Estefanía de los Santos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de los Santos and the second or maternal family name is Rúa.
Estefanía de los Santos
Born
Estefanía de los Santos Rúa

1976[1]
Seville, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active2003-present

Estefanía de los Santos (Seville, 1976) is a Spanish actress who has participated in several national fiction and feature films such as Bienvenidos al Lolita, Perdóname, Señor, El Continental or La peste. In 2012 she was nominated for a Goya Award for her performance in the feature film Grupo 7.[2]

Professional career

She participated for the first time in a television fiction in 2007, in the Antena 3 comedy for Youtube Chica busca chica. In 2010 she participated in the film Don Mendo Rock ¿La venganza?, but she would achieve greater popularity after starring in the feature film Grupo 7 (2012) by Alberto Rodríguez Librero, a performance for which she was nominated for the Goya Awards as best new actress.[3]

In 2013 she joined the second season of the Antena 3 series Luna, el misterio de Calenda, where she played Marcela.[4] In 2014 she was one of the protagonists of the series Bienvenidos al Lolita.[5] That same year, she participated in the film Carmina y amén.[6]

In 2017 she joined the main cast of the Telecinco series Perdóname, Señor.[7] A year later, she also joined as the main character in Divinity's daily series Yo quisiera.[8] That year she was one of the protagonists of the web series Cúpido of Playz[9] and the series broadcast on TVE El Continental, where she played Gloria.[10] She also starred in the feature film Jaulas by Nicolás Pacheco for which she won the ASECAN award.[11][12]

In 2019 she starred in Frank Ariza's feature film ¡Ay, mi madre!.[13] She also participated in the Telecinco political series Secretos de Estado and joined the main cast of the Movistar+ series La peste.[14] In 2020 she starred in the film Para toda la muerte[15] and participated in the Mexican series Herederos por accidente.[16]

In 2021, she participated in the feature film Ama, playing Rosario and starred in Vicente Villanueva's comedy Sevillanas de Brooklyn, where she played Carmen.[17] She also began shooting the film Tras el reflejo, directed by Frank Ariza.

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Character Directed by
2010 Dispongo de barcos Sales assistant Juan Cavestany
Don Mendo Rock ¿La venganza? Dulce José Luis García Sánchez
2012 Grupo 7 La Caoba Alberto Rodríguez Librero
Miel de naranjas Ticket agent Imanol Uribe
2014 Carmina y amén Fany Paco León
2015 Hablar The Drunkard Joaquín Oristrell
De chica en chica Linda Sonia Sebastián
2016 Que Dios nos perdone Crossdresser Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Relaxing cup of coffee Lola José Semprún
2018 Tiempo después Woman Mayor José Luis Cuerda
Jaulas Concha Nicolás Pacheco
2019 ¡Ay, mi madre! María Frank Ariza
2020 Para toda la muerte Pepa Alfonso Sánchez Fernández
2021 Ama Rosario Júlia de Paz
Sevillanas de Brooklyn Carmen Vicente Villanueva
Las leyes de la frontera Merche Daniel Monzón
2022 La mesita del comedor María Caye Casas

Television

Year Title Channel Character Duration
2008 - 2009 Chica busca chica YouTube Alicia 3 episodios
2011 Cheers Telecinco Beatriz 1 episodio
Estudio 1 La 1 Various Characters 1 episodio
Marco Antena 3 Juanota 1 episodio
2013 Luna, el misterio de Calenda Antena 3 Marcela 8 episodios
2014 Bienvenidos al Lolita Antena 3 Rosario «Charo» Martín 8 episodios
2017 Perdóname, Señor Telecinco Antonia Camacho 8 episodios
2018 Yo quisiera Divinity Hannah 38 episodios
Cupido Playz Invidia 6 episodios
El Continental La 1 Gloria 10 episodios
Arde Madrid Movistar+ Campera 1 episodio
2018 - 2019 La peste Movistar+ María de la O 7 episodios
2019 Secretos de estado Telecinco Francisca «Paca» 5 episodios
2020 Herederos por accidente Claro Video Pilar 13 episodios

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2013 CEC Awards Newcomer Actress Grupo 7 Nominated
2013 Goya Awards Best new actress Nominated
2013 Andalusian Film Award (ASECAN) Best female performance Nominated
2015 Spanish Actors Union Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Role Siempre me resistí a que terminara el verano Nominated
2016 La distancia Won
2019 Andalusian Film Award (ASECAN) Best female performance Jaulas Won

References

  1. ^ "Estefanía de los Santos". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ ""Soy una actriz que improvisa trabajando y que improvisa en la vida"" (in Spanish). Diario de Cadiz. 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "La actriz sevillana Estefanía de los Santos opta al premio a mejor actriz revelación por «Grupo 7»" (in Spanish). ABC. 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Roberto Álamo y Estefanía de los Santos se suman a la segunda temporada de 'Luna, el misterio de Calenda'" (in Spanish). Formula TV. 16 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Estefanía de los Santos: "Más de un político debe tener ganas de poner a los actores frente a un paredón"" (in Spanish). Estrellas Digital. 15 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Paco León: "Perder la espontaneidad era el peligro en 'Carmina y Amén'"" (in Spanish). RTVE. 28 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Estefanía de los Santos: "Perdóname señor' es una serie es espectacular"" (in Spanish). Telecinco. 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Primeras novedades de la segunda temporada de 'Yo quisiera': nuevos personajes e inicio de rodajes" (in Spanish). Formula TV. 24 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Playz graba 'Cupido', nuevo thriller fantástico juvenil" (in Spanish). RTVE. 14 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Estefanía de los Santos, nuevo fichaje de 'El Continental'" (in Spanish). El Televisero. 5 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Estefanía de los Santos; «tengo claro que mi espina dorsal es el teatro»" (in Spanish). The Citizen. 22 November 2018.
  12. ^ "'Viaje al cuarto de una madre' de Celia Rico Clavellino y 'Entre dos aguas' de Isaki Lacuesta triunfan en los Premios ASECAN del Cine Andaluz 2019" (in Spanish). ASECAN. 26 January 2019.
  13. ^ "'¡Ay, mi madre!', con Secun de la Rosa, en 'Versión española'" (in Spanish). Diez Minutos. 2 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Siete personajes de la segunda temporada de 'La peste'" (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 15 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Crítica de la película 'Para toda la muerte'" (in Spanish). Fotogramas. 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Quién es quién en Herederos por Accidente, serie de Claro Video" (in Spanish). Desde la cuna.
  17. ^ "'Sevillanas de Brooklyn': Una familia de acogida de estudiantes esconde una gran farsa" (in Spanish). El Correo. 24 July 2020.[permanent dead link‍]