Antonia San Juan Fernández (born 22 May 1961) is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter.
Biography
She was born in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...
, Spain. At 19 she went 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 approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
, where she started working as a professional theatre actress and also as a cabaret act in pubs and bars. She became known thanks to her role as Agrado in ''
Todo sobre mi madre
''All About My Mother'' ( es, link=no, Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Rosa Maria Sardà.
...
'' by
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...
. She is well known in Spain not only because of her film career but also for her humorous monologues on television and theatre . Since 2009 she has been acting in the popular Spanish TV series ''
La que se avecina
''La que se avecina'', is a Spanish television situation comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The show is set in Mirador de Montepinar, a condominium located in the suburbs of Madrid. The show is an indirec ...
'', playing the part of Estela Reynolds, the eccentric mother of Lola.
She is an
atheist and is highly critical of religion, calling it a "cancer to society."
Filmography
Film
*''La vida siempre es corta'' – 1994
*''
Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí
''Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí'' (English title: ''Excuse Me Darling, But Lucas Loved Me'') is a 1997 Spanish comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audienc ...
'' – 1997
*''La primera noche de mi vida'' – 1998
*''El grito en el cielo'' – 1998
*''Ataque verbal'' – 1999
*''Manolito Gafotas'' – 1999
*''
All About My Mother
''All About My Mother'' ( es, link=no, Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Rosa Maria Sardà.
...
(Todo sobre mi madre)'' – 1999
*''Hongos'' – 1999
*''El pan de cada día, El'' – 2000
*''
Asfalto'' – 2000
*''V.O.'' – 2001
*''Octavia'' – 2002
*''La balsa de piedra'' – 2002
*''
Amnèsia
''Amnèsia'' is an Italian comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and released in March 8 2002.
Plot
Several stories unfold simultaneously over three days on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. A man stumbles upon a risky opportunity t ...
'' – 2002
*''
Piedras'' – 2002
*''Venganza'' – 2002
*''238'' – 2003
*''Colours'' – 2003
*''Mela y sus hermanas'' – 2004
*''Te llevas la palma'' – 2004
*''La china'' – 2005
*''Un buen día'' – 2005
*''Un dulce despertar'' – 2005
*''El hambre'' – 2005
*''La maldad de las cosas'' – 2005
*''La nevera'' – 2005
*''La caja'' – 2006
*''Del lado del verano'' – 2012
*''
The Platform (El Hoyo)'' – 2019
Television
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1961 births
Living people
Spanish women comedians
Spanish stand-up comedians
Spanish film actresses
Spanish women film directors
Spanish stage actresses
Spanish women writers
Spanish atheists
Critics of religions
People from Las Palmas