Ana Álvarez
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Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez, better known as Ana Álvarez was born on 19 November 1969 in Jerez de la Frontera
, Cádiz
, Spain
.
when she was about 13 years old.
After she finished her studies, she entered the world of fashion and started in the movie business from being a model.
When Ana was only 17, she went to Japan
, hired by an agency where she worked for 4 months, then she moved to Paris
and other Europe
an capital cities which only strengthened her career as a model.
In 1987 the director Antonio Giménez-Rico was searching for a long dark haired Andalusian girl, for the movie "Jarrapellejos".
In 1989 she then appeared in the Spanish comedy "Aquí huele a muerto" with a Spanish comedy act called "Martes y Trece".(Tuesday & 13)
The same year Alvarez participated in "Sólo o en compañía de otros", from Santiago San Miguel.
At the end of 1990, she took part in the Televisión Española
production film "Don Juan en los infiernos" a free adaptation of Gonzalo Suárez of Don Juan de Molière.
Álvarez starred in a film called "The dead mother" with director Juanma Bajo Ulloa
, co-starring Karra Ejalde and Silvia Marsó.
In the film is of young mentally defective person who sees her mother assassinated in the house after she discovers a thief.
In the spring of 1994, Ana worked with director Ricardo Franco
in the comedy
¡"Oh, Cielos"! with Jesús Bonilla, el Gran Wyoming
& Angela Molina
.
In 1995 the Hispanic-German production "Vivir al límite" with film director Michael Guman also that same year "Brujas" came out which starred Penélope Cruz
and Beatriz Carvajal
.
Then 1998 saw the release of "Cha, cha, chá" with Eduardo Noriega
and Jorge Sanz
.
In 2000, she worked in "A galope tendido" and 2001 in "Las amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant".
... aka A Sweet Scent of Death (USA)
... aka Kill Me Over and Over (USA)
... aka I Get Off at the Next Stop, What About You? (International: English title)
... aka Don Juan in Hell (International: English title)
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had 208,896 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia...
, Cádiz
Cádiz (province)
Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Western Europe....
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Biography
Álvarez moved to MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
when she was about 13 years old.
After she finished her studies, she entered the world of fashion and started in the movie business from being a model.
When Ana was only 17, she went to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, hired by an agency where she worked for 4 months, then she moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an capital cities which only strengthened her career as a model.
In 1987 the director Antonio Giménez-Rico was searching for a long dark haired Andalusian girl, for the movie "Jarrapellejos".
In 1989 she then appeared in the Spanish comedy "Aquí huele a muerto" with a Spanish comedy act called "Martes y Trece".(Tuesday & 13)
The same year Alvarez participated in "Sólo o en compañía de otros", from Santiago San Miguel.
At the end of 1990, she took part in the Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
production film "Don Juan en los infiernos" a free adaptation of Gonzalo Suárez of Don Juan de Molière.
Álvarez starred in a film called "The dead mother" with director Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa is a Spanish Basque film director.- Biography :Juanma Bajo Ulloa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain in 1967. He mortgage his house to obtain the money to produce his first film in 35mm, Alas de Mariposa...
, co-starring Karra Ejalde and Silvia Marsó.
In the film is of young mentally defective person who sees her mother assassinated in the house after she discovers a thief.
In the spring of 1994, Ana worked with director Ricardo Franco
Ricardo Franco
Ricardo Franco was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.- Biography :Nephew of Jesús Franco. He died at 49 years old when he filmed Lágrimas negras....
in the comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
¡"Oh, Cielos"! with Jesús Bonilla, el Gran Wyoming
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón, also known as El Gran Wyoming or Guayo is an actor, director and humorist; he is licensed in Medicine but not an M.D.. He was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1955....
& Angela Molina
Ángela Molina
Ángela Molina is a Spanish actress, and a daughter of Antonio Molina, Spanish singer and actor.Molina studied dance and theater art in the Escuela Superior de Madrid. She rose to international prominence after starring in Luis Buñuel's last movie That Obscure Object of Desire...
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In 1995 the Hispanic-German production "Vivir al límite" with film director Michael Guman also that same year "Brujas" came out which starred Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón , to critical acclaim...
and Beatriz Carvajal
Beatriz Carvajal
Beatriz Carvajal is a Spanish theatre, television and film actress.She wanted to be an actress since she was a child and she took part in some theatre plays in the 1960s and 1970s.Later on, her roles in TVE made her a very popular...
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Then 1998 saw the release of "Cha, cha, chá" with Eduardo Noriega
Eduardo Noriega (Spanish actor)
Eduardo Noriega Gómez is a Spanish film actor, perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films, the multiple Goya Award-winning Tesis and Open Your Eyes . He also starred in The Wolf...
and Jorge Sanz
Jorge Sanz
Jorge Sanz is a Spanish actor and is one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema since the 1980s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: Amantes by director Vicente Aranda and Fernando Trueba’s Belle Époque .-Early life :Jorge Sanz Miranda was born on August...
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In 2000, she worked in "A galope tendido" and 2001 in "Las amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant".
2000s
- "Quart" (2007) TV Series
- Joaquín Sabina - ...y seguido 1992-2005 (2006) (V) ...vídeo - 'Por el boulevar de los sueños rotos'
- GAL (2006) ...Soledad Muñoz
- Límites naturales (2006) ..Miranda
- Sinfín (2005) ... Laura
- Crusader(2004) (TV) ...Veronica
- Bolsa, La (2003) .... Mujer Movil
- "London Street" ..Ajo (4 episodes,
- La boda TV Episode ...Ajo
- Love Story TV Episode ..Ajo
- Moder' no hay más que 'guan (2003) TV Episode .Ajo
- Yo 'zoy' 'ingléz TV Episode .... Ajo
- Mirada, La ...Ana
- Amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant, Las (2001) (TV) .Karin
- A galope tendido .... Doro... aka At Full Gallop (International: English title)
1990s
- Dulce olor a muerte, Un (1999) ...Gabriela
... aka A Sweet Scent of Death (USA)
- Cosas nuestras (1999) ...Paula
- Mátame mucho (1998) ..Julia
... aka Kill Me Over and Over (USA)
- Cha-cha-chá (1998) ..Lucia
... aka I Get Off at the Next Stop, What About You? (International: English title)
- Don Juan en los infiernos (1991) ..Chiquilla India
... aka Don Juan in Hell (International: English title)
- Solo o en compañía de otros (1991) .Virginia Medina Uztueta
- Aquí huele a muerto... (¡pues yo no he sido!) (1990) (as Ana Alvarez) ..Nicole Darquier
- Tesoro, El (1990) ...Marga
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- Andalusian peopleAndalusian peopleThe Andalusians are the people of the southern region in Spain approximated by what is now called Andalusia. They are generally not considered an ethnically distinct people because they lack two of the most important markers of distinctiveness: their own language and an awareness of a presumed...