Ivana Baquero Macías (born 11 June 1994) is a Spanish actress. At the age of 11, she was chosen to star as Ofelia in ''

Pan's Labyrinth ''Pan's Labyrinth'' ( es, El laberinto del fauno, lit=The Labyrinth of the Faun, links=no) is a 2006 dark fantasy horror film written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro. A Spanish-Mexican(78% Spanish production, 22% Mexican productio ...

'', for which she won critical acclaim and the

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. In 2015, she was cast as

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in the television series '' The Shannara Chronicles''.

Early life

Baquero was born in

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, the daughter of Iván Baquero and Julía Macías. She attended the

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, where she learned to speak fluent

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, Spanish and

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. She graduated in 2012.

Career

Baquero started acting professionally at the age of eight, playing a few small roles in a number of films, the most notable of which is '' Fragile'', in which she played a minor role. She was in a number of other films including ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has also appeared on Spanish television on a few occasions. From about 1,000 young actresses, Baquero was picked to play the role of Ofelia in ''Pan's Labyrinth'' in 2006. The role of Ofelia was originally intended for a girl of the age of 8, but the script was altered to accommodate Baquero, who was 11 at the time. Afterward, she worked in various projects while still attending school. In 2009, she played the title role in John Connolly's horror film, ''

The New Daughter ''The New Daughter'' is a 2009 American horror film and the feature directorial debut of Spanish screenwriter Luis Berdejo. It stars Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero and Samantha Mathis. Based on the short story of the same name by John Connolly, it ...

'', marking her first American role. In 2016, Baquero portrayed

in '' The Shannara Chronicles'', an

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television adaptation of the

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novel series by

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; its second season premiered in 2017. From 2018 to 2020, Ivana played the role of Eva Villanueva in the Netflix show ''

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''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* 2007: XXI

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for Best Young Actress. * 2007:

Saturn Award The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films be ...

for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. * 2007: Premio de la Unión de Actores for Best Young Actress. * 2007:

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for Best Supporting Role (Female). * 2007:

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for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. * 2007: Imagen Awards for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. * 2017:

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for Best Actress. * 2017: Silver Biznaga for Best Actress.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baquero, Ivana 1994 births Living people 21st-century Spanish actresses Actresses from Barcelona Goya Award winners Spanish child actresses Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses