Rosana Pastor Muñoz (born 7 August 1960) is a

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politician and actress.

Biography

Pastor studied at the School of Dramatic Art of Valencia (ESAD). She had classes under Antonio Díaz Zamora, Antonio Tordera and Francisco Romá (director of the film ''Tres en raya''). She acted in

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's 1995 film '' Land and Freedom'', alongside

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and

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. Apart from her extensive career as a film and television star, she has also acted and directed in theatre productions. She has acted in plays such as ''Pessoa en Persona''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''La pell en Flames''; and as "

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" at the

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, with the Orchestra and choir of the

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. She directed and narrated the show "Enoch Arden", that integrates the music of

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, narration and singing. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2002

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for her role as Doña Elvira in ''

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''. In November 2015 it was announced that she would run in the Spanish general election of the same year for Spanish left-wing political party Podemos in coalition with the left-wing Valencian nationalist Compromís. In the event, she was one of the elected MPs running for Valencia.

Selected filmography

* ''

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''(1990) * '' Land and Freedom ''(1995) * '' The Commissioner'' (1998) * '' Leo'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' La Conjura de El Escorial ''(2008) * '' Wounded'' (2013)

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