Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez (born November 19, 1969) is a Spanish actress and a model.

Early life

Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez was born in

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, on November 19, 1969. She moved to

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when she was about 13 years old, and then moved to

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at age 17 to work as a model.

Career

She debuted in a small part in

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's 1988 film '' Jarrapellejos''. She studied acting at Madrid's Escuela de Arte Dramático. In 1989, she was featured in the Spanish comedy ''Aquí huele a muerto''. The same year, Alvarez participated in ''Sólo o en compañía de otros'', from Santiago San Miguel. At the end of 1990, she took part in the

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production film ''Don Juan en los infiernos'', a free adaptation by Gonzalo Suárez of Molière's ''Don Juan''. After a number of minor film credits, her performance in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's 1993 film '' The Dead Mother'' consolidated her career. In spring 1994, Ana worked with director Ricardo Franco in the

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''¡"Oh, Cielos"!'' with

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and

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. In 1995, she appeared in the Hispanic-German production ''Vivir al límite'' with film director Michael Gutmman, and later that same year ''Brujas'' came out, which starred

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and

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. She appeared in ''Cha, cha, chá'' (1998) with Eduardo Noriega and Jorge Sanz, ''A galope tendido'' (2000), and ''Las amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant'' (2001).

Filmography

2000s

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'' (2008) ...Mónica *"''Quart''" (2007) TV Series *''Joaquín Sabina - ...y seguido'' 1992-2005 (2006) (V) ...vídeo - 'Por el boulevard de los sueños rotos' *'' GAL'' (2006) ...Soledad Muñoz *''Límites naturales'' (2006) ..Miranda *''Sinfín'' (2005) ... Laura *''Crusader'' (2004) (TV) ...Veronica *''Bolsa, La'' (2003) .... Mujer Movil *''"London Street"'' ..Ajo (4 episodes, *''La boda'' TV Episode ...Ajo *''Love Story'' TV Episode ..Ajo *''Moder' no hay más que 'guan'' (2003) TV Episode .Ajo *''Yo 'zoy' 'ingléz TV Episode .... Ajo *''Mirada, La'' ...Ana *''Amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant, Las'' (2001) (TV) .Karin *''A galope tendido'' .... Doro... At Full Gallop (International: English title)

1990s

*'' Dulce olor a muerte, Un'' (1999) ...Gabriela... a.k.a. A Sweet Scent of Death (USA) *''Cosas nuestras'' (1999) ...Paula *''Mátame mucho'' (1998) ..Julia ... a.k.a. Kill Me Over and Over (USA) *'' Cha-cha-chá'' (1998) ..Lucia *'' King of the River'' (1995)... a.k.a. I Get Off at the Next Stop, What About You? (International: English title) *'' Don Juan en los infiernos'' (1991) ..Chiquilla India... a.k.a. Don Juan in Hell (International: English title) *''Solo o en compañía de otros'' (1991) .Virginia Medina Uztueta *''Aquí huele a muerto... (¡pues yo no he sido!)'' (1990) (as Ana Alvarez) ..Nicole Darquier *''Tesoro, El'' (1990) ...Marga

1980s

*'' Soldadito español'' (1988) *'' Jarrapellejos'' (1988) ...As Petra *''Elegía'' (1987)

References

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