Berta Vázquez (born Birtukan Tibebe; 28 March 1992) is a Ukraine-born actress based in Spain. Her career began in dance, and later transitioned to acting and music. Vázquez first appeared as Bisila in '' Palm Trees in the Snow'' (2015). She played Estefania "Rizos" Kabila in '' Locked Up.''

Biography

Birtukan Tibebe was born in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, Ukraine in 1992 to an Ethiopian father and a Ukrainian mother. At the age of three, she was adopted by a family in

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, Spain. She began her dance career training in the Paula Yeray school in Elche. She found the opportunities have come through acting, and to a lesser extent, music. At age 18, she moved from Elche to

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. In 2013, she sent a music video for the casting of '' The Voice Spain'', but was not selected. In 2014, she was cast in her first role in the film '' Palmeras en la nieve'' (2015), based on the novel by

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. She played Bisila, who falls in love with Kilian, played by

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. Vázquez begin dating her co-star and lead actor

in 2014 before film production of ''Palmeras en la Nieve''. In 2018 New Years Eve Casas wrote on his social media platforms that he and Vázquez had officially broken up. Also in 2015 Vázquez played her most important role as Estefanía Kabila "Rizos" in '' Vis a vis'', sentenced for 3 years. Throughout her career, she has used various stage names, including Cleo Brian, Mila Russo and currently, Berta Vázquez.

Filmography

* '' Palm Trees in the Snow'' (2015) as Bisila * ''

Paquita Salas ''Paquita Salas'' is a Spanish comedy television series created by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. It first premiered on the web platform Flooxer in July 2016. After unexpected success, the series eventually aired on television channel Neox. Ne ...

'' (2016) as Berta Vázquez * ''

En tu cabeza ''En tu cabeza'' is a 2016 Spanish sci fi film directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Borja Cobeaga, Kike Maíllo Enrique "Kike" Maíllo Iznájar (; born 3 June 1975) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for '' Eva'', whi ...

'' (2016) as Camarera * ''

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'' (2017–2018) as María * ''

The Laws of Thermodynamics ''The Laws of Thermodynamics'' () is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Mateo Gil. The film is a romantic comedy, but is presented partially as a documentary with protagonist "physics geek" Manel attempting to explain the charact ...

'' (2018) as Elena * '' Locked Up'' (2015–2019) as Estefania "Rizos" Kabila * ''

Welcome to Eden ''Welcome to Eden'' () is a Spanish thriller television series created by Joaquín Górriz and Guillermo López Sánchez for Netflix. It premiered on 6 May 2022. A second season was released on 21 April 2023. On 7 July 2023, the series was cancel ...

'' (2022) as Claudia * ''

Un hipster en la España vacía ''A Hipster in Rural Spain'' () is a 2024 comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, with a screenplay by Daniel Castro based on the satirical book by Daniel Gascón. It stars Lalo Tenorio, Berta Vázquez, Macarena García, and Paco León. ...

'' (2024) * ''Pequeños calvarios'' (TBD)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vazquez, Berta 1992 births Actresses from Kyiv Musicians from Kyiv 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish film actresses Ukrainian television actresses Ukrainian film actresses 21st-century Ukrainian actresses Living people Ukrainian people of Ethiopian descent Ukrainian emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Spanish people of Ethiopian descent Spanish adoptees