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Najwa Nimri

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  • Composer
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Najwa Nimri at an event for Los Goya 25 años (2011)
Hildegart Rodríguez, a precocious and prolific writer in Spain's 1930s, raised by her mother to become a model of future women.
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Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea is a Spanish actress and singer of Navarrese and Jordanian descent.

Nimri's mother is Navarrese and her father is Jordanian; his name is Karam Nimri. She has a brother named Karim Nimri, a half-brother named Andre Nimri and two half-sisters named Sara and Nadia Nimri. Najwa also has a cousin who is a singer named (Antix) Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao and now lives in Madrid.

Her first important film role was in Salto al vacío, the first movie by film director Daniel Calparsoro. Her career as a singer started with small groups. In 1996, she formed the band Najwajean with Carlos Jean. She has also released three solo albums. She was married to Daniel Calparsoro and in 2004, she had a son, Teo.

Several of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle, and as Elena in Sex and Lucia (Spanish title Lucía y el sexo). Both films were directed by Julio Medem. She starred next to Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos and El Método (The Method).
BornFebruary 14, 1972
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BornFebruary 14, 1972
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      • 13 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Known for

    Penélope Cruz in Open Your Eyes (1997)
    Open Your Eyes
    7.7
    • Nuria
    • 1997
    Paz Vega in Sex and Lucía (2001)
    Sex and Lucía
    7.0
    • Elena
    • 2001
    Fele Martínez and Najwa Nimri in Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
    Lovers of the Arctic Circle
    7.6
    • Ana
    • 1998
    Money Heist (2017)
    Money Heist
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Alicia Sierra

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    Actress



    • Breathless
      • Patricia Segura
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Punto Nemo (2025)
      Punto Nemo
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Juana
      • 2025
    • Najwa Nimri and Alba Planas in The Red Virgin (2024)
      The Red Virgin
      6.8
      • Aurora Rodríguez
      • 2024
    • Breathless (2024)
      Breathless
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Patricia Segura
      • 2024
    • Pedro Alonso, Tristán Ulloa, Julio Peña, Michelle Jenner, Joel Sánchez, and Begoña Vargas in Berlin (2023)
      Berlin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Alicia Sierra Montes
      • 2023
    • Eduard Fernández, Manolo Solo, Macarena Gómez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Megan Montaner in 30 Coins (2020)
      30 Coins
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Haruka
      • 2023
    • Aurélie-Hind Bottero in Holy Family (2022)
      Holy Family
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Gloria
      • 2022–2023
    • Money Heist (2017)
      Money Heist
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Alicia Sierra
      • 2019–2021
    • Vis a Vis. Cara B (2020)
      Vis a Vis. Cara B
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • 2020–2021
    • Najwa Nimri and Maggie Civantos in Locked Up (2015)
      Locked Up
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Zulema
      • 2015–2020
    • Najwa Nimri: Lento (2019)
      Najwa Nimri: Lento
      Music Video
      • Singer
      • 2019
    • Joaquín Furriel, Luisa Gavasa, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Julio Medem, Ángela Molina, Najwa Nimri, Josep Maria Pou, Daniel Grao, Maria Molins, Álvaro Cervantes, Úrsula Corberó, and Patricia López Arnaiz in The Tree of Blood (2018)
      The Tree of Blood
      6.4
      • Macarena
      • 2018
    • La octava dimensión (2018)
      La octava dimensión
      6.9
      Short
      • Olga Calderón
      • 2018
    • Eva Llorach in Quién te cantará (2018)
      Quién te cantará
      6.9
      • Lila
      • 2018
    • 10,000 Nights Nowhere (2013)
      10,000 Nights Nowhere
      6.2
      • Claudia
      • 2013
    • Sonia Braga and Elsa Pataky in The Wine of Summer (2013)
      The Wine of Summer
      5.2
      • Ana
      • 2013

    Composer



    • Camino a Damasco (2022)
      Camino a Damasco
      6.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Cuento de verano (2015)
      Cuento de verano
      4.8
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • 20 centímetros (2005)
      20 centímetros
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • La reina del bar Canalla (2003)
      La reina del bar Canalla
      5.9
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Utopía (2003)
      Utopía
      5.2
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Guerreros (2002)
      Guerreros
      6.3
      • Composer (as Najwajean)
      • 2002

    Music Department



    • 10,000 Nights Nowhere (2013)
      10,000 Nights Nowhere
      6.2
      • composer: theme music
      • 2013
    • 20 centímetros (2005)
      20 centímetros
      6.6
      • music
      • 2005

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    • Alternative names
      • Najwajean
    • Height
      • 5′ 5¼″ (1.66 m)
    • Born
      • February 14, 1972
      • Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • Spouse
      • Daniel Calparsoro1995 - 2000 (divorced)
    • Children
      • Teo
    • Parents
      • Karam Nimri
    • Relatives
        Karim Nimri,(Sibling)
    • Other works
      [May/June 2006] TV-commercial for 'PlayStation Portable'.
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      In 1996, she was a member of a band called Najwajean.

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