Veronika Moral (born Verónica Moral; 30 August 1978) is a

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actress known for appearing in the long-running telenovela ''

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'' and also for her acting in ''Compañeros'', ''

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'', ''Ciega a citas'', ''Vis a vis'', ''Lejos del mar'', ''La novia'' and ''Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica''.

Early life

Verónica Moral was born on 30 August 1978 in

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, the sixth of her sisters. She raised there until the age of 8 when she and her family moved to

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(Basque). She studied business.

Career

Her debut as a film actress was in 1999 under the command of Eneko Olasagasti and Carlos Zabalacon. Verónica debuted in the film ''Sí, quiero...'' including actors and actresses like Cayetana Gillén Cuervo and Jaime Blanch. On 2001, in addition to appearing in an episode of ''Policías en el corazón de la calle'', Verónica also joined the Antena 3's serie named ''Ciudad Sur'' along with Yolanda Aristegui, José Ángel Egido, Pablo Rivero, and others. A short-film titled ''Primera persona'' was directed by Gorka Merchán the following year, on 2002, and Verónica was one of the actresses from the film. On that same year, she also appeared in the Antena 3 serie ''Compañeros'' (Partners) when Verónica was also preparing her actuation for a play titled ''Federica de Bramante o las florecitas del fango'' directed by Pedro G. de las Heras in late 2002 and early 2003. Her following TV projects were two fixed roles in the series ''Tres son multitud'' (

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, 2003) and ''Capital'' (Telemadrid, 2004), including an apparition in ''Paco y Veva'' (TVE, 2004). She also appeared in some episodes from the series ''Los Serranos'' (Telecinco, 2005). During 2006, Verónica was an actress for a TV-movie, ''Mobbing'' by Sonia Sánchez starred by Cristina Marcos. In 2007, Verónica contributed to ''Tres de Ases: el secreto de la Atlántida'' directed by Joseba Vázquez and the serie ''C.I.A.: No somos ángeles'' (Antena 3). Between 2008 and 2009, Verónica Moral joins some series: ''Plan América'' (TVE), Física o Química (Antena 3), ''

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'' (TVE), ''

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'' (LaSexta) and '' Euskolegas'' in ETB 2 TV. Verónica Moral is also known for her work in ''

'¡'' from La 1 (TVE) since 2009 until 2010. Lately, Verónica has been working in films like ''L'assiette de mon voisin'' by David Merlin-Dufey and Olivier Riche, ''Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica'' by Oskar Santos, ''La novia'' by Paula Ortiz and ''Lejos del mar'' by Imanol Uribe, but also in series like ''Los quién'' (Antena 3), ''Frágiles'' (Telecinco), ''Ciega a citas'' (Cuatro) and ''Gym Tony'' (Cuatro). Verónica also appears in '' Vis a vis'' (''Locked Up'') acting as a policewoman, portraying

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in the miniseries ''

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'' and also performing in ''

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''. As of 2017, Verónica will appear in the serie ''Perdóname Señor'' from Telecinco.

TV series

* ''Goenkale'' (ETB 1) * ''Jaun ta Jabe'' (ETB 1) * ''El Show de'' (ETB 2) * ''Campus'' (ETB 2) * ''Alquilados'' (ETB 2) * ''Ciudad Sur'' (2001) (Antena 3) * ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle'' (2001), cap. "Los últimos versos que yo escribo" Antena 3 * ''Compañeros (2002) (5 capítulos) as Laura'' (Antena 3) * ''Tres son multitud'' (2003) as María (Telecinco) * ''

'' (2008) as herself * '' Locked Up'' (2016) as Helena Martín (Antena 3) * '' Perdóname, señor'' (2017) as Marta Soler

Filmography

* ''El colchón de Roberto Perez-Toledo'', Corto (2015) * ''Lejos del mar de Imanol Uribe'', (2014) as Asun * ''La novia de Paula Ortiz'', (2014) as Muchacha 2 * ''Una vez de María Guerra y Sonia Madrid'', Short-film ( 2014)

Music video

* Alis (2013), track "Cantos de ocasión"

References

External links

* http://www.diariovasco.com/20090614/ultima/disfruto-cuando-hago-papeles-20090614.html * http://www.lahiguera.net/cinemania/actores/veronica_moral/biografia.php * * https://www.granviacomunicacion.com/index.php/noticias/88-veronika-moral-profeta-en-su-tierra {{DEFAULTSORT:Moral, Veronika 1978 births Living people Basque women 21st-century Spanish actresses People from Burgos