Alexandra Jiménez

Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom Los Serrano.[1] She starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Arrechea.
Alexandra Jiménez
Born
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea

(1980-01-04) 4 January 1980
Zaragoza, Spain
OccupationActress, stand up comedian, TV host, ballet dancer
Years active1998–present
Height5 ft 5 in (1.64 m)
Awards2017 Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actress

Biography

She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980.[2] When Jiménez was young, she started dancing ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza.[3] She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old, but after she suffered an injury when she was working for the Cuban National Ballet she set out on her career towards acting.[1]

Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the Escuela Universitaria de Artes TAI and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas, Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Compañeros during her studies.[3] In 2004, she joined Los Serrano, where she played África Sanz.[4]

Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers.[5][6] She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of Frágiles.[4][7]

She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.[8]

Filmography
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Television
Year Title Role NotesRef
2002 Periodistas Laura 1 episode [4]
2003 Tres son multitud Valeria [9]
2004–2008 Los Serrano África Sanz [1]
2009 La familia Mata Eva Mata [10]
2010–2011 La pecera de Eva Eva Padrón [6]
2011–2012 Cheers Rebeca Santaolalla A mashup of the characters Diane Chambers and Rebecca Howe
from the original American series		 [11][12]
2012 Frágiles Eva 1 episode. Same character as in La pecera de Eva [4]
2013 Familia Carlota [13]
2016 El ministerio del tiempo Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano 1 episode [4]
2017 La zona Julia Martos [4]
2019 Hospital Valle Norte Paula Díaz del Pino [14]
2019 Atrapa a un ladrón Lola Garay [15]
2021 El inocente [16]
Film
Year Title Role NotesRef
2003 La fiesta Trini [17]
2008 Fuera de carta Paula [18]
2009 Spanish Movie Ramira The character is a spoof look-alike of Penélope Cruz's character in Volver [19]
2010 No controles Bea [20]
2012 Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) Tina [21]
2015 Anacleto: agente secreto Katia [22]
2016 Embarazados Alina [23]
2016 100 metros (100 Meters) Inma 2017 Gaudí Award for Best Supporting Actress [24]
2017 Toc Toc Blanca [25]
2018 Superlópez Luisa Lanas [26]
2019 Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust) Irene [27]

Theatre
  • Fin del mundo, todos al tren (2002)
  • Los menecomos (2002)
  • Siete por siete (2003)
  • 5mujeres.com (2004)
  • Hombres, mujeres y punto
  • Un pequeño juego, sin consecuencias (2006)

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Gardón, Juan José (28 January 2019). "Alexandra Jiménez, doctora en plató". Diario de Sevilla.
  2. "Alexandra Jiménez: "He sentido la presión para ser madre"". Diez Minutos. 27 May 2016.
  3. "Telecinco nada en "La pecera de Eva" con su nueva serie juvenil". Vertele. eldiario.es. 5 October 2009.
  4. Alcaraz, Maripaz (4 January 2018). "De 'Los Serrano' a 'La zona': La trayectoria televisiva de Alexandra Jiménez". FormulaTV.
  5. "La pecera de Eva pasará de La Siete a Cuatro en 2011". Ideal. 2 December 2010.
  6. Sánchez de la Nieta González, Claudio (2020). El ritmo audiovisual en la obra inicial de Rodrigo Sorogoyen (2013-2020) (PDF). Barcelona: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. p. 79.
  7. "Alexandra Jiménez vuelve a ser Eva Padrón de 'La pecera de Eva' en el desenlace de 'Frágiles'". FormulaTV. 6 September 2012.
  8. Pérez, Laura (7 September 2018). "Alexandra Jiménez demuestra su capacidad dramática en 'Las distancias', de Elena Trapé". Fotogramas.
  9. "Tres son multitud no es una telenovela". Vertele. eldiario.es. 7 July 2003.
  10. "Alexandra Jiménez en ´La familia Mata´". El Periódico Extremadura. 10 August 2008.
  11. "Alexandra Jiménez se transforma en una joven culta". Europa Press. 11 August 2011.
  12. Ponce, Rocío (11 September 2011). "Telecinco recupera el espíritu de 'Cheers'". Público.
  13. Palomo, Miguel Ángel (15 January 2013). "Los Oquendo triunfan en Telecinco". El País.
  14. Solà Gimferrer, Pere (15 January 2019). "'Hospital Valle Norte' acaba de abrir las puertas... y ya puede cerrarlas". La Vanguardia.
  15. Méndez, M. (7 November 2019). "Alexandra Jiménez 'Atrapa a un ladrón': "Se ha abierto un mundo hipercreativo en ficción"". Vertele. eldiario.es.
  16. González, Paloma (17 December 2020). "Las mejores series extranjeras que llegan a Netflix en 2021". GQ.
  17. Gallardo, Francisco Andrés (7 February 2020). "Netflix rescata una película casi inédita de 2003, 'La fiesta'". Diario de Sevilla.
  18. Caviaro, Juan Luis (11 April 2008). "Estrenos de la semana | 11 de abril". Espinof.
  19. "'Spanish Movie': cine español a carcajadas pero "sin ánimo de ofender"". La Verdad. 3 December 2009.
  20. Vall, Pere (2 December 2010). "No controles". Fotogramas.
  21. Martos Fernández, David (4 February 2012). "Alexandra Jiménez: "No, no, no, yo no volvería a los tiempos del colegio ni muerta"". Cadena SER.
  22. Jiménez, Jesús (31 August 2015). "Javier Ruiz Caldera: "Anacleto es el 'Sin perdón' del cine español"". RTVE.
  23. Martínez, Beatriz (19 June 2015). "Embarazados". Fotogramas.
  24. "Alexandra Jiménez, premio a mejor actriz secundaria por "100 metros"". Efe. 30 January 2017.
  25. Herrero, Julián (6 October 2017). "«Toc toc», ¿quién es?". La Razón.
  26. Castejón Leorza, María (19 December 2018). "A 'Superlópez' lo salva la villana". Pikaramagazine.
  27. "'Gente que viene y bah': la búsqueda de la felicidad". El Periódico. 16 January 2019.
  28. "La actriz Alexandra Jiménez, premiada en León". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Henneo. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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