Silvia Abascal

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Silvia Abascal
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Attending the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
Born
Silvia Abascal Estrada

(1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 (age 44)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress

Silvia Abascal Estrada (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She landed a breakthrough role in 1995 sitcom Pepa y Pepe which advanced her career. She has since featured in films such as The Yellow Fountain, The Wolf , and The Idiot Maiden .

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Biography

Silvia Abascal Estrada was born on 20 March 1979 in Madrid. [1] [2] She made her television debut in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez , age 14. [3]

She advanced her career with her performance in 1995 sitcom series Pepa y Pepe , in which she played Clarita, the middle sibling in the protagonist family characterised as a sarcastic and macabre yet also sensible grunge-loving teenager. [4] [5] She trained her acting chops under Juan Carlos Corazza. [6] She landed her feature film debut in Time of Happiness (1997). [7] Her performance in The Yellow Fountain as Lola, a half-Spanish half-Chinese wild child, [8] earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress. [9]

She was appointed as Unicef goodwill ambassador in 2003. [10]

In April 2011, Abascal suffered a stroke which temporarily halted her career. [11] [12] [13] [14] Ten months later, she make a comeback to the spotlight attending the gala of the 26th Goya Awards. [3] She made a film performance in Pasaje de vida  [ es ] (2015). [11]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1997 El tiempo de la felicidad (Time of Happiness)Verónica [15] [16]
1999 La fuente amarilla  [ es ] (The Yellow Fountain)Lola [17] [8]
2001 La voz de su amo (His Master's Voice)Marta [18] [19]
2002 A mi madre le gustan las mujeres (My Mother Likes Women)Sol [20]
2004 El lobo (The Wolf)Begoña [21]
2005 Vida y color (Life and Colour)Begoña [22]
2006 La dama boba (The Idiot Maiden)Finea [23]
2007 Enloquecidas (Crazy)Blanca [24]
Escuchando a GabrielSara [25]
2008El amor se mueve [26]
2010 La herencia Valdemar (The Valdemar Legacy)Luisa Llorente [27]
La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida  [ es ] (The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow)Luisa Llorente [28]
2015 Pasaje de vida  [ es ] (Safe Passage)Ariadna [29] [30]
Francisco, el padre Jorge (Francis: Pray for Me)Ana [31]
Ma ma Enfermera [32]
Truman Mónica [33]
2022 Asombrosa Elisa (Amazing Elisa)Úrsula [34] [35]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1995 Pepa y Pepe Clarita [5]
1999–2000 El comisario [36] [11]
2002Viento del pueblo: Miguel Hernández Josefina Manresa  [ es ]Miniseries [37]
2009 Acusados Laura Nieto [38]
2011 Piratas Blanca Díaz de Andrade [39]
2018 La catedral del mar (Cathedral of the Sea)Elionor [40]
2021 La cocinera de Castamar (The Cook of Castamar) Reina Isabel de Farnesio [41]
2021 Cuéntame cómo pasó María AlcántaraIntroduced in season 21.
Younger versions portrayed by Esmeralda García, Celine Peña, Paula Gallego  [ es ], and Carmen Climent
[42]
2022 ¡García! (García!)Catalina Bellido [43]
2023 Montecristo Mercedes Herrera [44]

Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2000 14th Goya Awards Best New Actress The Yellow FountainNominated [45]
2005 19th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress The WolfNominated [46]
14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary RoleNominated [47] [48]
2006 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actress in a Leading RoleHistoria de una vidaNominated [49] [50]
9th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best ActressThe Idiot MaidenWon [51]
2007 21st Goya Awards Best Actress Nominated [52]

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