Celia Monedero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monedero and the second or maternal family name is Carrasco.
Celia Monedero
Born
Celia Monedero Carrasco

(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2018–present
Notable workSkam España

Celia Monedero Carrasco (born April 27, 2000) is a Spanish actress, best known for her main role as Elvira "Viri" Gómez Garcia in Skam España, the Spanish adaptation of Skam.

Early and personal life

Celia Monedero Carrasco was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Since Monedero was a small child, she was interested in acting, eventually attending the Juan Codina Studio for acting classes.[1] It was through these classes that she became aware of the casting process for Skam España, her first professional project.[2]

Besides acting, Monedero is also studying psychology at a university. She has a close relationship with her father, and is a fan of the Call of Duty video games.[3]

Career

Skam España officially premiered on September 16, 2018, on Movistar+ to positive reception and popularity. The third season of the show revolved around Monedero's character of Viri, and Nicole Wallace's character, Nora. In a break from the traditional Skam, which usually only focuses on one central character at a time, España was unique in featuring a concurrent storyline with the two characters, and featuring the central viewpoint of Viri to such an extent that had never been explored in other iterations of Skam.[2] The counterpart of Viri's character in the original Norwegian version, Vilde Hellerud Lien, only had one clip where she was the central focus in the series finale of the show. Viri's clips were originally only shown in the full episodes of season 3, but then became available clip-by-clip after the season finished airing on Movistar's official YouTube channel.[4]

Nora and Viri's season was then awarded the "Cima TV Award for Equality" from the FesTVal de Vitoria for how it promoted themes of feminism and empowerment to a youth audience.[5] Celia continued to appear on the show in a main role, until the show's ending on October 24, 2020.

In 2021, she appeared in two short films, Fomo and Chicas, as well as the Tutto Durán music video "El Momento."[1]

She then went on to reunite with her Skam España co-star, Alba Planas, with a guest role on Prime Video's TV series, Días mejores, in 2022.[1][6] That same year, she appeared in a recurring role as Ruth in I Don't Like Driving, which premiered exclusively in the US on HBO Max, and TNT in Spain.[1][7]

In 2023, Monedero guest-starred on a season 3 episode of Netflix's Valeria as Valeria Joven.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Character Notes
2018–2020 Skam España Elvira "Viri" Gómez Garcia Main cast; 39 episodes & central character of season 3
2022 Días mejores Ainhoa Guest role; one episode
I Don't Like Driving Ruth from University Recurring role; three episodes
2023 Valeria Valeria Joven Guest role; one episode

Film

Year Title Character Notes
2021 Fomo Celia Short film
Chicas

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2021 "El Momento" Tutto Durán Directed by Natt Monroy

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Celia Monedero". Keyz Talents (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b De la Rocha, Alfonso (30 December 2019). "Celia Monedero (Viri) será coprotagonista en 'SKAM': "Las redes sociales nos hacen llevar una máscara"". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "TODO SOBRE CELIA MONEDERO, VIRI DE SKAM ESPAÑA". PizzaCinema (in Spanish). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ "SKAM España T3: Viri - Movistar+". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ "'Skam España', Galardonada Con El Premio Cima TV Del Festval de Vitoria". La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ Cámara, Nora (22 April 2022). "'Días mejores': fecha de estreno, primeras imágenes y reparto de la nueva serie de Amazon". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ "TNT revela el tráiler y fecha de 'No me gusta conducir', la nueva comedia de Borja Cobeaga con Juan Diego Botto". Vertele (in Spanish). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ Monedero, Celia (2 June 2023). "Veo este capítulo y no pienso en otra cosa más que en agradecer. Agradecer a todo el equipo de Valeria por crear una serie tan humana y hacerme sentir como en casa. Agradecerles por darme la oportunidad de interpretar a un personaje al que admiro con locura. Porque es valiente y especial. Porque no se rinde en su sueño como escritora. Porque no se rinde intentando encontrar el amor. Porque intenta quererse ella aunque a veces sea complicado. Porque es graciosa. Porque es preciosa. Porque es maravillosa. Porque es, simplemente, Valeria. Y gracias a @didigmz porque ella es la que da vida a este personaje tan maravilloso y la que me hizo amarlo desde el primer momento. Gracias tambien a mis 3 compañeras y amigas maravillosas a las que tambien admiro y de las que tambien he aprendido muchisimo @rrroocky @belensicilia_ @lauramendezmarmol. Gracias a @oscarpereezz por recordarme siempre lo bonito de disfrutar sin importar lo que opine el resto. Y por último, gracias a todas las mujeres del universo porque nosotras lo valemos. Gracias gracias y gracias❤️ @keyztalents @netflixes @plano_a_plano @arantzavelezcasting @paulacamaracasting @diegogitecasting @laura_m_campos @silmalopez @teresariott @paulamalia". Instagram (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.