Elia Galera (born March 19, 1973) is a Spanish actress and television presenter. She has worked with famous directors such as

Agustín Díaz Yanes Agustín Díaz Yanes (born 1950, in Madrid) is a Spanish Goya Award-winning screenwriter and film director. Filmography Screenwriter * ''Al límite'' (1997) * ''Belmonte (film), Belmonte'' (1995) * ''Demasiado corazón'' (1992) * ''Alone Tog ...

and

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career th ...

, sharing the stage with

Alberto San Juan Alberto San Juan Guijarro (born 1 November 1968) is a Spanish film, stage and television actor. Biography Alberto San Juan was born on 1 November 1968 in Madrid, son to cartoonist and radio announcer Pilar Guijarro Ortiz de Zárate. He spen ...

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, John Echanove,

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, Alex Angulo,

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and

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. Television credits include her work on series including '' The past is tomorrow'' and '' Central Hospital'', both on

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. As a television presenter, also on Telecinco, she became popular as co-anchor of the ''

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'' contest, alongside Jesús Vázquez in 2002.

Filmography

Films

* ''

La mujer más fea del mundo ''The Ugliest Woman in the World'' ( es, La mujer más fea del mundo, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish science fiction comedy film directed by Miguel Bardem from a screenplay by Nacho Faerna which stars Elia Galera and Roberto Álvarez. Plot The plo ...

'' (1999), by

Miguel Bardem Miguel Bardem (born 1964) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Life Bardem comes from a well-known family of actors. His father was director Juan Antonio Bardem, and his aunt is actress Pilar Bardem. Pilar's children, Javier, Mónica ...

. * ''

Sin noticias de Dios ''Don't Tempt Me'' ( es, Bendito Infierno, also known as ''Sin noticias de Dios'' in Spanish and ''No News From God'' in English) is a 2001 Mexican and Spanish co-production comedy film. The screenplay for the film was written especially for Pené ...

'' (2001), by

. * '' El séptimo día'' (2004), by

. * ''

Héctor Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein'', m ...

'' (2004), by

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. * '' Isi/Disi. Amor a lo bestia'' (2004), by

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. * '' Fuera del cuerpo'' (2004), by Vicente Peñarrocha.

Television

* '' La corriente alterna'' * ''Capital'' (2004) * '' El pasado es mañana'' (2005) * ''

Hospital central ''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...

'', as Claudia Castilla (2006-2011) * ''La Baronesa, Como Paula'' (2011) * ''

Frágiles ''Fragile'' ( es, link=no, Frágiles) is a 2005 Spanish-British horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. Plot On the Isle of Wight, a train accident on the Island Line means that the main hospital, St. James's, is completely full and unable to ...

'', as Teresa González (Telecinco, 2012-2013) * '' El Príncipe'', as Raquel (Telecinco, 2014–present) * ''

El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ''al-sīd'', which would evolve into El ...

'', as Queen Sancha (Amazon Prime, 2018-2020)

T.V. presenter

* '' 100% cine'' (2000) * ''

'' (2002)

External links

Official Website

Elia Galera in 'Just For You'
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galera, Elia 1973 births Actresses from Madrid Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Living people 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses