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- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Known for playing strong, confident and physically demanding roles in English and Spanish. She was born in Bilbao, Spain. She studied at St. George's English School, where she was a pupil of Ian Lennen, whom she later became close to, due to his implication in her acting career. From an early age, she showed an interest in sports, competing in swimming, skiing, ping pong, skating, but it was in tennis that she achieved notable victories. She became runner-up at the Euskadi Junior championship and reached the 110th position in the Spanish ranking.
At age 18 she retired from tennis competition to focus on her true passion, acting. On the summer of 2009 she attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, for a one month course, and was later offered a place in the contemporary theatre course. Back in Bilbao, she started studying Business Management at one of the top Business Universities in Spain; Universidad de Deusto (La Comercial), where she graduated with a B+.
Considering studying at RADA during the summer of 2009 like a life changing experience, she has since become involved in many acting projects, and some of her work includes international feature films, awarded short films, web series, TV sketches, commercials, music videos and theatre plays.
Eager about learning different acting techniques, she has studied in some of the most reputable acting schools, like; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and with reputable professionals like John Strasberg.- IMDb mini biography by: Guillermo Alonso
- Action heroine and femme fatale look
- Tall (5'9") and athletic body type (excels at many sports)
- Thick black eyebrows and mediterranean features
- Speaks English like a native speaker (US and UK accent)
- Granddaughter of one of the most important doctors in the Basque Country; Dr. Pedro Bilbao Encera, on her mother's side, and on her father's side, granddaughter of José Álvarez Lopez, renowned accounting professor, whose books on cost analysis are still being used on most business universities in Spain.
- Worked briefly as a fashion model, mostly in catwalks, including a fashion show at the Balenciaga museum, with designs from Marko Mitanovski, known for designing Lady Gaga's outfits.
- Spent 10 minutes on a ski chairlift with Felipe de Borbón, King of Spain, when she was 12, speaking about helicopters and hunting.
- Has written an average of 30 poems, 10 short stories, and 3 songs.
- Worked in a photo shoot with Bob Dylan for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (US and European).
- See how that little flame of hunger to succeed becomes a raging fire as you start to believe in your dreams.
- With a will and sacrifice only reserved to the most select creatures, he made history, and was so good at it, he made it in a silent, almost imperceptible way.
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