Victoria Luengo

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Victoria Luengo
Vicky Luengo, XII Premis Gaudi (2020).jpg
At the 12th Gaudí Awards in 2020
Born
Victoria Luengo Saez

(1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34)
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Other namesVicky Luengo
OccupationActress

Victoria Luengo Saez (born 7 April 1990), also known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She gained recognition for her performance in television series Riot Police (2020). [1]

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Biography

Victoria Luengo Saez was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca, [2] [3] [4] [5] but after fours years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona, [6] where she was raised. [7] She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old. [7] She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School. [7] She made her television debut as a background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger television roles in Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva . [7] In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play staged at the National Theatre of Catalonia. [7]

She starred as lead character in the French TV movie Carmen  [ fr ] (2011), directed by Jacques Malaterre, [6] also appearing in films such as La Trinca: la biografía no autorizada  [ es ] (2011), Born (2014; for which she won a Best Actress Award at the 2015 New York City International Film Festival), [8] Barcelona, noche de invierno  [ es ] (2015), The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018) and I'm Being Me (2020). [6] [9]

She had a breakout performance in the television series Riot Police , [10] aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She portrayed Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction. [11]

On 31 August 2023, Luengo debuted with the single-role of Tessa in monologue play Prima Facie at Madrid's Teatros del Canal. [12] [13]

In 2024, she expressed her preference to be known to the public by her real name, Victoria, rather than Vicky, which she adopted in her early career because she felt back then that Victoria was a name for an old person. [14]

Filmography

Television

Luengo and Hovik Keuchkerian during a break in the shooting of Red Queen in Madrid 2022-09-02. La concejala delegada de Turismo ha visitado el rodaje de la adaptacion de la exitosa novela de Juan Gomez-Jurado, Reina Roja.jpg
Luengo and Hovik Keuchkerian during a break in the shooting of Red Queen in Madrid
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 El pacto  [ es ]MercheAired as miniseries [15]
2010 La pecera de Eva Ari [7]
2011 Carmen  [ fr ]TV movie [6]
2011 Homicidios María Losada [16]
2013–2017 La Riera  [ ca ]Míriam Ambrós Santacana [17]
2019 Secretos de Estado  [ es ]Raquel13 episodes [7]
2020 Madres. Amor y vida Natalia [18]
2020 Antidisturbios (Riot Police)Laia Urquijo [11]
2021 Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake)EvaEpisode: "El doble" [19]
2024
 Reina Roja (Red Queen)Antonia Scott
Yo, adicto (I, Addict)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Born  [ ca ]Marianna [8]
2015 Barcelona, noche de invierno  [ es ]Olga [22]
2017Blue RaiLola [23]
2018 Las leyes de la termodinámica (The Laws of Thermodynamics)Eva [24]
2020
 Hogar (The Occupant)Natalia
2021
 Chavalas (Girlfriends)Marta [26]
El sustituto (The Replacement)Eva Vidal [27]
2022 Suro (Cork)Elena [28]
2024
 The Room Next Door Fred's Wife
Verano en diciembre Paloma

Accolades

Luengo receiving an award at the CiBRA Festival in Toledo in 2022 Clausura del Festival del Cine y la Palabra (CIBRA) - 52494736857.jpg
Luengo receiving an award at the CiBRA Festival in Toledo in 2022
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021 26th Forqué Awards Best Actress in a SeriesRiot PoliceNominated [31]
8th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Series Nominated [32]
68th Ondas Awards Best Actress in Spanish Fiction (TV)Won [33]
71st Fotogramas de Plata Best Television ActressWon [34]
2022
 14th Gaudí Awards Best ActressGirlfriendsNominated
2023 15th Gaudí Awards Best ActressCorkWon [37]
37th Goya Awards Best Actress Nominated [38]
2024
 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actress in a Leading RolePrima FacieWon
2nd Talía Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Text TheaterWon
27th Max Awards Best ActressNominated
2025
 26th Iris Awards Best ActressRed QueenPending

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