Aixa Villagrán (born 12 July 1978) is a Spanish actress. She had a breakthrough performance in the comedy series '' Perfect Life'', whose first season was in 2019.

Early life and education

Aixa Villagrán was born in

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on 12 July 1978. Her older brother

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has also pursued an acting career. She trained for acting at the Juan Carlos Corazza school in

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, and then moved to Mexico. She completed her training at the

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school and joined the theatre company.

Career

Villagrán returned to Spain to further develop her career. Her television work includes credits in '' SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '. She has featured in such films as '' Mataharis'' (2007), ' (2009), '' Amador'' (2010), '' Kiki, Love to Love'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2016). She received critical and public acclaim for her role as Esther in the comedy-drama series '' Perfect Life'' (2019–2021). She won the Special Performance Prize at the 2019

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alongside co-stars

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and Celia Freijeiro. Her performance in the series also earned her nominations to the 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards and the

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. She has since appeared in such television series as '' The Snow Girl'', '' La mesías'', and '. Her recent films include '' Crazy About Her'' (2021), ''

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'' (2021), '' On the Fringe'' (2022), '' Tomorrow Is Today'' (2022), and ''

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'' (2024). For her role playing a domestic servant in ''The Red Virgin'', Villagrán was nominated for the

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