Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish

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. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the

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''. She starred in the TV series '' La pecera de Eva'', broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the

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show '.

Biography

She was born in

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on 4 January 1980. When Jiménez was young, she started dancing ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza. She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old, but after she suffered an injury when she was working for the Cuban National Ballet she set out on her career towards acting. Jiménez studied acting in

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at the and made small appearances in television series such as ''Periodistas'', ''

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'' and ''Compañeros'' during her studies. In 2004, she joined ''

'', where she played África Sanz. Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series '' La pecera de Eva'', playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers. She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of . She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV

show in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.

Filmography

;Television ;Film

Theatre

*''Fin del mundo, todos al tren'' (2002) *''Los menecomos'' (2002) *''Siete por siete'' (2003) *''5mujeres.com'' (2004) *''Hombres, mujeres y punto'' *''Un pequeño juego, sin consecuencias'' (2006)

Awards and nominations

* Actors and Actresses Union Awards **2006: Television: Performance in a Minor Role, Female (''

'') – Nominated

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Alexandra 1980 births Living people People from Zaragoza Spanish stage actresses Actresses from Aragon Spanish television actresses Spanish film actresses