Ariadna Gil

Ariadna Gil i Giner (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾiˈanːə ˈʒil i ʒiˈne]; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as Belle Époque (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), Black Tears and Pan's Labyrinth.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Giner; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Ariadna Gil
Born
Ariadna Gil i Giner

(1969-01-23) 23 January 1969
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
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​
(m. 1993; div. 2008)​
Partner(s)Viggo Mortensen
(2009–present)
Children2

Career

Film director Bigas Luna discovered her for the 1986 movie Lola. After four films primarily in Catalan, though partly in Spanish and French, she took part in a movie exclusively in Spanish shot in 1991, Emilio Martínez Lázaro's Amo tu cama rica, and has gone on to star in myriad films and series in Catalan, Spanish, French and English, among other languages.

Between 1993 and 2007, she performed in more than thirty films, including Libertarias, directed by Vicente Aranda; Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro; and Soldados de Salamina, directed by her former husband David Trueba.

Personal life

Gil was married to screenwriter, director, and novelist David Trueba with whom she has two children.

Gil has been in a relationship with American actor Viggo Mortensen since 2009.[1]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1986LolaAna adolescente[2]
1988El complot dels anells
1990Capitán EscalabornsMarina[3]
1991Un submarí a les estovallesIcaria[4]
1991Barcelona, lamentoMiranda[5]
1991Amo tu cama ricaSaraBest Acting Award (Mejor Interpretación) (Ondas Awards 1992) - Won[6]
1992Mal de amoresAngela[7]
1992El columpio
1992Belle ÉpoqueVioletaBest Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) Goya Awards - Won[8]
1994Todo es mentira (Life's a Bitch)La Sucia[9]
1994Mécaniques célestes (Celestial Clockwork)Ana[10]
1994Los peores años de nuestra vida (The Worst Years of Our Lives)María[11]
1995AtolladeroIndia[12]
1995Antártida (Antarctica)María[13]
1996Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (Tramway to Malvarrosa)La China[14]
1996Malena es un nombre de tango (Malena Is a Name from a Tango)MalenaBest Catalan Film Actress Butaca Awards 1996 - Won
Best Actress Award (Verona Love Screens Film Festival 1997) - Won		[15]
1996LibertariasMaría[16]
1998Lágrimas negras (Black Tears)IsabelBest Actress Award (Valladolid International Film Festival 1998) - Won[17]
1998Talk of AngelsBeatriz[18]
1999Don JuanCharlotte
1999Segunda piel (Second Skin)Elena[19]
2000Camera Obscura
2000Obra maestra (Masterpiece)Amanda Castro[20]
2000Nueces para el amor (Nuts for Love)Younger version of the character performed by Malena Solda
Best Actress Award (Havana Film Festival 2000) - Won		[21]
2000Jet setAndréa Dionakis[22]
2001Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella
2001El lado oscuro del corazón 2 (The Dark Side of the Heart 2)Alejandra[23]
2002La virgen de la lujuria (The Virgin of Lust)Lola[24]
2002El embrujo de Shanghai (The Shanghai Spell)Anita[25]
2002El beso del oso
2003Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina)Lola CercasCinema - Best Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine) ACE Awards - Won[26]
2003Les Parents terribles
2005Hormigas en la boca (Ants in the Mouth)Julia[27]
2005Ausentes (The Absent)JuliaBest Actress Award (Fantasporto 2007 Film Festival) - Won[28]
2006AlatristeMaría de CastroBest Supporting Actress (Mejor actriz de reparto) Goya Awards - Nominated[29]
2006El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)Carmen[30]
2006Bienvenido a casa (Welcome Home)Sandra[31]
2007Una estrella y dos cafés
2008AppaloosaKatie
2008Sólo quiero caminar (Just Walking)AuroraBest Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) Ariel Awards - Nominated
Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal) Goya Awards - Nominated		[32]
2009El baile de la Victoria (The Dancer and the Thief)Teresa Capriatti[33]
2011Værelse 304 (Room 304)Teresa[34]
2013Treading WaterSophie[35]
2013Murieron por encima de sus posibilidadesDirectora del colegio ('school's principal')[36]
2013Sola contigoMaría Teresa[37]
2013Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed)Madre de Juanjo[38]
2014L'altra fronteraHannah[39]
2017Zona hostil (Rescue Under Fire)Capitán Varela[40]
2019ParkingMercedes[41]
2021Solo una vez (Just Once)Laura[42]
2022La casa entre los cactus (The House among the Cactuses)Rosa[43]

Television
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2014Cuéntame cómo pasóPaz Ortega[44][45]
2018–20Aquí en la Tierra (Here on Earth)Helena Ogarrio[46][47]

Awards

References
  1. Ruth Fernández (2010-11-10). "Ariadna Gil y Viggo Mortensen pasean su amor por Madrid". Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  2. Berthier, Nancy (2001). Le cinéma de Bigas Luna. Presses Universitaires du Mirail. p. 103. ISBN 9782858165377.
  3. Benavent 2000, p. 141.
  4. Benavent 2000, p. 549.
  5. Benavent 2000, p. 104.
  6. Martínez, Luis (5 May 1997). "Amo tu cama rica". El País.
  7. Benavent 2000, p. 356.
  8. Clark, —Jonathan (2018). "Belle Epoque (Belle Epoque) (1992)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 57. ISBN 9781442271333.
  9. Torreiro, Casimiro (17 September 1994). "Un indulgente retrato generacional". El País.
  10. Turan, Kenneth (26 July 1996). "'Celestial Clockwork' Takes Magical, Fanciful Flight". Los Angeles Times.
  11. Galán, Diego (12 March 2004). "'Los peores años de nuestra vida', de Martínez Lázaro". El País.
  12. Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 93. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  13. Lens, Jesús (24 August 2008). "Las musas de hielo". Ideal. Grupo Vocento.
  14. Serra, Catalina (2 April 1997). ""No quería hacer una película nostálgica, sino melancólica", dice José García Sánchez". El País.
  15. Holland, Jonathan (19 August 1996). "Malena Is a Name from a Tango". Variety.
  16. Berenguer Úbeda, Jorge; Rajas, Mario; Miranda, Francisco Javier (2019). "Libertarias: el discurso hedonista de Vicente Aranda". Área Abierta. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. 19 (2): 181. doi:10.5209/arab.60116. ISSN 2530-7592. S2CID 198550942.
  17. Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford University Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
  18. Anderson, John (30 October 1998). "'Talk of Angels' Romances Politics, Beauty, Spain". Los Angeles Times.
  19. "Crítica de cine: Tras las máscaras". La Nación. 28 August 2002.
  20. Holland, Jonathan (19 November 2000). "Masterpiece". Variety.
  21. "El amor interminable de Ariadna Gil en 'Nueces para el amor'". Diez Minutos. 10 January 2020.
  22. "Jet Set". Premiere (278–281): 4. 2000.
  23. Bernades, Horacio (5 July 2001). "Con la poesía a otra parte". Página/12.
  24. Riambau, Esteve (29 May 2008). "La virgen de la lujuria". Fotogramas.
  25. Molina Foix, Vicente (29 May 2008). "El embrujo de Shanghai". Fotogramas.
  26. Faulkner, Sally (2008). "Lola Cercas en Soldados de Salamina (David Trueba, 2003)" (PDF). HAOL (15): 165–170. ISSN 1696-2060.
  27. "Hormigas en la boca". elmundo.es. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  28. Davies, Ann (2009). Daniel Calparsoro. Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7190-7364-9.
  29. O’Reilly, Sean (2018). "Alatriste (Alatriste) (2006)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 17. ISBN 9781442271333.
  30. McMenamin, Amanda Eaton (2018). "El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 230. ISBN 9781442271333.
  31. "Bienvenido a casa". El Mundo. January 2007.
  32. Maldivia, Beatriz (7 November 2008). "'Sólo quiero caminar', desconcertante thriller". Espinof.
  33. Téllez-Espiga, Enrique (2018). "El baile de la victoria (The Dancer and the Thief) (2009)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 50. ISBN 9781442271333.
  34. Simon, Alissa (7 July 2011). "Room 304". Variety.
  35. Schager, Nick (12 March 2015). "Film Review: 'Treading Water'". Variety.
  36. Cineteca Nacional. México. Programa mensual. Cineteca Nacional. July 2016. pp. 32–33.
  37. Vidal, Nuria (23 April 2013). "Sola contigo". Fotogramas.
  38. "Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados". Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  39. Llopart, Salvador (7 October 2014). "Sitges: 'Coitus interruptus'". La Vanguardia.
  40. Vall, Pere (3 March 2017). "¡Ariadna Gil se va a la guerra!". Fotogramas.
  41. Gascón, Manuel (21 June 2019). "La cinta 'Parking' explora la fragilidad humana desde el extrarradio de Córdoba". El Día de Córdoba.
  42. "Ariadna Gil vuelve con 'Solo una vez', una película que rompe con los estereotipos sobre la violencia machista". RTVE. 11 June 2021.
  43. Rivera, Alfonso (6 May 2021). "La casa entre los cactus se levanta en Canarias". Cineuropa.
  44. "Paz Ortega, la mujer que se enamoró de Antonio Alcántara". RTVE. 14 March 2014.
  45. "Seis series de televisión que nos traumatizaron profundamente". ABC. 27 November 2018.
  46. Gómez, Helena (25 April 2018). "'Aquí en la Tierra': ¿Quién es quién en la nueva serie de Gael García Bernal?". Sensacine.
  47. Vértiz De La Fuente, Columba (23 July 2020). "La segunda temporada de 'Aquí en la Tierra"". Proceso.


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