Norma Ruiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Izquierdo.
Norma Ruiz
Norma Ruiz in 2010
Born
Norma Ruiz Izquierdo

(1982-06-09) 9 June 1982 (age 42)[1]
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active2001-present

Norma Ruiz Izquierdo (Madrid, June 9, 1982) is a Spanish actress known for playing Bárbara Ortiz in Yo soy Bea.

Biography

Norma is the youngest of four sisters. As a child she aspired to be a professional dancer. One of her sisters, a dance teacher, taught her to dance sevillanas when she was four years old and at the age of eight she entered a dance school.[2] It was in the company of Miliki and Rita Irasema where she performed her first work, El flautista de Hamelin, which she performed for a year. She then entered the conservatory to learn Spanish dance. Antonio Canales and José Racero chose her for some shows, performing -for example- at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.[3]

At the age of 19, an injury took her away from the world of dance, although she decided to continue dancing for a while in musicals to pay for her acting career.[4] She then decided to enroll in the TAI University Arts Center in Madrid. In her last year she got the opportunity, thanks to the direction students of the same center, to participate in the cheapest movie of the Spanish cinema: La fiesta, which only cost 6000 euros in 2003. Later she participated in the independent The tester, by Fernando Núñez Herrera. In 2010, she released La herencia Valdemar and the comedy Tensión sexual no resuelta and in 2011 La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida.[5][6]

She also participated in plays and musicals such as Sonrisas y lágrimas, Al compás son seis, Aires tradicionales, Esta noche hay que matar a Franco, Stabat mater, Por los pelos and El tiempo y los Conway.[7]

In television, she has participated in the series Aquí no hay quién viva[8] (Antena 3, 2005), La sopa boba (Antena 3, 2004) or Cuéntame cómo pasó[9] (La 1, 2006). Although her best known television roles have been in El auténtico Rodrigo Leal (Antena 3, 2005), Yo soy Bea[10] (Telecinco, 2006-2008), Gavilanes[11] (Antena 3, 2010-2011), Parejología 3x2 (Telecinco, 2011), Supercharly (Telecinco, 2011).

Between 2012 and 2013 she worked in Telecinco's Frágiles.[12] Also, she was part of the cast of two telefilms in 2011 about Carmen Cervera in which she gave life to Blanca Cuesta and Rocío Dúrcal, volver a verte where she played Rocío Dúrcal,[13][14] after the role was rejected by the daughter of the artist Carmen Morales due to discrepancies with the script, both in Telecinco.[15]

In 2014, she joined Cuatro's afternoon series, Ciega a citas,[16] and in 2015 in the Antena 3 series Algo que celebrar.[17]

In 2016 she starred in the series El hombre de tu vida alongside José Mota in La 1.[18] In 2018 and 2019 she played Bárbara in La que se avecina.[19][20]

Personal life

She is in a relationship with Bosco James. In January 2021, she announced her pregnancy on her Instagram account.[21] Her daughter Alma was born on April 18, 2021.[22]

Dance and Art

  • Sevillanas classes, taught by her sister.
  • Dance classes in the company of Miliki and Rita Irasema.
  • Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid, where she graduated in Dance.
  • Escuela Superior de Artes y Espectáculos TAI, where she graduated in interpretation.
  • School of Interpretation "La Guindalera".

Career

Dancer

  • Tour with Miliki and Rita Irasema. El flautista de Hamelin. (1988/1989)
  • Shows of the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid
  • Several shows with Antonio Canales.
  • Several shows with José Racero.
  • Worked with the dancer Luisillo in several productions.
  • Dancer in the Sonrisas y lágrimas (2000)
  • Dancer in the flamenco musical Al compás son seis (2001)

Actress

Theater

  • Una despedida de muerte
  • Tr3s
  • El tiempo y los Conway
  • Lope de Aguirre, traidor
  • La gaviota
  • Aires tradicionales
  • Esta noche hay que matar a Franco
  • Stabat Mater
  • Por los pelos (2008/2010)
  • El poder de la sangre (2011/-)

Cinema

  • La fiesta (2003), as Luna, protagonist.
  • The Tester (2004), as Rebeca, protagonist.
  • Tensión sexual no resuelta (2010), as Jazz, protagonist.
  • La herencia Valdemar, (2010), as Ana, supporting actress.
  • La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida, (2011), as Ana, supporting actress
  • Los Futbolísimos, (2018), as Alicia, main character.

Television

Year Title Character Channel Duration
2001 Mi teniente 1 episode
2004 Cuéntame cómo pasó Silvia Bodeguero TVE 5 episodes
2004 La sopa boba Antena 3 1 episode
2005 El auténtico Rodrigo Leal Mariaca Antena 3 12 episodes
2005 Aquí no hay quien viva Yolanda Antena 3 1 episode
2006 Matrimonio con hijos Susi FOX 1 episode
2006 Tirando a dar Telecinco 1 episodes
2006 - 2008 Yo soy Bea Bárbara Ortiz Telecinco 417 episodes
2010 Supercharly Miriam Baquerizo Cuatro 5 episodes
2010 - 2011 Gavilanes Rosario Montes Antena 3 11 episodes
2011 Parejología 3x2 María Telecinco 3 episodes
2012 Cuñados (continuation of Parejologia 3x2) 9 episodes
2012 - 2013 Frágiles Pilar Telecinco 16 episodes
2014 Ciega a citas Laura Cuatro 11 episodes
2015 Algo que celebrar Eva Navarro Antena 3 8 episodes
2016 El hombre de tu vida Silvia Domínguez "La Merkel" TVE 8 episodes
2016 El Ministerio del Tiempo Irene Alba TVE 1 episode
2017; 2019 La que se avecina Bárbara "La teacher" Telecinco 8 episodes
2019 - 2020 El pueblo Isabel “Isa” Prime Video / Telecinco 14 episodes
2022 - presente Señor, dame paciencia Sandra Zaldívar Ramos Antena 3 8 episodes

Telefilms

  • Tita Cervera. La Baronesa (2011) as Blanca Cuesta, secondary.
  • Rocío Dúrcal. Volver a verte (2011) as Rocío Dúrcal, protagonist.

Television

  • El programa de Ana Rosa (2016) guest.

Awards and nominations

2007 Actors' Union Awards

  • Nomination for Best Newcomer Actress for Yo soy Bea.

2007 Kapital Awards

  • Award for best performance for Por los pelos.
  • Young Talent Award 2012 at the Comedy Film Festival of Tarazona and Moncayo.

References

  1. ^ "Norma Ruiz". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "La feliz vida como madre de Norma Ruiz, la 'pija' de Yo soy Bea". Yahoo (in Spanish). 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Norma Ruiz". Madrid Es teatro (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Norma Ruiz, más allá de 'Yo soy Bea': de bailar con Miliki a estrenar maternidad". ElConfidencial (in Spanish). 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "'Tensión sexual no resuelta' une en la gran pantalla a Pilar Rubio y Amaia Salamanca". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 17 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Tensión sexual no resuelta. Norma Ruiz asegura que en la película hay «mucho más que sexo»". Ideal (in Spanish). 17 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Quién es Norma Ruiz, la actriz que va como invitada a 'Pasapalabra'". ElEspañol (in Spanish). 16 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Actrices y actores en común entre 'Aquí no hay quien viva' y 'La que se avecina'". FórmulaTV (in Spanish). 21 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Norma Ruiz: Las otras veces que la has visto más allá de 'yo soy bea'". Qué (in Spanish). 16 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Norma Ruiz: "No me parezco nada a la Bárbara de 'Yo soy Bea'"". 20minutos (in Spanish). 27 September 2006.
  11. ^ "Norma Ruiz es Rosario Montes". Atresseries (in Spanish). 16 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Norma Ruiz: «Hay muchos actores que no se atreven a rodar 'Frágiles' por su improvisación»". Hoy (in Spanish). 6 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Norma Ruiz: 'A Dúrcal nadie la llamaba Rocío'". ElMundo (in Spanish). 27 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Norma Ruiz: "España ha valorado lo suficiente a Rocío Dúrcal"". 20minutos (in Spanish). 27 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Norma Ruiz: "La mayor responsabilidad es reencarnar a Rocío Durcal"". EuropaPress (in Spanish). 20 June 2011.
  16. ^ "Norma Ruiz y Jorge Suquet se unen al elenco de "Ciega a citas"". ElPeriódico (in Spanish). 6 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Norma Ruíz: "Los guiones de 'Algo que celebrar' me atraparon desde el principio"". Antena3 (in Spanish). 23 December 2014.
  18. ^ ""La gente dice que El hombre de tu vida es un soplo de aire"". RTVE (in Spanish). 2 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Norma Ruiz reaparece en 'La que se avecina'". Telecinco (in Spanish). 4 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Bárbara, el personaje de Norma Ruiz, regresa a 'La que se avecina'". DiezMinutos (in Spanish). 4 June 2019.
  21. ^ "La actriz Norma Ruiz está embarazada: 'Los Reyes nos han traído el mejor regalo del mundo'". Hola. 7 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Norma Ruiz da a luz a su primera hija, Alma". LaVanguardia. 19 April 2021.