Adelfa Calvo Soto (born 5 April 1962) is a Spanish actress.
Biography
Born on 5 April 1962 in
Melilla, Adelfa Calvo Soto moved when she was barely months old to
Málaga, where she was largely raised, together with
Seville
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.
She is the daughter of ''
cantaor
The cante flamenco (), meaning "flamenco singing", is one of the three main components of flamenco, along with ''toque'' (playing the guitar) and ''baile'' (dance). Because the dancer is front and center in a flamenco performance, foreigners ofte ...
a'' Adelfa Soto and the grand daughter of
La Niña de la Puebla.
She won the
Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress
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for her performance in ''
The Motive''.
Accolades
References
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1962 births
Spanish film actresses
Spanish television actresses
Living people
Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners
21st-century Spanish actresses
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