Marta Milans

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Marta Milans
Citizenship
  • Spain
  • United States (from 2020)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Marta Milans is a Spanish and American actress. She had her breakout role in the film Devoured (2012) and landed a main role in the ABC series Killer Women (2014). She is perhaps best known for playing Rosa Vasquez in the DC Extended Universe film Shazam! (2019) and its sequel (2023).

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Early life

Milans grew up between Madrid and Ibiza.[ citation needed ] She attended a British school and then a German school. In 2003, her family founded a goat farm and creamery called Santa Gadea in the northern Province of Burgos, which they run to this day. Milans herself became vice president of the company. [1] At 19, Milans began studying theatre and art history at New York University (NYU). She has said that if she did not become an actress, she would have worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [2]

Career

Milans played a leading role in the horror film Devoured . [3]

Milans co-starred in the 2013 drama film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby and in 2014 was series regular in the short-lived ABC crime drama series Killer Women . [4] [5] In 2016, she co-starred opposite Gina Torres in the ABC pilot The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez. [6] Milans later returned to Spain to star in the Movistar+ drama series El embarcadero . She also appeared in American films Asher (2018) and Shazam! (2019). [7] [8]

Personal life

Milans divides her time between Spain, New York, and Los Angeles.[ citation needed ] She also travels frequently, and considers Amsterdam, the Scottish Highlands, Budapest, and Kenya to be among her favourite destinations. [9] On 13 March 2020, Milans announced that she became an American citizen. [10] [11] [12]

Milans married her husband Jamie Munro in 2022. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2006Love in the Age of DionCarol
2007Luchador LoveNinaShort film
2009ScandalNatalia RomeroShort film
2011 Shame Cocktail Waitress
2012 Devoured Lourdes New York City Horror Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress
2013 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Phoebe
2018 Asher Marina
2019 Shazam! Rosa Vásquez
2021StoyanMaika
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Rosa Vásquez

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2010La piel azulCarlota
2010ValientesAlba Varela46 episodes
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Imelda BarrosEpisode: "Bang"
2014 Killer Women Becca ParkerSeries regular, 8 episodes
2016The Death of Eva Sofia ValdezAlegria ValdezUnsold TV pilot
2016 The Mysteries of Laura Valeria HernandezEpisode: "The Mystery of the Political Operation"
2016 High Maintenance SolangeEpisode: "Tick"
2016–2017 No Tomorrow Sofia4 episodes
2017VergüenzaElena
2019–2020 El embarcadero KatiaSeries regular
2020 White Lines KikaSeries regular
2020The Ministry of TimeLaura1 episode
2020The Favorite of MidasLead RoleMiniseries

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