Bella Agossou

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Bella Agossou
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Born1981 (age 4243)
Savalou, Benin
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Bella Agossou (born 1981) is a Beninese actress in Spanish cinema. [1] [2]

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Career

Agossou began her career in Benin as a theater actress with the company "Sonangnon" created and developed by her. However, after 4 years of creating the company, she moved to Spain in 2002. [3] Then she learned Catalan and Spanish languages to pursue a career as an actress. She acted in the film Un cuento de Navidad (Christmas Tale) with the leading role of a woman wanted by the police for lack of papers as an illegal immigrant. [1]

Later, she played critically acclaimed roles in several African and international films including Los Nuestros, Moranetta, A cuento of Nadal and Palmeras en la Nieve. On 13 July 2017, Agossou presented to the press a shop called "NOK". [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRolesNotesRef.
2008 El cor de la ciutat
2009A cuento of NadalMariaHome movie
2010Johan PrimeroDoris
2010Catalunya über alles!
2011AlakranaTraductora Embajadamini series
2011Catalunya über alles!Dona cobrador
2012 Tengo ganas de ti Boxeadora
2013Kubala, Moreno i Manchón
2013Un cuento de NavidadHome movie
2013Born
2014 Palmeras en la nieve Oba
2014Los Nuestros
2015Kubala, Moreno i ManchónRutTV series
2016The Red Pants
2017El Cuaderno de SaraMasira
2019Manual de supervivènciaSelfTV documentary
2020 Caronte TV series
2020Black BeachBebe
2020 Adú Safí [5]
2020Little BirdsFifiTV series
2021 La templanza (The Vineyard)TrinidadTV series [6]

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