Antonia del Carmen Acosta León (born 10 April 1972), better known as Toni Acosta, is a Spanish actress.

Biography

Antonia del Carmen Acosta León was born in

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(in the island of

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) on 10 April 1972. Her parents are Arsenio Acosta and Sebastiana León. She had worked mainly in television, where she played a policewoman in the series ''

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''. She later played the role of Jacinta Jiménez "J.J." in the series about dancers ''

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''. She had made fewer appearances on stage. In 2002, she married Jacobo Martos, son of the singer

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and the writer Natalia Figueroa whom she met on the set of ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle''. They have two children, Nicolás (2004) and Julia (2008). They got divorced in July 2015. In 2010, she played a role in the unsuccessful superhero comedy series '' Supercharly'' of

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. From 2012 to 2014 she played the character role of Sonsoles, a snob woman who lives in a camping, in the comedy series ''

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'' in Antena 3. From 2015 to 2016 she had a role in the comedy series ''

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''. In 2019 she became one of the main characters of the TV series Señoras del (h)ampa in Telecinco.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (2000-2003) * ''

'' (2003–2005) * '' Tirando a dar'' (2006) * '' El síndrome de Ulises'' (2007–2008) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Supercharly'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012–2014) * '' Me resbala'' (2013–2015) *''

'' (2015–2016) * '' Señoras del (h)AMPA'' (2019–)

Films

* '' Cachito mío'' (2001), by

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and Beatriz G. Cruz (short subject). * '' Luz de domingo'' (2007), by

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. * '' 7 Minutos'' (2008), by

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. * '' Cuento de verano'' (2015), de Carlos Dorrego * '' Tiempo sin aire'' (2015) * '' Mi gran noche'' (2015), by

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. * '' Wild Oats'' (2016), by

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* '' Incidencias'' (2016). * ''

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'' (2018) de

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* '' Sin rodeos'' (2018) by

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* '' Los futbolísimos'' (2018) by Miguel Ángel Lamata * '' Padre no hay más que uno'' (2019) as Marisa * '' Padre no hay más que uno 2'' (2020) as Marisa * '' Padre no hay más que uno 3'' (2022) as Marisa Loyola

Theatre

* '' 5 mujeres.com'' (2002) * '' Ana en el trópico'' (2005) * '' El invierno bajo la mesa'' (2006) * '' El método Grönholm'' (2007) * ''Emma'' (2009) * '' La gaviota'' (2012) * ''Antígona'' (2013) * '' De mutuo desacuerdo'' (2014) * '' La estupidez'' (2016)

Awards

* Finalist to

Premios Max The Max Awards for the Performing Arts (Los Premios Max de las Artes Escénicas, ), commonly known as the Premios Max, are presented annually to honour professionals and organisations in Spain for their contributions to the performing arts. The a ...

de teatro to best supporting actress for ''Ana en el trópico'' (2006). * Finalist to Premio Mayte de teatro for ''El invierno bajo la mesa''. * Winner of Best supporting actress for ''7 Citas'' in the 12ª edition of Festival de Málaga.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Toni 1972 births Living people People from San Cristóbal de La Laguna Spanish stage actresses Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Actresses from the Canary Islands