Nerea Camacho Ramos (born 15 May 1996) is a Spanish

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. Her first performance in the 2008 film '' Camino'' earned her the

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Biography

Born on 15 May 1996 in Balanegra,

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, Andalusia. Both of her parents were from

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and moved to Balanegra for work-related reasons. She began to train for theatrical plays when she was nine. Camacho's debut as a film actress came in

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's '' Camino'' (2008), where she played the leading character Camino, a 11-year old girl raised in an

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family who develops a terminal cancer. The performance earned her the

in 2009 and opened the doors for her acting career. Following her debut, she was cast in more main roles in feature films: she starred in ''

Tres metros sobre el cielo ''Three Steps Above Heaven'' ( es, Tres metros sobre el cielo, links=no; stylized as ''3MSC'') is a 2010 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina which stars Mario Casas and María Valverde. Written by Ramón Salazar (dire ...

'' (2010), the adaptation of the

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's namesake novel, in which she played Dani, the younger sister of Babi (

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). Also in 2010, she performed the role of Elena in the Pau Freixas' film ''

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''. She also starred in the 2011 drama ''La chispa de la vida'' (''As Luck Would Have It''), directed by

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, in which Camacho played Bárbara, one of the two children of the marriage formed by Luisa (

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) and Roberto ( José Mota). Together with her film activity, she also started in television, taking guest roles in series such as '' Los protegidos'' and '' El barco.'' She reprised the role of Daniela in ''

Tengo ganas de ti ''I Want You'' ( es, Tengo ganas de ti, links=no) is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by Fernando González Molina, starring Mario Casas, the sequel to '' Tres metros sobre el cielo'' (Three Metres Above Heaven). Based on the novel by Federico M ...

'' (2012), the sequel to ''Tres metros sobre el cielo''. She was given her first stable role in television as part of the cast of the limited series ''

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'', aired in 2014 on Antena 3. She played Greta, a 16-year old girl who lives in the Lolita Cabaret surrounded by adults. Camacho joined the cast of the Colombian telenovela ''La esclava blanca'' (''The White Slave''), a historical drama involving slave trade. She played the leading character Victoria Quintero, an orphan young woman raised by rebel slaves. She also appeared in the 2017 Mexican telenovela ''

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'', playing Alejandra Rivelles Zavala, the love interest of Uriel Santana, the stable boy of the Otero family. Camacho starred in a minor role in

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's ' (2018), a comedy set in a dystopia venturing into surrealism, playing Margarita, a role described as a sort of "'' choni'' from the future". In 2019, she appeared in the young-adult horror miniseries ''Terror.app'', aired on Atresplayer Premium.

Filmography

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