Esther Acebo (born 19 January 1983)[1] is a Spanish actress, presenter and reporter. As an actress she has appeared in Los encantados (2016) and achieved worldwide fame in Money Heist (2017).

Esther Acebo
Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 41)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • presenter
  • reporter
Websitewww.estheracebo.es

Biography

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Acebo studied physical activity and sport sciences at the University of Castilla–La Mancha. Her first opportunity came as host of the children's program Kosmi Club.[2] After this, she became a reporter and presenter on youth channel Non Stop People, on the Movistar+ platform.[3]

She continued to work as an actress and made her debut on national television with Ángel o Demonio (Telecinco). She also made the leap to cinema with a film by Ricardo Dávila, Los Encantados (The Enchanted Ones), which was released online in 2016.[4] Additionally, she has participated in the short film Baraka, directed by Néstor Ruiz Medina, the only Spanish-language short film selected for the Tribeca Film Festival 2016.[5]

On May 2, 2017 Money Heist premiered, in which she played Mónica Gaztambide (Stockholm), who later became one of the main characters.[6]

In 2018 she participated in the feature film Growing Up, directed by Clara Martínez-Lázaro. She starred as Diana in the 2019 miniseries Antes de perder alongside Mariam Hernández, which was released on Playz.[7] In 2020 she filmed the Spanish horror film The Chalk Line, directed by Ignacio Tatay.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Esther Acebo". ecartelera.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Entrevista con la actriz Esther Acebo". Unagi Magazine (in Spanish). 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  3. ^ Hernández, Nuria (2018-07-17). "Yogui, expresentadora y fan de Del Potro: así es Esther Acebo, la más desconocida de 'La casa de papel'". Vanity Fair (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ Belalcázar, Clau. "'Los encantados', realidad o fantasía" (in Spanish). La Huella Digital. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  5. ^ JIMÉNEZ, JESÚS; Jiménez, Jesús (2017-04-11). "Baraka, el único cortometraje español seleccionado en el Festival de Tribeca". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  6. ^ Such, Marina (2018-02-01). "'La casa de papel' encuentra una segunda, y exitosa, vida en Netflix". Fuera de Series (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  7. ^ "La casa de papel: la serie estrella enfrenta a la catástrofe". La Tercera. 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ "El largometraje 'La casa de tiza' reanuda su rodaje - Cine y Tele". www.cineytele.com (in Spanish). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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