Manuela Vellés Casariego (born 16 January 1987) is a Spanish actress best known for her appearances in television series and films.

Biography

Manuela Vellés comes from a family of artists, writers, and designers, and her parents are architects. She began her theatrical acting studies at the school of Argentine director

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, in the course "Theater for Youth". She continued her training with Jorge Eines, Augusto Fernandes, and Fernando Leones, and later, in 2010, she attended The Acting School of London. In addition to working as an actress, she has developed a parallel career as a musician. She has performed songs in several movies and series, and composes her own songs on guitar.

Professional career

Vellés made her cinematic debut in 2007, after

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selected her in a casting to be the protagonist of ''

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''. She then obtained her first regular role as the second lead of the Antena 3 series ''

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'', based on the British ''

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''. In 2009 she joined the cast of the third season of the TVE telenovela ''

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''. In 2010 she appeared on one of the productions for which she has received the most recognition, ''

Hispania, la leyenda ''Hispania, la leyenda'' () is a Spanish adventure drama television series starring Roberto Enríquez, Lluís Homar, Ana de Armas, Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Olmedo, Manuela Vellés and Nathalie Poza, among others. Set in the 2nd century BC in ...

''. Vellés played Elena during the series' three seasons. That same year she also premiered the mini-series ' directed by

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and the films ''

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'' by Miguel Ángel Vivas and ''Retornos'' by Luis Avilés. In 2012, after the end of ''Hispania'', Vellés focused on her film career until 2014, when she was added to the cast of the period series ''

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''. Vellés played Luisa Rivas during the first three seasons of the series, although in the third season she only appeared as a guest star in one episode. On the big screen she has been part of the cast of productions such as ', '' The Bride'' by Paula Ortiz, and ''

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'' by Jaume Balagueró. In 2015 she participated in the theatrical production ''

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'' by playwright Tirso de Molina and directed by . In 2017 she returned to work under Facal in the play ''Punk&Love'', which she starred in with

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. Besides being an actress, Vellés has also worked as a singer, giving various concerts throughout Spain. Her first album ''Subo, bajo'' was released in October 2018.

Filmography

Television

* Special ''

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'': ''Flores para Belle'', as Belle (2008) * ''

'', as Rosa de Santos (2009) * ''

'', as Carlota de Castro Santibáñez (2009) * ', as Sophie. Miniseries (2010) * ''

'', as Helena (2010–2012) * ''

Infames ''Infames'' is a Mexican telenovela that premiered on 13 February 2012, and concluded on 12 August 2012. It's a Spin-off of the telenovela '' El octavo mandamiento''. The series is stars Vanessa Guzmán, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Miguel Ángel Mu� ...

'', as Irene Simón/Isabel Rouge, one episode (2012) * ''

'', as Luisa Rivas (2014–2015) * ''

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'', as Louisa/Sofía Plazaola (2019–2020) * ''

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'', as Carolina Bravo (2020)

Feature films

* ''

'', as Ana. Dir.

(2007) * '' Camino'', as Nuria. Dir.

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(2008) * ''

'', as Isa. Dir.

Miguel Ángel Vivas Miguel Ángel Vivas (born 1974) is a Spanish Film director, director, and screenwriter. He has directed films such as ''Extinction (2015 film), Extinction'' (2015), and ''Your Son'' (2018). Filmography As director * ''Asedio'' (2023) * ''Des ...

(2010) * ''Retornos'', as Mar. Dir. Luis Avilés (2010) * ''Buscando a Eimish'', as Eimish. Dir. (2012) * ''Somos gente honrada'', as Julia. Dir. Alejandro Marzoa (2013) * ', as Noelia. Dir. David Galán Galindo, , Pablo Vara,

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, and Javier Fesser (2013) * '' The Bride'', as a girl. Dir.

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(2015) * ''Lobos sucios'', as Candela. Dir. Simón Casal de Miguel (2015) * ''Las siete muertes'', as Clara. Dir.

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(2017) * ''

'', as Beatriz. Dir.

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(2017) * ''Alegría tristeza'', as Luna. Dir.

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(2018)

Short films

* ''La unión'', as Sara. Dir. Carlos A. Sambricio (2009) * ''Lo siento, te quiero'', as Bárbara. Dir.

Leticia Dolera Leticia Dolera (born 23 October 1981) is a Spanish actress. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is best known for her roles as Clara in the Spanish horror film '' REC 3: Genesis'', Teresa in the 2003 film ''Imagining Argentina'', an ...

(2009) * ''Avevamo vent'anni'', as Sara. Dir. Ivan Silvestrini (2010) * ''El orden de las cosas'', as Julia. Dir. César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda (2010) * ''Amor sacro'', as Lucía. Dir. Javier Yáñez Sanz (2011) * ''The Room'', cast. Dir. Miguel Ángel Vivas (2011) * ''Inertial Love'', as a girl. Dir. César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda (2012) * ''Hibernation'', as Claire Martínez. Dir. Jon Mikel Caballero (2012) * ''Solsticio'', as Marina. Dir. Juan Francisco Viruega (2013) * ''Hay dos clases de personas'', as She. Dir. Eva Moreno and Juan Carlos Vellido (2013) * ''1:58'', cast. Dir.

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(2014) * ''IPDENTICAL: Imagine a world without creativity'', Dir. Marco Huertas (2018)

Theater

* ''Amor Casual'', by . Dir. Nicolás Casariego (2012) * ''

'', by

Tirso de Molina Gabriel Téllez ( 24 March 1583 20 February 1648), better known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and Roman Catholic monk. He is primarily known for writing ''The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest'', the play from ...

, as Tisbea. Dir. (2015) * ''Punk&Love'', by Pedro Cantalejo. Dir Darío Facal (2017)

Awards and nominations

* 2010: Nominated for the Mestre Mateo Award for Best Female Lead Performance, for ''Retornos'' * 2010: Vila International Short Film Festival award for Best Female Performance, for ''El orden de las cosas'' * 2010: Nominated for the award for Best Actress, for ''El orden de las cosas''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velles, Manuela 1987 births 21st-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish singers Actresses from Madrid Living people Singers from Madrid Spanish film actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish telenovela actresses 21st-century Spanish women singers