Cecilia Freire Peñas (born 17 November 1981) is a Spanish actress best known for playing Blanca Román on Física o Química (2008–2009) and Rita Montesinos on Velvet (2014–2016).[1]
Cecilia Freire | |
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 Freire at the photocall of Alice in Wonderland Spanish première in 2010 | |
| Born | Cecilia Freire Peñas 17 November 1981 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Epectaculos Francisco
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
editOn 30 July 2016, she married the Spanish television presenter of Epectaculos Francisco, whom they affectionately call Lolo in a civil ceremony in Segovia, Spain. On 23 June 2017, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl, whom they called Inés.
Career
editCecilia Freire felt a calling to be an actress as a child, and started studying acting at age 14.
She has worked as a film, theater, and television actress. In 2008 she became very popular for her role in the film Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet. She has also appeared in films such as No Shame in 2001 and 8 citas in 2008.[1]
In theater, she has worked in London in The Winter's Tale, while in Spain she has been in plays such as La katarsis del tomatazo and Pero ¿quién mató el teatro?, in addition to having taken her first steps in shorts like La habitación de los abrigos by Nerea Madariaga.[1]
In television, she appeared in La vida de Rita on La 1 (2003), on the Telecinco series Tirando a dar (2006), which was not very successful, and played Setefilla on Hospital Central on Telecinco (2007).[1]
From 2008 to 2009, she was part of the Antena 3 series Física o Química in the role of Blanca, the Zurbarán Institute's literature professor, which made her known to the general public. She was one of its veterans, with a character who was always very prominent in stories, but left the series to focus on her theatrical career, having already been successful in the play Luz de gas.
In 2010, she starred in Impares Premium and appeared in the short film Perra. In 2011 she shot another short, Aunque todo vaya mal, the directing debut of the actress Cristina Alcázar, who had joined Física o Química to play Marina, the new philosophy professor, just after Freire left.
In 2012, she performed in El club de la comedia on laSexta as a monologist.[2]
From 2014 to 2016 she gave life to the character Rita Montesinos on the Antena 3 series Velvet. Rita is a seamstress in the Galleries, who along with her friends Ana (Paula Echevarría) and Luisa (Manuela Vellés) and her sister Clara (Marta Hazas) are known as the "Velvet girls". Freire appeared in the first four seasons of the series.[3][4] In October 2016 she won Best Female Performer at the 63rd edition of the Ondas Awards for her role as Rita Montesinos.[5]
In November 2016 she played Inma in the film Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot, a comedy directed by Maria Ripoll based on Laura Norton's homonymous novel.[6]
Since 2018 she has starred in the TVE series La otra mirada, where she shares the screen with actresses such as Macarena García, Patricia López Arnaiz, and Ana Wagener.[7]
Filmography
editMovies
edit| Year | Movie | Character | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | No Shame | Lara | Joaquín Oristrell |
| 2005 | La habitación de los abrigos | Clara | Nerea Madariaga |
| 2007 | Sobre las sábanas | Her | Iván Cerdán Bermúdez |
| 2008 | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | CNN correspondent | Miguel Bardem |
| 2008 | 8 citas | Nuria | Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Peris Romano |
| 2011 | rara | ||
| 2011 | Aunque todo vaya mal | Emilia | Cristina Alcázar |
| 2012 | Perra | Lola Parra | |
| 2013 | Solsticio | Helena | Juan Francisco Viruega |
| 2013 | Dragons High School | Lola Parra | |
| 2014 | El iluso | Actress | Rodrigo Sorogoyen |
| 2015 | Los Cárpatos | Carolina | Daniel Remón |
| 2016 | Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot | Inma | María Ripoll |
| 2017 | Revolution | Thais | David Sousa Moreau |
| 2019 | El Cumple | Paula | Pablo Alén and Breixo Corral |
| 2020 | Las grietas | Carmen | Valentino R. Sandoli |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Character | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | La vida de Rita | La 1 | 13 episodes | |
| 2006 | Tirando a dar | Violeta | Telecinco | 7 episodes |
| 2007 | Hospital Central | Setefilla | Telecinco | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Impares | Lola | Antena 3 | 13 episodes |
| 2008-2011 | Física o Química | Blanca Román Hernández | Antena 3 | 48 episodes |
| 2010 | Impares Premium | Lola | Neox | 10 episodes |
| 2014-2016 | Velvet | Margarita "Rita" Montesinos Martín de Infantes | Antena 3 | 55 episodes |
| 2015 | Birlokus klub | Telecinco | 1 episode | |
| 2018-2019 | La otra mirada | Ángela López Castaño | La 1 | 15 episodes |
| 2019 | Velvet Colección | Margarita "Rita" Montesinos Martín de Infantes | Movistar+ | 1 episode |
| 2019-2020 | Justo antes de Cristo | Valeria | Movistar+ | 11 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Silver Fotogramas Awards | Best Television Actress | Velvet | Nominated | [8] |
| 2015 | Actors Union Awards | Best Supporting Television Actress | Velvet | Nominated | [9] |
| 2016 | Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Television Actress | Velvet | Nominated | [10][11] |
| 2016 | Ondas Awards | Best Female Performer in National Fiction | Velvet | Winner | [5][12] |
| 2016 | Silver Fotogramas Awards | Best Television Actress | Velvet | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Cecilia Freire" (in Spanish). Madrid: Antena 3. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Los monólogos y Leo Harlem vuelven al 'Club de la Comedia'" [The Monologues and Leo Harlem Return to the 'Club de la Comedia']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). EFE. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (4 October 2016). "Cecilia Freire, de Velvet: 'Es difícil decirle adiós a Rita'" [Cecilia Freire, of Velvet: 'It's Difficult to Say Goodbye to Rita']. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Faginas, Sandra (15 October 2016). "Cecilia Freire: 'Cuando me quito las gafas soy una superwoman'" [Cecilia Freire: 'When I Take Off My Glasses I'm a Superwoman']. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Cecilia Freire, Pedro Casablanc y 'El Ministerio del Tiempo', Premios Ondas 2016". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Robledo, Rocío (20 October 2016). "Conoce a los nuevos personajes de 'No culpes al karma de lo que te pasa por gilipollas'" [Meet the New Characters of 'Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot']. Cuore (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Cecilia Freire, de 'La otra mirada', en La 1: 'En cada personaje olvido lo aprendido'" [Cecilia Freire, from 'La otra mirada', on La 1: 'In Each Character I Forget What I Learned']. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "'Velvet', 'El Príncipe' e 'Isabel', nominadas a los Fotogramas de Plata". El Español (in Spanish). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "'La novia' y 'Vis a Vis' arrasan en las nominaciones de los XXV Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices" ['La novia' and 'Vis a Vis' Sweep the Nominations for the 15th Union of Actors and Actresses Awards] (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Nominados a los Premios Feroz 2017" (in Spanish). Feroz Awards. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Cecilia Freire y Pepe Sacristán, nominados a los Premios Feroz" (in Spanish). Antena 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Cía, Blanca; Ruiz de Elvira, Á. P.; Marcos, N.; Orquín, C. (20 October 2015). "Premios Ondas 2016 para la radio musical, Miguel Bosé, 'La voz' y 'El Ministerio del Tiempo'". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona/Madrid. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Alameda, Marta (14 February 2017). "Cena de nominados Fotogramas de Plata 2016" [2016 Silver Fotogramas Nominees' Dinner]. Elle (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.