Pilar López de Ayala
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Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo (born 18 September 1978 in Madrid
) is a Spanish
film actress. She received a Goya for her role as Queen Joanna of Castile
in the 2001 film Juana la Loca
, directed by Vicente Aranda
(released in the United States
as Mad Love).
on 20 January 1975. Their parents are Rodrigo López de Ayala Sánchez-Arjona (b. Fregenal de la Sierra
, 4 July 1944) and wife Pilar Arroyo Gallego. On their father's side they are originated from the rural nobility of Extremadura
and twice descendants of Christopher Columbus
through Diego Colón
.
for Best Actress for Juana la Loca (2001) and was nominated for a Goya at the Goya Awards
for Best New Actress (Mejor Actriz Revelación) for Besos para todos (2000).
In 2002 she won both the Newcomer Award and the Award of the Spanish Actors Union of the Spanish Actors Union for Film: Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine), the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema – Best Actress, the Goya at the Goya Awards
for Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal), the Fotogramas de Plata of the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine), the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) and the ADIRCAE Award at the ADIRCAE Awards for Best Performance in a Leading Role, all of them for Juana la Loca (2001).
In 2006 she was nominated for the Award of the Spanish Actors Union of the Spanish Actors Union for Film: Supporting Performance, Female (Secundario Cine – Categoría Femenina), the Goya at the Goya Awards
for Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto), the Fotogramas de Plata at the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine) and the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz Secundaria), and won the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema – Best Actress, all of them for Obaba (2005).
Madrid
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...
) is a Spanish
Spain
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film actress. She received a Goya for her role as Queen Joanna of Castile
Joanna of Castile
Joanna , nicknamed Joanna the Mad , was the first queen regnant to reign over both the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon , a union which evolved into modern Spain...
in the 2001 film Juana la Loca
Juana la Loca (2001 film)
Mad Love is a 2001period drama film written and directed by Vicente Aranda starring Pilar López de Ayala and Daniele Liotti. The plot follows the tragic fate of Queen Joanna of Castile madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria.The film received 3 Goya...
, directed by Vicente Aranda
Vicente Aranda
Vicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
(released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as Mad Love).
Family
She has an older brother named Rodrigo López de Ayala Arroyo, born in 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...
on 20 January 1975. Their parents are Rodrigo López de Ayala Sánchez-Arjona (b. Fregenal de la Sierra
Fregenal de la Sierra
Fregenal de la Sierra is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.- Geography :Fregenal de la Sierra is located in the Sierra Suroeste comarca , among the small hills and ravines of the Sierra Morena...
, 4 July 1944) and wife Pilar Arroyo Gallego. On their father's side they are originated from the rural nobility of Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
and twice descendants of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
through Diego Colón
Diego Colón
Diego Columbus was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies. He was the firstborn son of Christopher Columbus and wife Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, and was born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. He died February...
.
Awards and nominations
In 2001 she won the Best Actress award of the Toulouse Cinespaña for Báilame el agua (2000), was nominated for the Newcomer Award of the Spanish Actors Union for Besos para todos (2000), won the Sant Jordi at the Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actress (Mejor Actriz Española) for Báilame el agua (2000), won the Silver Seashell at the San Sebastián International Film FestivalSan Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
for Best Actress for Juana la Loca (2001) and was nominated for a Goya at the Goya Awards
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
for Best New Actress (Mejor Actriz Revelación) for Besos para todos (2000).
In 2002 she won both the Newcomer Award and the Award of the Spanish Actors Union of the Spanish Actors Union for Film: Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine), the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema – Best Actress, the Goya at the Goya Awards
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
for Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal), the Fotogramas de Plata of the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine), the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) and the ADIRCAE Award at the ADIRCAE Awards for Best Performance in a Leading Role, all of them for Juana la Loca (2001).
In 2006 she was nominated for the Award of the Spanish Actors Union of the Spanish Actors Union for Film: Supporting Performance, Female (Secundario Cine – Categoría Femenina), the Goya at the Goya Awards
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
for Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto), the Fotogramas de Plata at the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine) and the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz Secundaria), and won the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema – Best Actress, all of them for Obaba (2005).
Filmography
- El Niño invisible (1995) .... Hermana (as Pilar López)
- Yo, una mujer (2 episodes, "El adiós" and "#1.3", 1996) .... Arancha
- Menudo es mi padre (1 episode, "Un tranvía llamado deseo", 1996) ....
- Vida y sainete (1 episode, "El tiro por la culata", 1998) ....
- Al salir de clase (387 episodes, 1997–2001) .... Carlota Chacón
- Cuando vuelvas a mi lado (1999) .... Lidia niña #2
- El paraíso perdido (short film) (1999) ....
- Aviso de bomba (short film) (2000) .... Natalia
- Hospital CentralHospital CentralHospital Central is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco network in Spain, and cable/satellite channel Factoría de Ficción reruns them a couple of weeks later...
(1 episode, "Relaciones dificiles", 2000) .... Mamen - La gran vida (2000) ....
- Báilame el agua (2000) .... María
- Besos para todos (2000) .... Rocío
- VértigoVertigoVertigo is a form of dizziness.Vertigo may also refer to:* Vertigo , a 1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock**Vertigo , its soundtrack** Vertigo effect, or Dolly zoom, a special effect in film, named after the movie...
(1 episode, "10 August 2000", 2000) .... Herself - Juana la LocaJuana la Loca (2001 film)Mad Love is a 2001period drama film written and directed by Vicente Aranda starring Pilar López de Ayala and Daniele Liotti. The plot follows the tragic fate of Queen Joanna of Castile madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria.The film received 3 Goya...
(2001) .... Juana la LocaJoanna of CastileJoanna , nicknamed Joanna the Mad , was the first queen regnant to reign over both the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon , a union which evolved into modern Spain... - La gran ilusión (1 episode, "Más allá del jardín", 2001) .... Herself
- Lo + plus (1 episode, "27 September 2001", 2001) .... Herself
- XVI premios Goya (TV special) (2002) .... Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress
- XI premios unión de actores (TV show) (2002) .... Herself
- The Bridge of San Luis ReyThe Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004 film)The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 2004 drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an ensemble cast of American and international actors. It is based on Thornton Wilder's novel of the same name. The film was released in 2004 in Spain and 2005 in the U.S. and abroad...
(2004) .... Camila Villegas (La Perichola) - XVIII premios Goya (TV special) (2004) .... Herself - PresenterPresenterA presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
: Best Lead Actor & Best Cinematography - 50 y más (2005) (TV) .... Juana la Loca archive footage
- Ceremonia de apertura (TV show) (2005) .... Herself
- Ceremonia de clausura (TV show) (2005) .... Herself archive footage
- Obaba (2005) .... Maestra and performer of Birjiña Mate
- Magacine (1 episode, "16 September 2005", 2005) .... archive footage
- XX premios Goya (TV special) (2006) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress & Presenter
- Versión española (2 episodes, "15 April 2005" and "#8.34", 2005–2006) .... Herself
- Corazón de... (4 episodes, "19 September 2005", "29 September 2005" (as Maestra archive footage (uncredited)), "16 January 2006", "20 March 2006" and "30 May 2006", 2005–2006) .... Herself
- San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movieTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) (2005) .... Maestra archive footage - 50 y más (TV movie) (2005) .... Juana la Loca archive footage
- La imagen de tu vida (1 episode, "...", 2006) .... archive footage
- Bienvenido a casa (2006) .... Eva
- AlatristeAlatristeAlatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....
(2006) .... Mujer de Malatesta - La mandrágora (1 episode, "5 July 2006", 2006) .... Herself
- Hécuba, un sueño de pasión (DocumentaryDocumentaryA documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
) (2006) .... Herself (also archive footage) - Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007) (TV documentary) .... Herself archive footage
- Sexo en el plató (2007) (TV documentary) .... Juana la Loca archive footage
- En la ciudad de SylviaEn la Ciudad de SylviaEn la Ciudad de Sylvia/Dans la Ville de Sylvia is a 2007 film directed by José Luis Guerín.Almost entirely devoid of dialogue, the film follows a young man credited only as 'El' as he wanders central Strasbourg in search of Sylvia, a woman he asked for directions in a bar several years...
(2007) .... Ella - Las 13 rosasLas 13 rosasLas 13 Rosas is a 2007 Spanish film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. It stars Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez and Marta Etura...
(2007) .... Blanca Brisac Vázquez - XXII Premios Anuales de la Academia (2008) (TV special) .... Blanca Brisac Vázquez archive footage
- Comme les autres (2008) .... Josefina María Paredes dite Fina
- Sólo quiero caminar (2008) .... Paloma Molina
- 2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (1 episode, "2 September 2008", 2008) .... Herself
- Cartelera (1 episode, "13 December 2008", 2008) .... Herself
- Ceremonia de inauguración - 57º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie) (2009) .... Herself
- Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen (TV movie) (2009) .... Herself - Audience Member
- Ceremonia de clausura - 57º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie) (2009) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress
- 23 premios Goya (TV special) (2009) .... Paloma Molina archive footage (uncredited)
- España, plató de cine (TV documentary) (2009) .... Blanca Molina archive footage (uncredited)
- O Estranho Caso de Angélica (2010) .... Angelica
- LopeLopeLope is an old Spanish given name, derived from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf". Lope may refer to:*Félix Lope de Vega , Spanish poet;*Lope de Aguirre...
(2010) .... Elena Osorio - XXIV Premios Anuales de la Academia (TV movie) (2010) .... Herself
- Días de cine (1 episode, "20 May 2010", 2010) .... Herself
- Cinema 3 (1 episode, "22 May 2010", 2010) .... Herself
- Gala 20 aniversario (TV movie) (2010) .... Carlota Chacón archive footage
- Medianeras (2011) .... Mariana (completed)
- IntrudersIntruders (film)Intruders is a four hour CBS miniseries dealing with the subject of alien abduction that was first broadcast in 1992. The miniseries starred Richard Crenna, Daphne Ashbrook and Mare Winningham. It was partially based on ufologist Budd Hopkins' book Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley...
(2011) .... (post-production)