Gonzalo, the owner of a bar which functioned as the central set of the show. During the same period Portillo was nominated for the Goya Awards and Actors Union Awards for her role in ''El color de las nubes'' in 1997 in which she played a divorced mother who neglected her child. At the same Goyas, she won Best Supporting Actress for the play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejo Sauras
Alejo Martín Sauras (born June 29, 1979 in Palma de Mallorca), is a Spanish actor who is best known as Raúl Martinez in ''Los Serrano''. Biography Sauras was born in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca but he spend his childhood in Madrid. Sauras studied aviation electronics for a while but he left his studies to pursue acting. Along with his acting studies, he studied Japanese, which gave him two theatre roles afterward. He also studied dance with Sue Samuels of the Broadway Dance Center in 2001. Sauras begin to get small roles in television series and his breakthrough happened through the TV series ''Al salir de clase'' (1997–2001) where Sauras played a young gay man, Santi. Later, Sauras had roles in ''Y decirte una estupidez, por ejemplo, te quiero'' (2000) and ''Diario de una becaria'' (2003). He also made guest roles in television series. From 2003 to 2008 Sauras played Raúl Martínez in Los Serrano Awards In 2007, Sauras won a "best actor" prize for his role in the movie '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Drama
A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional Lawyer, attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from Police procedural, police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas Film à clef, fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, Inherit the Wind (play), ''Inherit the Wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damages (TV Series)
''Damages'' is an American legal thriller television series created by writing and production trio Daniel Zelman, Glenn Kessler, and Todd A. Kessler. It premiered on July 24, 2007, on FX and aired for three seasons before moving to the DirecTV channel Audience Network in 2010, airing for two further seasons, and concluding in 2012. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and her newest protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complex relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center on the law firm Hewes & Associates in New York City, while later seasons focus more on Patty and Ellen's relationship and Ellen’s attempts to distance herself from Hewes & Associates, both personally and professionally. The series is known for its depiction of season-long cases, from the point of view of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
