Silvia Abascal Estrada (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She landed a breakthrough role in 1995 sitcom Pepa y Pepe which advanced her career. She has since featured in films such as The Yellow Fountain, The Wolf, and The Idiot Maiden.
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| Born | Silvia Abascal Estrada (1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 (age 43) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
Silvia Abascal Estrada was born on 20 March 1979 in Madrid.[1][2] She made her television debut in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, age 14.[3]
She advanced her career with her performance in 1995 sitcom series Pepa y Pepe, in which she played Clarita, the middle sibling in the protagonist family characterised as a sarcastic and macabre yet also sensible grunge-loving teenager.[4][5] She trained her acting chops under Juan Carlos Corazza.[6] Her performance in The Yellow Fountain as Lola, a half-Spanish half-Chinese wild child,[7] earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.[8]
She was appointed as Unicef goodwill ambassador in 2003.[9]
In April 2011, Abascal suffered a stroke which temporarily halted her career.[10][11][12][13] Ten months later, she make a comeback to the spotlight attending the gala of the 26th Goya Awards.[3] She made a film performance in Pasaje de vida [es] (2015).[10]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 1997 | El tiempo de la felicidad (Time of Happiness) | Verónica | [14][15] | |
| 1999 | La fuente amarilla [es] (The Yellow Fountain) | Lola | [16][7] | |
| 2001 | La voz de su amo (His Master's Voice) | Marta | [17][18] | |
| 2002 | A mi madre le gustan las mujeres (My Mother Likes Women) | Sol | [19] | |
| 2004 | El lobo (The Wolf) | Begoña | [20] | |
| 2005 | Vida y color (Life and Colour) | Begoña | [21] | |
| 2006 | La dama boba (The Idiot Maiden) | Finea | [22] | |
| 2007 | Enloquecidas (Crazy) | Blanca | [23] | |
| Escuchando a Gabriel | Sara | [24] | ||
| 2008 | El amor se mueve | [25] | ||
| 2010 | La herencia Valdemar (The Valdemar Legacy) | Luisa Llorente | [26] | |
| La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida [es] (The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow) | Luisa Llorente | [27] | ||
| 2015 | Pasaje de vida [es] (Safe Passage) | Ariadna | [28][29] | |
| Francisco, el padre Jorge (Francis: Pray for Me) | Ana | [30] | ||
| Ma ma | Enfermera | [31] | ||
| Truman | Mónica | [32] | ||
| 2022 | Asombrosa Elisa (Amazing Elisa) | Úrsula | [33][34] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pepa y Pepe | Clarita | [5] | |
| 1999–2000 | El comisario | [35][10] | ||
| 2002 | Viento del pueblo: Miguel Hernández | Josefina Manresa [es] | Miniseries | [36] |
| 2009 | Acusados | Laura Nieto | [37] | |
| 2011 | Piratas | Blanca Díaz de Andrade | [38] | |
| 2018 | La catedral del mar (Cathedral of the Sea) | Elionor | [39] | |
| 2021 | La cocinera de Castamar (The Cook of Castamar) | Reina Isabel de Farnesio | [40] | |
| 2021 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | María Alcántara | Introduced in season 21.Younger versions portrayed by Esmeralda García, Celine Peña, Paula Gallego [es], and Carmen Climent | [41] |
| 2022 | ¡García! (García!) | Catalina Bellido | [42] | |
| TBD | Montecristo | Mercedes Herrera | [43] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | The Yellow Fountain | Nominated | [44] |
| 2005 | 19th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Wolf | Nominated | [45] |
| 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Nominated | [46][47] | ||
| 2006 | 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Theatre Actress | Historia de una vida | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 2006 | 9th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actress | The Idiot Maiden | Won | [48] |
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [49] |
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