Usun Yoon (born 27 May 1977) is a South Korean

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and

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who lives in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

Early life

Yoon was born in 1977 in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. She studied

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and

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Busan University of Foreign Studies Busan University of Foreign Studies (), often shortened to 부산외대 and BUFS, romanized as Pusan University of Foreign Studies before 2011, is a private university in Busan, South Korea, which specializes in foreign languages. History Busan ...

(1994–1996). She went later to

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to follow her studies (1996–1998). She later studied

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in the Spanish company theatre "La Barraca" in

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(2002–2004).

Career

She worked later as a publicity model and took part in several videoclips (

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) She is well known in

for work on TV satirical news show ''

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'', on Spanish network

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from 2007 to 2013.

Films

* 2003: ''Mala uva'', Javier Domingo. * 2003: ''

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'', Joaquín Oristell * 2003: ''La luna en botella'' * 2003: ''Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena'',

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* 2005: ''Hotel Tívoli'', Antón Reixa * 2005: ''

Torrente 3 ''Torrente 3: el protector'' is a 2005 Spanish black comedy film directed, written, produced and starring Santiago Segura as the lead character, Spanish cop José Luis Torrente. The film was the third in the popular Torrente series (following '' T ...

'',

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* 2005: ''Un corte a su medida'' (short film), Aric Chetrit * 2009: ''

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'', Hoshi

TV

*''Odiosas'' * ''

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*''Lobos'' Antena 3 *''Manolito Gafotas'' Antena 3 *''Las estupendas'' *''La sopa boba'' Antena 3 *''Escenario Madrid'' *''Celebrity MasterChef España Season 2''

As a reporter

*''Punto y medio'' - 2003 / 2004 (

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) *''Ratones coloraos'' - 2004 / 2006 (Canal Sur) *''Campanadas de fin de año'' - 2011 / 2012 (La Sexta) *''El intermedio'' – 2007/2013 (La Sexta) *''Hable con ellas'' - 2014 (

Telecinco Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially launc ...

)

References

External links

* 1977 births Living people South Korean expatriates in Spain South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses Spanish television journalists Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Women television journalists {{Korea-actor-stub