Laura Galán (born 1 January 1986) is a Spanish actress.

Laura Galán
At the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
Born (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Life and career

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Galán was born in Guadalajara on 1 January 1986.[1][2] She dropped from a degree on Art History to study drama instead.[3] She earned a diploma in Dramatic Art from the Arte4 school of Madrid.[4] She developed her early career primarily on stage, not only as an actress but also in crew capacities such as assistant director.[5]

She made her feature film debut in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018).[6] She also appeared in Unknown Origins (2020).[7]

Her leading performance portraying Sara in Piggy (2022) earned her a Goya Award for Best New Actress. Another leading role as a street sweeper in revenge one-shot thriller One Night with Adela (2023) ensued.[8] She also joined the cast of historical drama series Beguinas.[9]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 28th Forqué Awards Best Actress Piggy Nominated [10]
2023 10th Feroz Awards Best Actress Nominated [11]
78th CEC Medals Best New Actress Won [12]
37th Goya Awards Best New Actress Won [13]
31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress Won [14]
10th Platino Awards Best Actress Nominated [15]
2024
32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actress in a Secondary Role Animales de compañía Pending

References

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  1. ^ Gutiérrez, Inés (11 February 2023). "5 curiosidades para descubrir a Laura Galán, ganadora de un Goya por 'Cerdita': mamá reciente y un novio de cine". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  2. ^ "Quién es Laura Galán, la actriz protagonista de 'Cerdita' que ha roto barreras en la gran pantalla". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ Parra, Mari Carmen (11 October 2022). "Quién es Laura Galán, la actriz que lucha contra la gordofobia". ABC.
  4. ^ "Laura Galán inaugura este miércoles la Muestra de Cine Realizado por Mujeres". Diario del Alto Aragón. 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ "'El Relevo 2022': Laura Galán, a contrarreloj". Fotogramas. 2 January 2023.
  6. ^ Elices, Raquel (13 February 2023). "Laura Galán, la revolución de los cuerpos no normativos gana el Goya". rtve.es.
  7. ^ Retuerta, Beatriz (22 October 2022). "Laura Galán, actriz de 'Cerdita': "Gracias a mi cuerpo pude hacer la película"". Heraldo de Aragón.
  8. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (14 June 2023). "Review: One Night with Adela". Cineuropa.
  9. ^ "'Beguinas', lo nuevo de Antena 3, echa a rodar". Deia. 2 May 2023.
  10. ^ Cano, Jose A. (18 December 2022). "Unos Forqué más emotivos y familiares que nunca coronan a 'As bestas' y 'Apagón'". Cine con Ñ.
  11. ^ "Premios Feroz 2023: la lista completa de todos los ganadores". El Cultural. 29 January 2023 – via El Español.
  12. ^ ""As bestas", con siete premios, gran triunfadora de las Medallas CEC 2023". La Vanguardia. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2023". eldiario.es. 11 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Las películas 'As Bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' triunfan con tres premios cada una en la gala de la Unión de Actores". rtve.es (in Spanish). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Premios Platino 2023: palmarés con todos los ganadores". Cinemanía. 22 April 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  16. ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
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