Vicky Luengo

Vicky Luengo (born 1990) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress.

Vicky Luengo
At the 2020 Gaudí Awards
Born1990
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
OccupationActress

Biography

She was born in 1990 in Palma de Mallorca,[1] but after fours years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona,[2] where she was raised.[3] She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old.[3] She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School.[3] Her debut in television was an appearance as background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger roles in the TV series Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva.[3] In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play represented at the National Theatre of Catalonia.[3]

He starred as lead character in the French TV movie Carmen (2011), directed by Jacques Malaterre,[2] also appearing in films such as La Trinca: la biografía no autorizada (2011), Born (2014), Barcelona, noche de invierno (2015), Las leyes de la termodinámica (2018) and I’m Being Me (2020).[2][4]

Her breakout performance was her role in the TV series Antidisturbios (Riot Police),[5] aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She plays Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction.[6]

Filmography
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Television
Year Title Role NotesRef
2010 El pacto Merche Aired as miniseries [7]
2010 La pecera de Eva Ari [3]
2011 Carmen TV movie [2]
2011 Homicidios María Losada [8]
2013–2017 La Riera Míriam Ambrós Santacana [9]
2019 Secretos de Estado Raquel 13 episodes [3]
2020 Madres. Amor y vida Natalia [10]
2020 Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Laia Urquijo [6]
Film
Year Title Role NotesRef
2014 Born Marianna [11]
2015 Barcelona, noche de invierno Olga [12]
2017 Blue Rai Lola [13]
2018 Las leyes de la termodinámica (The Laws of Thermodynamics) Eva [14]
TBD El sustituto Eva Vidal [15]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 New York City International Film Festival Best Leading Actress Born Won [11]
2021 Forqué Awards Best Actress in a TV Series Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Nominated [16]
Feroz Awards Best Leading Actress in a TV Series Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Pending [17]

References
  1. Ramírez, Noelia (22 December 2020). "Lo que me salvó en 2020': por qué Vicky Luengo se aferró a los libros de la soledad femenina". Smoda. El País.
  2. Navarro, Núria (1 November 2020). "10 cosas que hay que saber de Vicky Luengo, la revelación de 'Antidisturbios'". El Periódico.
  3. Hernández, Nuria (20 October 2020). "Así es Vicky Luengo, la actriz mallorquina que da la réplica a los antidisturbios de Sorogoyen". Vanity Fair.
  4. Fernández, Inma (22 November 2014). "Regreso al Born de 1714". El Periódico.
  5. "Vicky Luengo, la actriz del momento". Última Hora. 15 January 2021.
  6. "Vicky Luengo: "Si mi personaje fuera un hombre, no se juzgaría su ambición"". eldiario.es. 14 October 2020.
  7. "El pacto. Podría ser mucho mas". MuchaTV.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "Eduardo Noriega acusa a Telecinco de "tácticas poco respetuosas"". abcplay. ABC. 6 October 2011.
  9. "Míriam Ambrós Santacana". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
  10. Mingo, Alicia; Escalona, Maribel (7 May 2020). "'Madres': las historias de Belén Rueda en la serie de Amazon Prime Video". Diez Minutos.
  11. "Vicky Luengo, premio a la mejor actriz principal por "Born" en Nueva York". La Vanguardia. 8 May 2015.
  12. "El amor vuelve por Navidad con 'Barcelona, noche de invierno'". Infoactualidad2. 5 December 2015.
  13. Vall, Pere (4 April 2018). "'Blue Rai': amor, secuestros y cintas de vídeo". Fotogramas.
  14. Iglesias, Eulàlia (20 April 2018). "'Las leyes de la termodinámica': solo somos átomos, pero átomos enamorados". El Confidencial.
  15. Zurro, Javier (5 November 2020). "¿Nazis ocultos en Denia? Así es 'El sustituto', la nueva película de Ricardo Gómez y Vicky Luengo". El Español.
  16. "'Antidisturbios' y Elena Irureta ('Patria') se cubrieron de gloria en la emotiva gala de los Premios Forqué 2021". Vertele. eldiario.es. 17 January 2021.
  17. Martínez, Luis (10 December 2020). "Premios Feroz 2021: 'La boda de Rosa', de Icíar Bollaín, y 'Patria', de Aitor Gabilondo, favoritas". El Mundo.
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