Verónica Sánchez Calderón (born 1 July 1977) is a Spanish

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. She made her debut in theatre in 1996, and came to media attention as Eva Capdevila in the

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 ...

series ''

Los Serrano ''Los Serrano'' is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in ...

'' in 2003. Sánchez has since developed a successful film career.

Early life

Sánchez was born on 1 July 1977 in

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. After taking the COU, she moved to

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to train in drama.

Career

Sánchez made her stage debut in 1996. One of her most successful theater shows was ''

Blood Wedding ''Blood Wedding'' ( es, link=no, Bodas de sangre) is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

'' in 2002. In 2003, after starring in

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's film ''

Al sur de Granada ''South from Granada'' ( es, Al sur de Granada, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Colomo which stars Matthew Goode as Gerald Brenan (author of ''South from Granada''), a demobilized British soldier who in 1919 rents a hou ...

'', Sánchez landed the role of Eva Capdevila in the television series ''

''. Eva's incestuous relationship with her stepbrother Marcos (

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) earned Sánchez great popularity in Spain. She left ''Los Serrano'' in 2006. Sánchez starred in the first season of the television series '' Génesis: en la mente del asesino'', not returning for the second season. She performed in films such sa '' Camarón'', '' El Calentito'', '' Mia Sarah'', '' Los 2 lados de la cama'', ''

13 Roses ''13 Roses'' ( es, Las 13 Rosas, links=no) is a 2007 Spanish-Italian film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. It stars Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez and Marta Etura. The plot, based on a true story, follows the tragic fate of ''Las T ...

'' and '' Zenitram''.

Filmography

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Theatre roles

* ''Un espíritu burlón de Noel Coward'' (1996) * ''Tierra'' (1997) * ''Lorca e Escena'' (1998) * ''El Zapatito Mágico'' (1999) * ''Fin'' (1999) * ''Don Juan en los ruedos de Salvador Távora'' (2001) * ''

Bodas de sangre ''Blood Wedding'' ( es, link=no, Bodas de sangre) is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

'' (2002)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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