Isabel Estefanía de la Rubia Badante (born 27 August 1986), known artistically as Nya de la Rubia, is a Spanish singer and actress. She earned popularity for her performance in Mar de plástico.[1]
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Born | Isabel Estefanía de la Rubia Badante (1986-08-27) 27 August 1986 (age 36) Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
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Isabel Estefanía de la Rubia Badante was born in Seville on 27 August 1986.[2][3] Daughter of a copla singer (mother) and a flamenco guitarist (father), she was raised in the neighborhood of Triana.[4] She began to write her own songs at age 16–17.[3][5]
In the wake of taking acting training starting in 2005, she made her television acting debut in Andalusian regional soap opera Arrayán in 2007.[6] She released an album in 2013.[6] In addition to vocals, she plays piano, guitar and cajón.[6] She and her single Callejuelos appeared in musical television series Dreamland (2014).[7][6]
She landed a breakthrough role by playing civil guard agent Lola Requena in crime drama series Mar de plástico (2015–16), also composing the series' main theme "Ya no puedo más".[8][5][9] She has since featured in series such as El Continental, La peste, Gigantes, Secretos de Estado [es], Servir y proteger, and Mariachis.[6] She also featured in a villain role in Kike Maíllo's action thriller film Toro (2016).[10] She performed (and composed alongside Baby Noel) Perdóname, señor's main theme "Perdóname".[11] In 2022, she released an EP titled Raíces featuring a fusion of flamenco and urbano.[12]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2016 | Toro | Isabelita | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2015–16 | Mar de plástico | Lola Requena | [8][14] | |
2018 | La peste | Carmen | [15] | |
2018 | El Continental | [6] | ||
2019 | Gigantes | Introduced in season 2 | [16] | |
2020 | Servir y proteger | Ainhoa | [5] |