María Dolores Dueñas Navarro (born 6 October 1971), better known as Lola Dueñas, is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two
Goya Awards for Best Actress. In addition to her contributions to
Spanish cinema and
television
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, she has also worked in the
French film industry.
Biography
Born in
Madrid
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, she is the daughter of
Nicolás Dueñas and studied at the . Dueñas made her feature film debut in ''
Mensaka'' (1998), which earned her an Actors Union Award for Best New Performance. She gained early recognition to a television audience for her performance in police drama series ''
Policías, en el corazón de la calle''. She then featured in films such as ''
The Sea Inside
''The Sea Inside'' () is a 2004 psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem), who was left quadr ...
'' (2003), ''
Volver
''Volver'' (, meaning "to return") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and ...
'' (2006), and ''
Me Too'' (2009). She decided to relocate to
Paris
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, France, in 2011.
Filmography
Feature film
*''
Angel & Tony'' (Alix Delaporte, 2010)
*''
Les femmes du 6e étage'' (Philippe Le Guay, 2010)
*''
Sin ella'' (Jorge Colón, 2010)
*
*''
Suzanne'' (Katell Quillévéré, 2013)
* ''
Os fenómenos'' (
Alfonso Zarauza, 2014)
*''
Tiens-toi droite'' (Katia Lewkowicz, 2014)
* ''
La fille du patron'' (Olivier Loustau, 2015)
* ''
Love Me Not'' (
Lluís Miñarro
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, 2019)
Television
*''A mi moda'' (movie, 1997)
*''Periodistas'' (series, 1998, 1 episode)
*''Entre naranjos'' (miniseries, 1998)
*''
Policías, en el corazón de la calle'' (series, 2000-2002, 66 episodes)
*''
Aída
''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a Spin-off (media), spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia.
The ...
'' (series, 2012, 3 episodes)
*''
Instinto'' (series, 2019)
*''
Veneno'' (series, 2020, 3 episodes)
*''
La Mesías'' (2023)
Awards and nominations
*
Actors and Actresses Union Awards
** 1998: Mejor interpretación revelación (Best breakthrough performance) for ''Mensaka''
** 2000: Nominated for Mejor interpretación secundaria de televisión (Best supporting actress in a TV production) for ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle''
*
Fotogramas de Plata
** 2000: Nominated for Premio de mejor actriz de televisión (Best actress in a TV production) for ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle''
Notes
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duenas, Lola
1971 births
Living people
Actresses from Madrid
Spanish film actresses
Spanish television actresses
20th-century Spanish actresses
21st-century Spanish actresses
Best Actress Goya Award winners
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners