Juana Guardera | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juana Guarderas Albuja 24 June 1964 |
| Nationality | Ecuador |
| Occupation | Actress |
Juana Guarderas Albuja (born 24 June 1964) is an Ecuadorian theatre, cinema, and television actress. [1] She has been the director of the Quito Comedy Club since 1990. [2]
Juana Guarderas was born in Quito on 24 June 1964, the daughter of Raúl Guarderas Guarderas and María del Carmen Albuja, and lived in Machachi, Ecuador for 11 years. [2] She began acting at age 17 in the Comedy Club of Quito production of La lección de la Luna. [1] Guarderas would study theatre in the United States of America. She would appear in plays such as Las Marujitas , Monólogos de la Vagina, Diario íntimo de una adolescente, and the films Entre Marx y una Mujer Desnuda (adaption from the novel), Un titán en el ring, Sé que vienen a matarme y María, and llena eres de gracia. [3] Guarderas also played in the TV sitcom Dejémonos de vainas , [1] and now appears as part of a YouTube comedy project, Enchufe TV. [4]
Guarderas is the mother of two children. [5] She is also the vice president of the Association of Theater Workers, and a member of the Assembly of Artists of Ecuador. [6]
She has been awarded the José Martínez Queirolo Award from the House of Ecuadorian Culture and Revista Hogar's Rosa de Plata award. [6] [7]
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