Elsa Pinilla Osuna (born October 2, 1985, in

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) is a Spanish singer-songwriter and actress. She is the first of three children of María Osuna and the record producer Pablo Pinilla. She has studied several performing arts, mainly ballet, piano playing, singing, and acting. From an early age, she has taken part in several TV advertisements and

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s. In 1999 she won the

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'Photographic Model' contest. She's also appeared on album covers of some Spanish bands and featured in

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's music videos ''Sin miedo a perder'' and ''El perfume de la soledad''. In 2004, she was one of the hosts of the Spanish music TV program ''Musica Uno''. She was a founder, songwriter and member of the music group

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, along with

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and

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. As an actress, she began playing 'Elsa' in the successful Spanish TV series ''

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'' (2000) along with the other members of Tess, which helped them promote their first album. She also played one of the lost girls in the Spanish musical ''Peter Pan'' (2002–2003). In 2006, Elsa moved for a year and a half to

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, where she played 'Marilyn' in the TV series ''

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'' and 'Barbara' in ''Romeo y Julieta''. In 2007, she decided to go back to her native Spain and continue there her career as an actress, appearing at some episodes of the TV series ''Cuestión de sexo'' and ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. In 2008, she appears in the Antena 3 two-episode

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about Marisol, playing the role of the former actress in her teenage years. At the beginning of 2009, she plays the role of Susana in the Spanish TV series ''Dieciocho''.

External links

Official Elsa Pinilla Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinilla Osuna, Elsa 1985 births Living people Spanish songwriters Spanish television actresses Actresses from Madrid 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers