Itziar Ituño

Itziar Ituño Martínez (born June 18, 1974) is a Basque actress. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the Spanish television series Money Heist (La casa de papel).

Itziar Ituño
Ituño in 2019
Born	Itziar Ituño Martínez 18 June 1974 Basauri, Basque Country, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present

Early life

Ituño was born in Basauri, on June 18, 1974. She studied acting at the Basauri Theater School and also graduated in urban-industrial and political sociology from the University of the Basque Country.[1]

Career

Ituño's first appearance was in the Basque film Agur Olentzero, agur (Goodbye Olentzero, Goodbye) which was released in 1997.[2]

In 2001 she got a role in the soap opera Goenkale. In this television series, she played Nekane Beitia, a lesbian policewoman from the fictional village of Arralde. She played the role until 2015, when the show was canceled. This role increased her visibility in the Basque Country.[3][4]

She continued to work as an actress, starring in the films Loreak (Spanish submission for the Academy Awards) and Igelak, released in 2015 and 2016 respectively.[5][6] In 2017, she starred in the television series La casa de papel (broadcast on Antena 3 and then acquired by Netflix) in the role of Raquel Murillo, a police inspector.[7][8]

In addition to her film, television, and theater roles, she is also a singer in three bands: Dangiliske,[9] EZ3, and INGOT.

On 26 September 2017, she was a presenter of the Basque Film Gala and the EITB Gala for the 65th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.[10]

She tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020. She subsequently made a full recovery.[11]

It was announced in May 2020 that Ituño will make her English language debut in the British animated short film Salvation Has No Name, due for release in 2020.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Sex machine		Short film
1996	Ricardo		Short film
1996	La lección		Short film
1996	Al, Ben & Gail		Short film
1997	Agur Olentzero, agurǃ		TV movie
1998	Otxate		Short film
2003	El final de la noche	Raquel	Main role
2004	Agujeros en el cielo	Elena	Main role
2005	Seré tus ojos		Short film
2005	Arkadia
2007	Silencios		Short film
2008	Entereza		Short film
2010	Izarren Argia	Sor Angustias	Supporting role
2012	Bárbara		Short film
2012	Dragoi Ehiztaria	Maddalen	Main role
2014	Sabin	Paulina Arana	TV movie
2014	Loreak	Lourdes	Main role
2014	Lasa eta Zabala	Amaia	Main role
2014	El Buen Mal	Woman	Short film
2015	Un otoño sin Berlín	Sofía	Supporting role
2016	Igelak	Carmen	Supporting role
2017	Morir	Nurse	Supporting role
2017	Errementari	Ana	Supporting role
2017	For the Good Times	Ainhoa	Short film
2017	Tarde para el recreo	Mother	Short film
2018	Basque selfie	Ane	Main role
2019	Voces	Aitana	Short film
2019	Lekitxoko Etxea	Maitane	Short film
2019	El silencio de la ciudad blanca	Doctor Guevara	Supporting role
2020	Hil Kanpaiak	Karmen	Main role
2020	Ilargi guztiak		Main role
2020	Nora
2020	Salvation Has No Name	Priest (voice)	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref
1999–2001, 2005–2015	Goenkale	Nekane Beitia	ETB 1	More than 1,500 episodes Recurring cast (1999, 2000-2001, 2004-2005) Main cast (1999-2000, 2005-2015)
2000	Ander eta konpainia		ETB 1	Guest role
2000–2001	Teilatupean		ETB 1	Supporting role
2002	Kilker dema		ETB 1	Guest role
2002	Platos sucios		ETB 2	Guest role
2010	Goenkale 3000	Herself	ETB 1	TV special	[13]
2010	Euskal Kantuen Gaua	Herself	ETB 1	Christmas Eve TV special
2011	Vaya Semanita		ETB 2	Guest role
2012	Finlandia	Herself	ETB 1	Episodeː "Naroa Agirre eta Itziar Ituño"
2012	30 Urte Gozaaaatzen!	Herself	ETB 1	New Year's Eve TV special	[14]
2014	Euskal Kantuen Gaua	Herself	ETB 1	Christmas Eve TV special
2015	Zuek hor	Herself	ETB 1	Episodeː "Itziar Ituño eta Iñigo Segurola"	[15]
2015	Soinu ehiztaria	Herself	ETB 1	Guest (1 episode)	[16]
2015-16	Kaixo 2016	Herself	ETB 1	New Year's Eve TV special	[17]
2016	Pintxo & Pote	Herself	ETB 1	Brief appearance (1 episode)	[18]
2017	Cuéntame cómo pasó	Koro Zabaleta	TVE	Guest (5 episodes)
2017	Pulsaciones	Guest actress	Antena 3	1 episode
2017–present	Money Heist	Raquel Murillo	Antena 3 / Netflix	Main role (31 episodes)
2018	Goenkale 18	Herself	ETB 1	TV special	[19]
2018	Gure kasa	Herself	ETB 1	Episodeː "Itziar Ituño"	[20]
2018	Bilboko Aste Nagusia 2018	Herself	ETB 1	Guest (1 episode)	[21]
2019	Gure doinuak	Herself	ETB 1	Episodeː "Itziar Ituño eta Nerbioi Ibarra"	[22]
2019	Nunca es tarde	Herself	Fox Sports Sur	Guest (1 episode)
2019	O Programa de Cristina	Herself	SIC	Guest (1 episode)
2019	Egunak egin du	Herself	ETB 1	Collaborator (1 episode)	[23]
2019	Gabonǃ Kantantzera gatozǃ	Herself	ETB 1	Christmas Eve TV special	[24]
2020	Vivement dimanche	Herself	France 2	Guest (1 episode)
2020	Barre librea	Herself	ETB 1	Guest (1 episode)
2020	Mask Singer	The Ballerina	TF1	Guest (1 episode)
TBA	Alardea		ETB 1	Miniseries

Stage

• Izarrak/Estrellas (2003).
• Pakitarentzat Bakarrik (2004).
• Zeta/Seda (2005).
• Jostailuen Istorioak/Historia de juguetes (2005).
• Lapurzuola/Cueva de ladrones (2007).
• Grönholm Metodoa (2008).
• AURI-AURI (2010).
• Ilunpetan/El Apagón (2010).
• Amantalaren Ahotsa (2011).
• Herioa eta Dontzeila (2012).
• Hitzak/Palabras (2013–2014).
• Koadernoa Zuri/Cuaderno en blanco (2016–2017).
• Desoxirribonucleico (2017).
• Funtzak (2017).
• Yo soy Pichichi (2018)

References

1. Mantilla, Jesús Ruiz (13 August 2019). "Itziar Ituño: "Nunca me he enamorado del enemigo"" – via elpais.com.
2. Adictosalcine.com. "Reparto de la película Agur, olentzero, agur - Actores de Agur, olentzero, agur, Actrices de Agur, olentzero, agur - Adictosalcine.com". www.adictosalcine.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
3. Vasca, EiTB Radio Televisión Pública. "Nekane Beitia". www.eitb.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
4. "'Goenkale', la mítica serie de ETB1, finaliza tras 21 años de emisión". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
5. "Itziar Ituño – Loinaz Representación". www.loinazactores.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
6. "Itziar Ituño: "La candidatura a los Oscar parecía algo imposible"". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
7. "Netflix have added the second season of the most addictive show in years | JOE.co.uk". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
8. "Money Heist trailer teases bank robbery's explosive end". Looper.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
9. "Itziar Ituño, entre comisaria en 'La casa de papel' y activista del mundo proetarra". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
10. "San Sebastian Film Festival". www.sansebastianfestival.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
11. "Money Heist star Itziar Ituño tests positive for Coronavirus". The Oprah Magazine. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
12. Grater, Tom (20 May 2020). "'Money Heist' Star Sets English Debut". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
13. "Ospakizun berezia 'Goenkale'ren 3.000garren atalaren karietara". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
14. "30. urtemuga ospatuz agurtuko du urtea ETBk". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
15. "EiTB". www.facebook.com.
16. "Itziar Ituño, gaur, 'Soinu Ehiztaria' saioan". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
17. "Gabon zaharreko kanpaiak Donostiatik eskainiko ditu ETBk". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
18. "'Pintxo & Pote' Donostiako Zinemaldian izango da gaur gauean". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
19. "'Goenkale 18' gala berezia, astearte honetan ETB-1en". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
20. "Itziar Ituñori elkarrizketa,'Gure Kasa'n". El Diario Vasco. 17 January 2018.
21. "Itziar Ituño aktorea, gaur, 'Bilboko Aste Nagusia 2018' saioan". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
22. "Nerbioi ibarreko doinuak, Itziar Ituñorekin, gaur gauean, 'Gure Doinuak' saioan". Euskal Irrati Telebista.
23. Telebista, Euskal Irrati (29 October 2019). "Itziar Ituño: Zeugaz' abestiaren izena tatuatzera heldu dira Brasilen'". www.eitb.eus.
24. "'Gabon! Kantatzera Gatoz' saio berezia, gaur gauean, ETB1en eta eitb.eus-en". Euskal Irrati Telebista. 20 December 2019.

External links

• Itziar Ituño on Instagram
• Itziar Ituño at IMDb

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