Paulina Gálvez (born September 14, 1969) is a

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actress.

Biography

She was born in

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to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father, both economists. She was raised in

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from the age of eight and started her artistic career as a

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dancer in several companies in Spain (Carmen Cortes, Zambra). She later moved to film, getting the lead role in her first audition for the film ''Bazar Viena'' alongside

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. After few years working in film and television, Paulina worked in theatre with the famous experimental Catalan group Els Joglars, from Barcelona. Since then she has played more than 90 different characters ranging from comedic to dramatic in theater, films and television, with renowned directors and actors such as

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, among many others. In 2000, she played Marta, the Gypsy servant in the American series ''

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'' for

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and, along with

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, was one of only two actors to appear in all 22 episodes of the TV series filmed at

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, Almería, Spain. She later appeared in the series ''

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'' for

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, starring

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, and in the production for

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, ''

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''. In 2018 she was cast as Catalina in the

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based on the film ''

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'', produced by

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for the

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Partial filmography

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(1990) *

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(TV Series) (1992) * Orden especial (1992) * Kosh ba kosh (1993) * Poble Nou (1994) * The detective and the death (1994) * Una chica entre un millón (1994) *

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(1995) * Esperanza & sardinas (1996) *

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(TV Series) (1996) *

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(TV Series) (1996) * Corsarios del chip (1996) * Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo (1997) * La banda de Pérez (TV Series) (1997) * Pajarico (1997) * Nada en la nevera (1998) * The Pianist (1998) * La rosa de piedra (1999) * El secreto de la porcelana (TV Mini-Series) (1999) *

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(1999) * Rincones del paraíso (1999) * Tattoo Bar (2000) * The Place That Was Paradise (2000) * The Lost Steps (2001) * Honolulu Baby (2001) *

(2000–2001) *

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(2002) *

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 ...

(TV Series) (2002) *

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(TV Movie) (2002) *

Passionate People ''Passionate People'' ( es, Apasionados) is a 2002 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Juan José Jusid, starring Pablo Echarri, Nancy Dupláa and Natalia Verbeke. Plot summary Uma (Natalia Verbeke) lives in the city of Buenos Aires wi ...

(2002) * Subterra (2003) *

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(2004) * Face of Terror (2004) * Cien maneras de acabar con el amor (2004) * The Nun (2005) *

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(2005) *

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(TV Series) (2005) * Projecte Cassandra (TV Movie) (2005) * El precio de una Miss (TV Movie) (2005) * Star Troopers (2006) * Faltas leves (2006) * Monógamo sucesivo (2006) * Hermanos & detectives (TV Series) (2007) *

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(TV Movie) (2007) * Un cuento para Olivia (2008) *

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(TV Series) (2008) *

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(TV Series) (2009) *

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(2010) * El cartel 2 - La guerra total (TV Series) (2010) *

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(TV Series) (2011) * RPM Miami (TV Series) (2011) *

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(TV Series) (2012) * Adios Carmen (2013) * '' Reina de corazones'' (TV series) (2014) *

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(TV Series) (2015) *

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(TV Series) (2015) *

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(TV Series) (2016) *

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(TV Series) (2018) * ''

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'' (TV series) (2020) *

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(TV series) (2021) as Pia Rey episode 2-6 "The Outlaw Jose Rey" * ''Panhandle'' (TV series) (2022) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Galgos'' (TV series) (2023) imdb

Awards

Arts and Entertainment Critics Awards, Chile 2004 Nominated APES Award Best Actress (Mejor actriz) Sub terra (2003) Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema 2003 Won Best Actress Sub terra (2003) Goya Awards 1998 Nominated Goya Best New Actress (Mejor Actriz Revelación) Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo (1997) Lleida Latin-American Film Festival 2004 Won Best Actress Sub terra (2003)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galvez, Paulina 1969 births Living people Chilean emigrants to Spain Chilean people of Spanish descent Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Actresses from Santiago