Marta Ribera is a Spanish

theatrical Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

star born in 1971. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the

Frank Wildhorn Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical ''Jekyll & Hyde'' ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the #1 International hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for Whitne ...

musical ''Jekyll & Hyde'' in the starring role of Lucy Harris and her most recent role as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's ''

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion pictu ...

''. She has also appeared as

Sally Bowles Sally Bowles () is a fictional character created by English-American novelist Christopher Isherwood and based upon 19-year-old cabaret singer Jean Ross. The character debuted in Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles'' published by Hogarth Press ...

in ''Cabaret'', amongst other roles. She starred opposite singing star

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...

who played the title roles in ''Jekyll & Hyde''. She originated the role in Madrid,Red Teatral
/ref> and went on the play the role in the national tour on and off for the next two years. She can be heard on the cast recording made for the Spanish production. ''Spamalot'' in Spain began its run in September 2008, in Barcelona. She originated the starring role of Lady of the Lake, and can be heard on the cast album, which was released in December 2008. In 2010 she starred as Velma Kelly in the Spanish production of ''Chicago''. From 2004 to 2005, she played the role of "Eva Ruiz" in the Spanish television series ''

Un paso adelante ''Un Paso Adelante'' (''One Step Forward'') is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980s TV series '' Fame''. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking c ...

'' (''One Step Forward''), Seasons 5 and 6.

Theatre

* ''Chicago'' (2010, National Tour, Barcelona, Madrid): Velma Kelly * ''

'' (2008, Barcelona): Lady of the Lake * ''Cabaret'' (2006, National Tour, Barcelona): Sally Bowles * ''Peter Pan'' (2002, Madrid, Barcelona): Narrator / Mrs. Darling * ''Blood Brothers'' (2001, Madrid): Mrs. Johnstone * ''

Falsettos ''Falsettos'' is a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of '' March of the Falsettos'' (1981) and '' Falsettoland'' (1990), the last two installments in a trio o ...

'' (2001, Madrid): Trina * ''Annie'' (2000, Madrid, National Tour, Barcelona): Grace Farrell * ''Jekyll & Hyde'' (2000, Madrid, National Tour, Barcelona): Lucy Harris * ''Grease'' (1999, Madrid): Betty Rizzo * ''Peter Pan'' (1998, Madrid, National Tour): Mrs. Darling * ''West Side Story'' (1996, Barcelona, National Tour, Madrid): Anita * ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the Science fiction film, science fiction and Horror film, horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the ...

'' (1996, Barcelona): Magenta

Discography

* ''Chicago'' – National Tour Cast (2010) * ''

'' – Original Barcelona Cast (2008) * ''Cabaret'' – National Tour Cast (2006) * ''

'' – Original Madrid Cast (2001) * ''Annie'' – Madrid Cast (2000) * ''Jekyll & Hyde'' – Original Madrid Cast (2000) * ''Peter Pan'' – Original Madrid Cast (1998)

References

External links

AKT Agencia, Agencia de Representación
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribera, Marta Spanish musical theatre actresses 1971 births Living people Stage actresses from Catalonia