Esther Acebo

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Esther Acebo
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Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 41)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • presenter
  • reporter
Website www.estheracebo.es

Esther Acebo (born 19 January 1983) [1] is a Spanish actress, presenter and reporter. As an actress she has appeared in Los encantados (2016) and achieved worldwide fame in Money Heist (2017).

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Biography

Acebo studied physical activity and sport sciences at the University of Castilla–La Mancha. Her first opportunity came as host of the children's program Kosmi Club. [2] After this, she became a reporter and presenter on youth channel Non Stop People, on the Movistar+ platform. [3]

She continued to work as an actress and made her debut on national television with Ángel o Demonio (Telecinco). She also made the leap to cinema with a film by Ricardo Dávila, Los Encantados (The Enchanted Ones), which was released online in 2016. [4] Additionally, she has participated in the short film Baraka, directed by Néstor Ruiz Medina, the only Spanish-language short film selected for the Tribeca Film Festival 2016. [5]

On May 2, 2017 Money Heist premiered, in which she played Mónica Gaztambide (Stockholm), who later became one of the main characters. [6]

In 2018 she participated in the feature film Growing Up , directed by Clara Martínez-Lázaro. She starred as Diana in the 2019 miniseries Antes de perder alongside Mariam Hernández, which was released on Playz. [7] In 2020 she filmed the Spanish horror film The Chalk Line , directed by Ignacio Tatay. [8]

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