Vicky Luengo (born 7 April 1990) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress.
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Born | (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 32) Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
Occupation | Actress |
She was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca,[1][2] but after fours years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona,[3] where she was raised.[4] She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old.[4] She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School.[4] Her debut in television was an appearance as background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger roles in the TV series Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva.[4] In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play represented at the National Theatre of Catalonia.[4]
He starred as lead character in the French TV movie Carmen [fr] (2011), directed by Jacques Malaterre,[3] also appearing in films such as La Trinca: la biografía no autorizada [es] (2011), Born (2014), Barcelona, noche de invierno [es] (2015), The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018) and I'm Being Me (2020).[3][5]
Her breakout performance was her role in the TV series Riot Police,[6] aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She plays Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction.[7]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2010 | El pacto [es] | Merche | Aired as miniseries | [8] |
2010 | La pecera de Eva | Ari | [4] | |
2011 | Carmen [fr] | TV movie | [3] | |
2011 | Homicidios | María Losada | [9] | |
2013–2017 | La Riera [ca] | Míriam Ambrós Santacana | [10] | |
2019 | Secretos de Estado [es] | Raquel | 13 episodes | [4] |
2020 | Madres. Amor y vida | Natalia | [11] | |
2020 | Antidisturbios (Riot Police) | Laia Urquijo | [7] | |
2021 | Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake) | Eva | Episode: "El doble" | [12] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2014 | Born | Marianna | [13] | |
2015 | Barcelona, noche de invierno [es] | Olga | [14] | |
2017 | Blue Rai | Lola | [15] | |
2018 | Las leyes de la termodinámica (The Laws of Thermodynamics) | Eva | [16] | |
2021 | Chavalas (Girlfriends) | Marta | [17] | |
2021 | El sustituto (The Replacement) | Eva Vidal | [18] | |
2022 | Suro (Cork) | Elena | [19] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | New York City International Film Festival | Best Leading Actress | Born | Won | [13] |
2021 | 26th Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a TV Series | Riot Police | Nominated | [20] |
8th Feroz Awards | Best Leading Actress in a TV Series | Nominated | [21] | ||
68th Ondas Awards | Best Actress in Spanish Fiction (TV) | Won | [22] | ||
71st Fotogramas de Plata | Best Television Actress | Won | [23] |