Carolina Bang

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Carolina Bang
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Born
Carolina Bang Herrera

(1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 38)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Education Instituto del Cine Madrid
Occupation(s)Actress, model, media producer
Years active2005–present
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Children1

Carolina Herrera Bang (born 21 September 1985) is a Spanish actress and film producer. She was nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2010.

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Career

Carolina Bang was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 21 September 1985, into a family with a Norwegian mother and a Spanish father. As a child, her family moved to Madrid, where she graduated in technical architecture at the Polytechnic University while concurrently studying acting at the Film Institute. [1]

Her early endeavors in entertainment were as a member of the theater company Proyecto Katharis — where she remained for six years — and as a TV host on La Sexta's program "El Intermedio". In 2008, she transitioned to television acting with her first leading role in the series "Plutón BRB Nero," portraying Lorna. [2]

In 2010, she received a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in The Last Circus . In 2011, she joined the cast of the Telecinco series The Land of Wolves . In 2013, Bang starred in the film Witching & Bitching , directed by Álex de la Iglesia. A year later, she appeared in the Antena 3 series Velvet , and in the film Shrew's Nest . In 2016, participated in the second season of the series Víctor Ros , and in 2017, she was part of the cast of the film Skins directed by Eduardo Casanova, and starred in the Playz series Dorien , marking one of her last works as an actress. [3]

Carolina Bang's most prestigious facet is as a film producer, with over twenty credits in feature films and television series, most of them originated in her own company: Pokeepsie Films, founded in 2014 with her husband, film director and producer Álex de la Iglesia. She has produced notable titles in recent Spanish cinema, generally encompassing the horror, comedy, thriller, and film noir genres. Among the most prominent films are The Heroes of Evil , Errementari , Perfect Strangers , Four's a Crowd , Shrew’s Nest , 70 Big Ones as well as the HBO Max series 30 Coins . For HBO Max, Carolina Bang also served as executive producer for Headless Chickens a comedy series set in the world of elite football.

Additionally, she produced the successful first installment of the film trilogy My Fault that became the most-watched non-English language film in the history of Prime Video worldwide. [4] Carolina Bang is also the producer of comedian Eva Hache 's directorial debut, Un mal día lo tiene cualquiera .

In 2020, it was announced that Pokeepsie Films partnered with Sony Pictures and Amazon Prime Video to create "The Fear Collection  [ es ]", [5] a label of full-length horror films with worldwide distribution. The first two movies of "The Fear Collection" were Venicephrenia , directed by Álex de la Iglesia and released in April 2022, and Venus by Jaume Balagueró. The third, Anatema  [ es ] by Jimina Sabadú  [ es ], is slated for release in 2024. That same year, the Pokeepsie Films series for Netflix titled 1992 will be launched.

Recently, she received the S.S. Venture lifetime achievement award [6] at the Isla Calavera festival in Tenerife, an award that seeks to recognize the trajectory of those Canarians who have taken their talent from the archipelago to the boundaries of the genre.

Filmography

Acting roles

YearEnglish titleSpanish titleFormatRoleNotes
2007Madrid – MoscowMadrid – MoscúShort filmGirl
2008Tell Me that IDime que yoShort filmFormer girlfriend
The StorymakerEl forjador de historiasShort filmNurse
Pluto B.R.B. Nero Plutón B.R.B. NeroTV seriesLorna2008–09
2009 Paco's Men Los hombres de PacoTV seriesMaya Azcárate1 episode
The Successful PellsLos exitosos PellsTV seriesMarina Fernández
2010 The Last Circus Balada Triste de TrompetaFilmNataliaNominated—Goya Award for Best New Actress
2011036036Short filmSusana
Rasputin's DaggerLa daga de RasputínFilmLudmila
Aida AídaTV seriesHerself1 episode
The Land of Wolves Tierra de lobosTV seriesInés2011–14
As Luck Would Have It La chispa de la vidaFilmPilar
2012Pascal's BetLa apuesta de PascalShort filmEstefanía
2013 Witching & Bitching Las brujas de ZugarramurdiFilmEva
2014Change of the RouteCambio de rutaFilmJulia
Shrew's Nest MusarañasFilmElisa
Blind DatesCiega a citasTV seriesCovadonga
Velvet VelvetTV seriesVerónica Lago1 episode
Menu for TwoDos a la mesaFilmBelén
2015The Same SkinLa misma pielShort filmWoman
My Big Night Mi gran nocheFilmCristina
2016Yesterday and TomorrowAyer y mañanaShort filmWoman
The Future Is Not What It Once WasEl futuro ya no es lo que eraFilmLuisa
Web Therapy Web TherapyTV seriesIsabel Valero
Víctor Ros Víctor RosTV seriesMadame de Suberwick
2017 Skins PielesFilmPsychiatrist
Perfect Strangers Perfectos desconocidosFilm
Dorien DorienTV seriesDorien [7] 2017–18

Producer

AñoTitleTítuloDirectorNotas
2014 Shrew’s Nest MusarañasJuanfer Andrés y Esteban RoelFilm
2015 The Heroes of Evil Los héroes del malZoe BerriatúaFilm
2016Yesterday and TomorrowAyer y mañanaRodrigo Ruiz-GallardónShort film
2017 Skins Pieles Eduardo Casanova Film
The Bar El Bar Álex de la Iglesia Film
Errementari ErrementariPaul UrkijoFilm
Perfect Strangers Perfectos desconocidos Álex de la Iglesia Film
2018 Una vez en la vida Una vez en la vida Álex de la Iglesia Short film
En las estrellasEn las estrellasZoe BerriatúaFilm
70 Big Ones 70 Binladens Koldo Serra Film
2019 What is happening coño? ¿Qué coño está pasando?Marta Jaenes y Rosa MarquézDocumentary
2022 Veneciafrenia Veneciafrenia Álex de la Iglesia Film
The chalk line JaulaIgnacio TatayFilm
La Pietà La Piedad Eduardo Casanova Film
Four’s a crowd El cuarto pasajero Álex de la Iglesia Film
Venus Venus Jaume Balagueró Film
2023 My Fault Culpa MíaDomingo GonzálezFilm
2024 Anyone has a bad day Un mal día lo tiene cualquiera Eva Hache Film
Anatema AnatemaJimina SabadúFilm

Awards and nominations

AwardEditionCategoryWorkResult
Goya Awards 2011 Best New Actress A Sad Trumpet Ballad Nominated [8]
YoGa Awards 2011Worst ActressWon [9]

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