Carolina Herrera Bang (born 21 September 1985), professionally known as Carolina Bang, is a Spanish actress and producer. She is the best known to wider audience for her roles in

Álex de la Iglesia Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. De la Iglesia's films combine grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his ...

's films ''

The Last Circus ''The Last Circus'' ( es, Balada triste de trompeta, links=no; ) is a 2010 Spanish-French dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia, which stars Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre and Carolina Bang. It premiered at the ...

'' (2010), ''

As Luck Would Have It ''As Luck Would Have It'' ( es, La chispa de la vida, links=no) is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars José Sánchez Mota and Salma Hayek. Mota plays an unemployed advertising executive who has a potentially life-t ...

'' (2011), ''

Witching & Bitching ''Witching & Bitching'' ( es, Las brujas de Zugarramurdi, links=no; ) is a 2013 Spanish comedy horror film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, and Carmen Maura. It won the most awards at the 28th Go ...

'' (2013) and ''

My Big Night ''My Big Night'' ( es, Mi gran noche, links=no) is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, who also co-wrote it with Jorge Guerricaechevarría. Plot José has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the taping of ...

'' (2015), and also produced his film '' The Bar'' (2017). She was nominated for

Goya Award for Best New Actress The Goya Award for Best New Actress ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor actriz revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 27 actresses. At the 9th Goya Award ...

for her performance in ''The Last Circus''.

Career

In 2005, Bang began her professional career by working in theatre. Throughout 2007 and 2008, she worked on several short films, and then was cast by

for his television series ''Pluto B.R.B. Nero''. Bang starred the series from 2008 to 2009. Meanwhile, she appeared in other popular television series, '' Paco's Men'' and '' The Successful Pells''. In 2010, Bang starred the film ''

'' by Álex de la Iglesia, opposite Antonio de la Torre. As she played a trapeze artist, her role required serious physical preparation. Bang was eventually nominated for

at the

25th Goya Awards The 25th Goya Awards were given on 13 February 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. ''Black Bread'' (''Pa negre'') by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Nominees Major awards Other award ...

ceremony. Bang's credits include roles in Álex de la Iglesia's films ''

'' (2011), ''

'' (2013) and ''

'' (2015), the acclaimed horror film '' Shrew's Nest'' (2014), and television series ''La tierra de lobos'' (2011–14) and ''

Web Therapy ''Web Therapy'' is an improvised online series starring Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice, a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy, the titular "web therapy". The series debuted on LStudio.com on September 22, 2008. Synopsis Fiona Wal ...

'' (2016).

Personal life

In June 2014, Bang married film director

, whose films she frequently appears in. The pair welcomed their first child and de la Iglesia's third, Julia, in December 2016. Bang accomplished her studies in both acting and architecture.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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