Miryam Gallego (born 1976) is a Spanish actress. She played the iconic villainous role of the Marchioness of Santillana in the television series Águila Roja,[1] which earned her public recognition.[2]
Miryam Gallego | |
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| Born | 1976 Ourense, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
editBorn in Ourense in 1976,[3] her father is from Nocelo da Pena whereas her mother is from Vilamarín.[4] She studied acting.[5]
Gallego started her television career playing a minor role in the Galician series Pratos combinados, aired on the regional broadcaster TVG.[6] She also performed guest roles in Policías, en el corazón de la calle,[6] as well as in El comisario.[7] In 2000, Gallego landed a main cast role in the popular series Periodistas,[6][2] playing Claudia, an intern working at the editorial office of Crónica, the fictional newspaper the series was centered on.[2] She later played roles in Hospital Central and Lobos,[7] early cancelled because of low audience ratings.
She had her debut in a feature film with her performance in the 2007 drama Concursante (2007), in which she starred together with Leonardo Sbaraglia.[7][8]
The breakthrough role consolidating her acting career was her performance in the adventure television series Águila Roja,[5] aired on La 1. She played Lucrecia, an ambitious and ruthless woman,[5] widowed marchioness of Santillana, whose intrigues carried a substantial part of the plot of the 9-season-long series, ended in 2016.[9]
She starred in the television series Secretos de Estado, aired on Telecinco in 2019, playing the character of Ana Chantelle, the wife of the Spanish prime minister.[10] Gallego herself noted a sense of disappointment with the development of the series, sold as a political thriller but rather delving around intimate relationships, with the political plot only present as a backdrop.[10]
She also appeared in the erotical thriller series Instinto (aired on Movistar+ in 2019), playing the role of Sara Ortuño.[11]
Filmography
edit- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2002 | Periodistas | Claudia Montero | Main role | [2][7] |
| 2005 | Lobos | [7] | ||
| 2009–2016 | Águila Roja | Lucrecia, Marquesa de Santillana | [12] | |
| 2017 | El ministerio del tiempo | Mencía | Guest role | [13] |
| 2019 | Secretos de Estado | Ana Chantelle | [10] | |
| 2019 | Instinto | Sara Ortuño | [11] | |
| TBD | Sequía | [14] |
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Concursante (The Contestant) | Laura | [8] | |
| 2011 | Águila Roja: la película (Red Eagle, the Movie) | La Marquesa | Reprise of role in the TV series. | [15] |
| La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) | [7] | |||
| 2013 | Paradise | Pili | [16] |
References
edit- ^ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (17 June 2015). "Miryam Gallego: «Mis hijos piensan que trabajo en 'Peppa Pig'»". Diario Sur.
- ^ a b c d Gonzálvez, Paula M. (15 February 2019). "¿Dónde has visto antes a la protagonista de 'Secretos de Estado' (Telecinco)? (Y no hablamos de 'Águila Roja')". HuffPost.
- ^ Veiga, Yolanda. "Miryam Gallego: «Soy más débil que Lucrecia»". El Correo.
- ^ ""En el oficio de actriz siempre eres 'la nueva', aunque lleves ya 22 años"". La Región. 15 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Miryam Gallego: 'En los desnudos cierro los ojos, respiro y me tiro a la piscina'". El Mundo. 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b c ""Hospital" ficha a otra actriz de "Periodistas"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 30 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Fernández, Miguel Anxo (8 January 2012). "Miryam Gallego: una marquesa de Ourense". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ a b "Myriam Gallego protagoniza junto con Leonardo Sbaraglia la película "Concursante"". Europa Press. 11 April 2007.
- ^ Lorenzo, Ana (27 October 2016). "El último vuelo de «Águila Roja»". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ a b c Costas, Nayín (13 February 2019). "Los motivos para desconfiar de 'Secretos de Estado', la nueva serie política de Telecinco". El Confidencial.
- ^ a b "'Instinto': ¿tendrá temporada 2 por Movistar + con Mario Casas? Lo que se sabe hasta el momento". El Comercio. 30 May 2019.
- ^ Barrientos, Mónica (2011). "Águila Roja, un espectáculo de masas (de espectadores)" (PDF). Revista Comunicación. 1 (9). Seville: Universidad de Sevilla: 7. ISSN 1989-600X.
- ^ "Miryam Gallego, Bécquer y brujas llegan a "El Ministerio del Tiempo"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "'Sequía': Primeras imágenes del thriller de TVE con Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho y Miguel Ángel Muñoz". Diez Minutos. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Águila Roja, la película, no tiene nada que ver con la serie". ABC. 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Reparto Completo de Paraíso (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-09.