Vicenta Ndongo

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Vicenta Ndongo
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At the red carpet of the 2022 Gaudí Awards
Born (1968-02-23) 23 February 1968 (age 56)
Barcelona, Spain
Other namesVicenta N'Dongo
Alma mater Institut del Teatre
OccupationActress
Awards Premis Nacionals de Cultura  [ ca ] (2024)

Vicenta Ndongo (born 23 February 1968) is a Spanish actress. She earned early public recognition for her role in Airbag .

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Biography

Born on 23 February 1968 in Barcelona, she is of Equatoguinean descent. [1] [2] [3] She graduated in acting from the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre. [4] Some of her early film credits include a performance in the 1995 Catalan-language film El perquè de tot plegat  [ ca ] (1995) and that of Vanessa in Airbag (1997), [5] [1] which earned her public recognition. [6] She also featured in Los lobos de Washington (1999) and No News From God (2001). [1]

She landed roles in Cesc Gay's films In the City (2003) and V.O.S (2009), [7] for which she earned a CEC Medal nomination for Best Supporting Actress, [8] also starring alongside Alex Brendemühl in the 2007 drama Lo bueno de llorar  [ es ]. [9]

Her television work include roles in both Catalan and Spanish-language series such as Hermanas  [ es ], 7 vidas , Compañeros , Dinamita  [ ca ], Aquí no hay quien viva , and Com si fos ahir  [ es ]. [6] [10] [11] In 2022, she joined the cast of the streaming series Días mejores. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1997 Airbag Vanessa [5]
2003IlegalMaría [13] [14]
2003 En la ciudad (In the City)Sara [15]
2005 Ar meno un quejío  [ es ] (If Only a Lament)Luna [16]
2007 Lo bueno de llorar  [ es ]Vera [17] [9]
2009 V.O.S Vicky [18]
2022Mensajes privadosVicenta [19]
2022 Mantícora (Manticore) [20]
2024
 El salto (Jumping the Fence)Elena Jiménez
Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1998 Hermanas  [ es ]Cleofé [10]
1999 7 vidas EstefaníaIntroduced in season 2 [10]
2004 Aquí no hay quien viva Rocío [22]
2022 Días mejores (When You Least Expect It)Carmen [23]

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