Manuela Velasco

He studied acting at the Corazza Studio in the 2002-2006 class. She started in the cinema at the hands of Pedro Almodovar in ” La ley del deseo ” as a girl, and since then she wanted to be an actress. His professional career began in the early 2000s.
He has participated in numerous television series: “La chica de ayer”, “Aida”, “Velvet”, “Traición”, “Mentiras”, “Amar es para siempre”, “Express”.

Theatre is her great passion… and Shakespeare too. Shakespeare has been one of her most recent works on stage, “Richard III” directed by Miguel del Arco. She has also played Mihura’s La bella Dorotea, Ann from Arthur Miller’s ” Todos eran mis hijos”, Irina from Chekhov’s “Las tres hermanas”, or Juliet herself at the age of 40.

In cinema, her great opportunity came in 2007 when she played the reporter Angela Vidal in “REC” by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, a role for which she won the award for best female performance at the Sitges Festival and the Goya for best actress. revelation. She continued to play the reporter in “REC2” and “REC APOCALIPSIS”.

This summer the film “Cuando los amos duermen” has participated, directed by Santi Alvarado and starring Juli Fàbregas, two great friends of the Calella Festival.