Camila Sosa Villada (born 28 January 1982) is a

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Biography

On 28 January 1982, Camilia Sosa Villada was born in

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, Argentina, from the city of Córdoba. Throughout her childhood, she moved around the Córdoba Province, living in a number of cities including

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, and Córdoba. She studied for three years of Social Communication at the

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's School of Information Sciences and another four years for her bachelor's degree at the same university. In 2009, Villada premiered her play ''Carnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti arnes Tolendas, an on-stage portrayal of a travesti'' a biodrama of her life which fused her personal experiences that she recorded on her blog, La Novia de

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. The play, directed by María Palacios and revised by Paco Giménez, was selected for the 2010 National Theater Festival held in

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. In 2011, Javier van de Couter, filmmaker, actor, scriptwriter and author of the script of the Argentine drama miniseries ''Tumberos,'' cast Sosa Villada in a minor role in the film ''Mía'', but later offered her the starring role after watching her in ''Carnes tolendas'' in Córdoba. In March 2010, the actress spent several months in Buenos Aires working with the Rojas Cultural Centre, which has a department for works relating to gender. Sosa Villada had the chance to perform ''Carnes tolendas'' in May 2010. She performed a sold-out show in the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA), which was well received by critics. Filming for Mía finished on 15 May 2010. She then spent another 15 days recording the dubbing for her character. In June 2010, ''Carnes tolendas'' was selected to be shown at the Theatre Students Bicentennial, a festival which brings together theatre students from all over the country. In 2012, Sosa Villada starred in the ''La viuda de Rafael'' (The Widow of ''Rafael''), a miniseries which consisted of 13 episodes, which was aired from November to December that same year. She starred as Nina, the transsexual wife of a wealthy businessman (played by

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) who, after her husband dies in an accident, must fight for what's hers against her spiteful in-laws. On 7 August 2013, the Argentine Government granted her a new national identity card (DNI), updated with the name Camila Sosa Villada, and the gender she identifies as.

Work

Stage

Sources: Alternative Teatral

Film

Television

Literature

Awards

: Sosa Villada has received the following awards as an actress and singer: :* Awarded best stage actress by the Municipality of Cordoba. :* Special mention at the Teatro del Mundo awards in Buenos Aires for ''Carnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti''. :* Recognised for her contribution to theatre by the Legislative Authority of the Province of Córdoba. :* Honoured by the Secretariat for Human Rights of the Province of Córdoba.

References

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