Carol Rovira

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Carol Rovira
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(2017)
Born1989
Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Carol Rovira (born 1989) is a Spanish actress and singer from Catalonia. Her breakout role was her performance in Amar es para siempre playing the role of Amelia Ledesma, whose lesbian romance with Luisita (played by Paula Usero) generated unprecedented online fan following in Spain, [1] [2] [3] prompting two spin-off series: #Luimelia and Luimelia 77.

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Biography

Rovira was born in 1989. [4] [n. 1] Raised in Camarles (province of Tarragona), [5] she studied musical teaching. [5] Then, she took a year off abroad, and, having returned to Spain, she joined the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre to train as a stage actress. [5]

Rovira started her acting career in stage plays. [7] In 2016, she landed her first notable role in the television series La Riera, [5] aired on the Catalan regional broadcasting service. Her debut in Spain-wide television was her performance in the 2018 series Presunto culpable . [5] She then joined the seventh season of the period drama television series Amar es para siempre to play the role of Amelia Ledesma, an employee at King's club who develops a love story with Luisita (Paula Usero). [8] The lesbian romance generated unprecedented online fan following in Spain, also drawing interest abroad, becoming an LGBTIQ icon. [1] [2] [3] Rovira then reprised the role of Amelia in two spin-offs of the series: #Luimelia and Luimelia 77. The former is a spin-off/reboot transferring the characters of Amelia and Luisita (and their relationship) to 2020 (renovated up to a fourth season), [9] [10] while the latter is a new montage of the year and a half romance between the two characters in the series. [1]

In September 2020, she joined the cast of the comedy television series Señor, dame paciencia (Lord, Give Me Patience), the adaptation of the film of the same name. [11]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2016–2017 La Riera  [ es ]Susi Quiroga [12]
2018 Presunto culpable Maite [13]
2018–2020 Amar es para siempre Amelia Ledesma [8]
2020– #Luimelia Amelia Ledesma [10]
2020Luimelia 77Amelia Ledesma [1]
TBA Señor, dame paciencia  [ es ] [11]

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  1. ↑ Depending on sources, either in Camarles [5] or in "Tarragona", [6] both in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia.
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nueva temporada de '#Luimelia 77' en Atresplayer Premium". El Periódico . 20 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "La revolucionaria #Luimelia, a punto". La Razón . 5 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Atresmedia anuncia 'Luimelia 77', una nueva serie sobre la historia de Luisita y Amelia en 'Amar es para siempre". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 18 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Guerra, Andrés (15 August 2020). "Carol Rovira: "La homosexualidad es completamente natural y debería trabajarse en las escuelas"". La Vanguardia .
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "La actriz Carol Rovira quiere más retos para que no muera su pasión profesional". eldiario.es . 31 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "La actriz Carol Rovira quiere más retos para que "no muera su pasión profesional"". Diario de Navarra. 31 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Álvarez, Inés (28 February 2020). "Carol Rovira: «Me encanta que el 'fenómeno Luimelia' traspase fronteras»". El Periódico .
  8. 1 2 Such, Marina (16 September 2019). "Saltos temporales y nuevos personajes: así se renueva una serie diaria". Fuera de Series.
  9. ↑ Rodero, Alejandro (17 December 2020). "'#Luimelia' renueva por una cuarta temporada, que contará con episodios más largos". FormulaTV.
  10. 1 2 "'#Luimelia' se estrena el 14 de febrero en Atresplayer Premium". FormulaTV. 20 January 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Carol Rovira se suma a la adaptación de 'Señor, dame paciencia'". Bluper. El Español. 12 September 2020.
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