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Natalia Millán (born 27 November 1969) is a Spanish
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, dancer and singer.


Life and career

Born in
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on 27 November 1969, Millán began studying at the Taller de Escuelas Imaginarias (Escuela TAI) at age 16, receiving
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lessons,
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, interpretation and classic dance. She worked for a brief period as a professional singer. When she was 18 years old she entered Escuela de Ballet Nacional Español, where she studied with
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and Victoria Eugenia, and received instruction from Carmen Roque, and body expression with
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and Agustín Bellús. She also received singing lessons at Escuela de Música Creativa and Escuela Popular de Música, working under choreographers Carmen Senra and Denisis Perdikidis, with her first performances on musicals ''
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'' and ''
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''. She performed with Compañía de Tetro de la Danza in ''La pasión de Drácula'', ''Al fin...Solos'', ''Hazme de la noche un cuento'' by Jorge Márquez, ''Mata-Hari'' and ''La Reina del Nilo''. With Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico she performed principal roles in ''La gran sultana'' and ''Fuente Ovejuna''. She appeared in the film '' El Cepo'' in 1982, playing a character named as herself. In 1986 for TVE she worked on '' El domingo es nuestro'', and '' A Mi Manera'' with
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and Innocente Innocente. In 1987 she worked with
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singing the poem "Tengo sed" and as a chorist with songs including "Idiosincrasia". She participated as a dancer and singer in 1996 with
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's film '' Tu nombre envenena mis sueños''. She appeared in ''
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'' from 1996 to 1999. She was subsequently hired by Antena 3 for the TV series ''
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''. In 2003, she took the main role in the film '' Nubes de Verano'', released in Spanish cinemas in 2004. In 2003 she performed as
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in the musical ''
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''. In 2005 she got a role in the film '' Regreso a Moira'' by
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. After three seasons in ''Cabaret'' at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá in Madrid, in 2006 Natalia was hired for the film '' Mi último verano con Mariam'' directed by Vicente Monsonís. Since 2007, she has played Elsa in ''
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'', a series by Antena 3. At the beginning of 2008, she participated as a judge in '' Tienes Talento'' by
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, a Spanish version of ''
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''. In May, she performed in the musical '' El Mercader de Venecia'', directed by Denis Rafter, playing Porcia. She also appeared in the film ''
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. She was the protagonist in the Broadway musical ''
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'', in the role of Velma Kelly.


Filmography

*''El cepo'' (1982) *''Fiebre de danza'' (1984) *''No hagas planes con Marga'' (1988) * '' Tu nombre envenena mis sueños'' (1996) *''El tiempo perdido'' (1997) *''Salvaje'' (2002) *''Atraco a las 3... y media'' (2003) * '' Nubes de verano'' (2004) * ''Mi último verano con Marián'' (2007) * ''
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'' (2008) *'' My Heart Goes Boom!'' (2020)


Television roles

;Fixed roles *Un, Dos, Tres (2002-2005) * ''El súper'' (1996–1999) *''
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'' (2000–2001) *''
Un paso adelante ''Un paso adelante'' (''One Step Forward'') is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980s TV series '' Fame''. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking c ...
'' (2002–2003) *''Películas para no dormir: Regreso a Moira'' (2006), by Mateo Gil. *''
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'' (2007) *''
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'' (2014–2016) ;Episodic roles: *''El comisario'' (2000) *''
Siete vidas ''7 Vidas'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives (in contrast to English-speaking countries, wh ...
'' (2001) * ''Agente 700'' (2001)


Theatre

*1986 – La reina del nilo *1990 – La pasión de Drácula *1991 – Hazme de la noche un cuento *1992 – Al fin... Solos (obra teatral – Madre Amparo – 1992...1993) – La gran sultana *1993 – Fuente Ovejuna *1999 – La última aventura *2001 – La Música ) – El Cementerio de Automóviles – Lectura del monologo *2003 – Cabaret *2006 – La Magia de Broadway *2008 – El Mercader de Venecia *2009 – Chicago *2022-2023 - Los chicos del coro (Musical)


Prizes and nominations

*2005 - Winner: Turia's Prize, Best actress (''Nubes de verano'') *2003 - Nominated: Silver Frames, Best theatre actress (''Cabaret'') *2008 - Teatro de Rojas' Prize, Best female performance *2009 - Públic TV Prize, Best drama protagonist actress


Notes


External links

*
Official web site
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