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Claudia Bassols | |
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| Born | Claudia Bassols Alonso October 3, 1979 Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | claudiabassols |
Claudia Bassols Alonso (Catalan: [ˈklawðiə βəˈsɔls] , Spanish: [ˈklawðja βaˈsols] ; born October 3, 1979) is a Spanish actress from Barcelona, Spain. [1] [2]
Bassols graduated from the American School of Barcelona in 1997, earned a degree in Musical Comedy from Coco Comín in Barcelona, and studied English language and literature at the University of Barcelona. She has also studied drama in Paris, London, Los Angeles, North Carolina (UNC Wilmington), and Australia (NIDA). Bassols speaks Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Swedish. [3]
Bassols appeared with Amber Tamblyn in the 2008 film Blackout; and in 2008 was featured in the PBS series Spain... on the road Again alongside Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mark Bittman. In 2009 Bassols filmed a lead role for The Eagle Path with Jean-Claude Van Damme. [4] After a 2010 screening at Cannes, additional footage was shot in Sofia Bulgaria in 2012, and the recut film has been released as Full Love .
In October 2010 Bassols was included in Esquire magazine's Sexiest Women Alive Atlas.
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