Verónica Echegui
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Echegui with Mark Waschke and Teun Luijkx.
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| Born | Verónica Fernández Echegaray 16 June 1983 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Verónica Fernández Echegaray (born 16 June 1983), known professionally as Verónica Echegui, is a Spanish actress.
Echegui has been nominated for three Goya Awards in two categories: Best New Actress for My Name Is Juani, and Best Actress for My Prison Yard and Kathmandu Lullaby. At the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, she was one of ten young European actors honoured with the Shooting Stars Award.
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Early life
Echegui was born and grew up in Madrid. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Arts School.[1] Her father is a lawyer and her mother a civil servant. “I wanted to be an actress since I was eight but my parents wanted me to study a career. My great-auntie was dying and told me I had to do what I wanted, although I must not tell my mother.”
Personal life
Echegui is fluent in Spanish and English. She has been compared to Penélope Cruz for both her looks and her talent.[2] A photo of her by photographer Jorge Fuembuena has been selected to be the official poster of the 23rd Festival of the Spanish Cinema (in French '23ème festival du cinéma espagnol') in Nantes, France.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cerrojos | Sandra | Short film |
| 2005 | El álbum blanco | Verónica | Short film |
| 2006 | Línea 57 | Natalia | Short film |
| 2006 | My Name Is Juani | Juani | Barcelona Film Award for Best Actress Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Sant Jordi Award for Best Spanish Actress Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Newcomer Nominated—Goya Award for Best New Actress Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Actress |
| 2007 | Un difunto, seis mujeres y un taller | Marta | TV film |
| 2007 | El menor de los males | Vanesa | Málaga Spanish Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2007 | Tocar el cielo | Elena | |
| 2008 | 8 citas | Vane | |
| 2008 | El patio de mi cárcel | Isa | Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actress |
| 2008 | La casa de mi padre | Sara | |
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bull | Eloisa | |
| 2010 | La mitad de Óscar | María | |
| 2010 | Tetequiquiero | Sandra | Short film |
| 2011 | Verbo | Medussa | |
| 2011 | Seis puntos sobre Emma | Emma | Málaga Spanish Film Festival Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo | Laia | Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actress Gaudí Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Goya Award for Best Actress |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day | Lucia Caldera | |
| 2013 | &Me | Edurne | |
| 2013 | La gran familia española | Edurne | Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Feroz Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—Spanish Actors Union for Supporting performance |
| 2014 | Kamikaze | Nancy | |
| 2015 | Hunter's Prayer | Dani | |
| 2016 | Me Estas Matando Susana | Susana | Post-production |
| 2016 | Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot | Sara | Filming |
| 2016 | Lasciati andare | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Una nueva vida | Ana | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Paco y Veva | Isa | 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Cristina | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Apaches | Carol | 14 episodes |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Elena Ledesma | 11 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| Barcelona Film Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | My Name Is Juani | Won |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards | 2006 | Best Newcomer | My Name Is Juani | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actress | My Prison Yard | Nominated | |
| Gaudí Awards | 2011 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Kathmandu Lullaby | Won |
| Goya Awards | 2006 | Best New Actress | My Name Is Juani | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Actress | My Prison Yard | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Actress | Kathmandu Lullaby | Nominated | |
| Milan International Film Festival Awards | 2006 | Best Actress | My Name Is Juani | Won |
| Málaga Spanish Film Festival Awards | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | The Least of the Bad | Won |
| Sant Jordi Awards | 2006 | Best Spanish Actress | My Name Is Juani | Won |
| Shooting Stars Awards | 2009 | Shooting Star | N/A | Won |
| Spanish Actors Union Awards | 2006 | Best Newcomer | My Name Is Juani | Nominated |
