Lara Martorell

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Lara Martorell Via
Born (1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 36)
Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain [1]

Lara Martorell Via (born August 18th, 1987) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her role in the television series Servir y proteger (2019-2020), where she became the first transgender actress to play a permanent transgender character on Spanish television, and her role as La Fani in Veneno (2020).

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Career

Martorell was born and raised in Palma de Mallorca, [1] where she studied acting at a local theater school. She transitioned during her teenager years, during which she states that she suffered bullying. After graduating secondary school, she left Mallorca to study acting at theater workshops and schools in Madrid and London. [2] [3] In 2019, she made her acting debut in the film Pullman. [2] From 2019 to 2020, she played the role of Ángela Betanzos in the television series Servir y proteger, [4] [5] where she became known as the first transgender actress to play a transgender protagonist in a Spanish television series. [6] She auditioned for the role of La Veneno in the biopic of her life, and was ultimately cast for the role of La Fani. [7] [8] In 2021, she appeared in the series Sicília sense morts, based on the novel with the same name by Guillem Frontera. [7] [9]

Also in 2021, she acted in the stage production Con mi dolor a solas. [10] Later that same year, she walked as a model in Madrid Fashion Week, wearing clothes by Uruguayan designer Steven Vázquez. [7]

Filmography

Film

Television

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References

  1. ↑ Rodas, Gabi (2021-05-13). "Lara Martorell: «Soy trans pero no me cierro puertas, me gusta probar»". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. 1 2 Díaz, Mariana (2018-07-30). "Lara Martorell: «Me considero una actriz del método, absolutamente»". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ↑ Fonte, Pili (2020-10-29). "Lara Martorell". Euforia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ↑ RTVE, PRENSA (2019-05-29). "La actriz Lara Martorell se incorpora al rodaje de 'Servir y proteger' para dar vida a una joven policía transexual". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ↑ Vallés, M. Elena (2020-03-18). "La actriz mallorquina Lara Martorell, en la serie de Los Javis sobre La Veneno". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ↑ Redacción (2019-05-29). "'Servir y proteger' derriba otra barrera con el fichaje de la actriz trans Lara Martorell". Vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  7. 1 2 3 Jiménez, Nacho (2021-10-30). "Lara Martorell, de 'Veneno' a la pasarela". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ↑ FormulaTV. "Lara Martorell: "La Veneno no tenía mucha cultura, pero qué regalazo nos hizo"". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  9. ↑ Ñ, createRedacción Cine con (2022-10-28). "Filmin estrena SICÍLIA SENSE MORTS, serie sobre la corrupción en Baleares, el 1 de noviembre" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  10. ↑ "IB3N | Òpera, teatre i poesia a 'Con mi dolor a solas'". ib3.org (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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