Blanca Romero Ezama (born 2 June 1976) is a Spanish actress, model, and singer.

Blanca Romero
Romero in 2024
Born
Blanca Romero Ezama

(1976-06-02) 2 June 1976 (age 48)
Gijón, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
  • Singer
Years active1990-present
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
(m. 2001; div. 2004)
Children2

Biography

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Blanca Romero was born on 2 June 1976 in Gijón. Her parents are of Peruvian and Romani descent.[1]

Career

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At age 14, she appeared in her first fashion show at a boutique in Gijón. As a result, she became interested in the subject of fashion; at 17 she moved to Madrid, and two years later to Paris to work at fashion magazines such as Givenchy and Madame Figaro.[2]

She composed her first song in 2001. In mid-2006, she began a short-lived musical career under the stage name La Perra.[3][4]

She took part in some reports for the Antena 3 television program PuntoDoc. An appearance on El club de Flo [es] on LaSexta led to her being noticed by the creative team for the teen drama series Física o Química, and she made the leap to acting.[5] She went on to act in Las mañanas de Cuatro [es] and Supermodelo 2006. She has appeared on the cover of the Spanish edition of Elle on several occasions, and posed nude in a special issue to raise awareness of water scarcity and pollution issues for Expo 2008 in Zaragoza.[6]

She made her film debut in 2009 with After, for which she was nominated for Best New Actress at the 24th Goya Awards.[7] She followed this with Los muertos no se tocan, nene [es] in 2011 and The End in 2012.

In 2015, she starred in the first season of the Antena 3 series Bajo sospecha, playing an undercover police officer partnered with Yon González.[8] After its renewal for a second season, it was published that Romero would not continue in the project, and would be replaced by Olivia Molina. A year later, it was announced that she had signed on for the miniseries La luz de la esperanza on La 1, alongside Isak Férriz, Natalia de Molina, and Pep Anton Muñoz [es].[9]

In 2020, it was confirmed that she would reprise her role as Irene Calvo Azpeolea in Física o químicaː El reencuentro for the platform Atresplayer Premium.[10]

Personal life

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On 11 September 1998, she gave birth to her first child, a girl. On 10 July 2015 she revealed the identity of her daughter's biological father through an Instagram photo.

On 26 October 2001 she married the bullfighter Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez in the church of San Pedro in Gijón. Cayetano legally adopted Blanca's daughter, Lucía. They divorced in 2004.[3]

On 21 July 2012 she gave birth to her second child, a boy.[11]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Channel Notes
2008-2011 Física o Química Irene Calvo Azpeolea Antena 3 48 episodes
2012-2013 L'Isola Tara Riva Rai 1 12 episodes
2015 Bajo sospecha Laura Cortés/Laura González Sarmiento Antena 3 8 episodes
2017 La llum d'Elna Maya TV3 TV movie
2020-2021 Física o químicaː El reencuentro Irene Calvo Azpeolea Atresplayer Premium 2 episodes
2022-2023 Welcome to Eden Roberta Netflix 5 episodes

Movies

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 After Ana
2011 Los muertos no se tocan, nene [es] Clara
2012 Fin (The End) Cova
2013 El amor no es lo que era Paz
2024 La abadesa (Holy Mother) Eloísa

References

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  1. ^ "Blanca Romero". ¡Hola!. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Blanca Romero abre su 'baúl de los recuerdos'" [Blanca Romero Opens Her 'Trunk of Memories']. El Confidencial Vanitatis (in Spanish). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Blanca Romero, 'La Perra', sale con Sergio Ramos" [Blanca Romero, 'La Perra', Goes Out With Sergio Ramos]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 28 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ Bonilla, Marta; Lasierra, Marta (7 March 2007). "Blanca Romero está de vuelta" [Blanca Romero is Back]. Woman (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (25 October 2009). "Blanca sale del Labertino" [Blanca Exits the Labyrinth]. El País Semanal (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Desnudas por amor...al agua" [Nude for Love...of Water]. ABC (in Spanish). 19 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ Hernanz, Miriam (31 January 2010). "Blanca Romero, una actriz por casualidad" [Blanca Romero, an Actress by Chance] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ Milagro, Iñaki (12 June 2014). "Blanca Romero ficha por 'Bajo sospecha' de Antena 3" [Blanca Romero Signs on for Antena 3's 'Bajo sospecha']. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. ^ "La vuelta de Blanca Romero a televisión tras 'Bajo Sospecha'" [Blanca Romero's Return to Television After 'Bajo Sospecha']. eldiario.es vertele! (in Spanish). 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Adam Jezierski y Blanca Romero también se suman al reencuentro de 'Física o química'" [Adam Jezierski and Blanca Also Join the Reunion of 'Física o química']. El Periódico Yotele (in Spanish). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Blanca Romero ha sido mamá de un niño: '¡Feliz!'" [Blanca Romero is Mother to a Boy: 'Happy!']. ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. ^ Koehler, Robert (30 March 2010). "After". Variety.
  13. ^ Cane, Miguel (23 November 2011). "Hollywood al estilo astur". El Comercio.
  14. ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (28 November 2012). "Crítica apocalíptica de Fin". HobbyConsolas.
  15. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (18 September 2014). "Los estrenos del 19 de septiembre. 'El amor no es lo que era'. Parejas indecisas". Aisge.
  16. ^ Hernández, Nuria (7 March 2024). "Blanca Romero: "Soy una mujer supervaliente y muy fuerte, pero también es muy fácil tumbarme"". Vanity Fair.
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