Macarena García
Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 26 April 1988) is a Spanish actress. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in the 2012 silent film Snow White.[1] She has since featured in films such as Palm Trees in the Snow and Holy Camp!.
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Born | Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi 26 April 1988 Madrid, Spain |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of Madrid |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Relatives | Javier Ambrossi (brother) |
Biography
Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi was born on 26 April 1988 in Madrid.[2][3][4] She started her training when she was eight years old with artistic gymnastics. When she was fourteen, she started combining it with dance, both modern as funk, in the Carmen Senra and Academia Broadway dance schools. Rosario Ruiz and Nora Troyani taught her how to sing. In addition, she has complemented her training with guitar classes in the last years. She has an older brother, Javier Ambrossi, also dedicated to acting.[5] She studied psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid.[6] From 2014 to 2022, she was in a relationship with singer Leiva.[7][8]
Career
She got her first role when she was thirteen and performed the role of Canelilla in En nombre de la Infanta Carlota, of Jara productions, a musical which was performed during some seasons in the Theatre of Madrid.[9] She also worked in the musical High School Musical and performed the lead role (Gabriella Montez) with Daniel Diges (Troy Bolton).[10]
Since then, she has taken part in several television series such as Hospital Central, Punta Escarlata and The Boarding School. But the role which made her known was the one of Chelo, the daughter of the doormen in Amar en tiempos revueltos from 2010 to 2012.[11] In 2013, she played Vera on Luna, el misterio de Calenda, a series of Antena 3.[12]
In cinema, she has performed the leading role in Snow White, directed by Pablo Berger.[13] This work has brought her very important awards, such as the Silver Shell for Best Actress in the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Filmography
Television
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | El pacto | Ana Alcides | TV movie aired as 2-part miniseries | [14] |
2010 | El internado (The Boarding School) | Gema | 6 episodes | [14] |
2010–12 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Consuelo Muñoz Ruiz, "Chelo" | Introduced in season 6 | [14] |
2011 | Punta Escarlata | Raquel Solís | [14] | |
2012 | Amar en tiempos revueltos: La muerte a escena | Consuelo Muñoz Ruiz, "Chelo" | TV movie. Reprise of role in Amar en tiempos revueltos | [14] |
2012–13 | Luna, el misterio de Calenda | Vera | [15][16] | |
2013 | Niños robados (Stolen Children) | Violeta | Senior version of the character portrayed by Manuela Paso | [17] |
2014–15 | B&b, de boca en boca | Sonia | [18] | |
2017–20 | El ministerio del tiempo (The Department of Time) | Lola Mendieta | Senior version of the character portrayed by Natalia Millán | [19][20] |
2018–19 | La otra mirada | Manuela Martín Casado | [21] | |
2021–22 | Paraíso (Paradise) | Paula Costa | [22] | |
2023 | La Mesías | Irene / Resurrección | [23] |
Film
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Blancanieves (Snow White) | Carmen | Young version of the character (Carmencita) portrayed by Sofía Oria | [24] |
2013 | Todos están muertos (They Are All Dead) | Nadia | [25] | |
2015 | Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow) | Julia | [26] | |
2016 | Villaviciosa de al lado (A Stroke of Luck) | Sole | [27] | |
2017 | La llamada (Holy Camp!) | María | [28] | |
2018 | Que baje Dios y lo vea (Holy Goalie) | Sara | [29] | |
2019 | A pesar de todo (Despite Everything) | Lucía | [30] | |
2019 | Ventajas de viajar en tren (Advantages of Travelling by Train) | Rosa | [31] | |
2020 | El arte de volver (The Art of Return) | Noemí | [32] |
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | 21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Nominated | [33][34] |
60th San Sebastian International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actress | Snow White | Won | [35] | |
CiBRA Festival | Best Adapted Character | Won | [36] | ||
2013 | 18th Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [37] | |
68th CEC Medals | Best New Actress | Won | [38] | ||
27th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [39] | ||
2014 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Stage Actress | La llamada | Won | [40] |
2016 | 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Palm Trees in the Snow | Nominated | [41][42] |
References
- "Macarena García: "En esta profesión intento no hacer lo que te dicen que has de hacer"". 20minutos.es. 20 June 2014.
- Arbat, Sandra (7 June 2021). "Cómo Macarena García se convirtió en la mejor vestida del Festival de Málaga". La Vanguardia.
- "Famosos españoles de horóscopo Tauro". Diez Minutos. 13 June 2022.
- Devesa, Caterina (13 August 2019). "Macarena García: «Siempre vuelvo con acento gallego a Madrid»". La Voz de Galicia.
- Rubio Rueda, Almudena (5 February 2018). "Así son y así se llevan Macarena García y Javier Ambrossi, dos hermanos de cine". Bekia.
- "Macarena García es Consuelo Muñoz". rtve.es. 23 August 2010.
- Ochoa, Marina (24 November 2020). "Macarena García, Leiva y sus cinco años de amor: una relación discreta y consolidada lejos de los focos". Divinity.
- "Leiva y Macarena García: el fin de la relación, al detalle". ABC. 20 October 2022.
- Madrid, Virginia (14 October 2017). "Macarena García: «A veces veo el vaso medio lleno y otras medio vacío. Yo soy de altibajos»". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "La versión "más emotiva e ibérica" de 'High School Musical' y en español llega al Teatro Lope de Vega de Madrid". Europa Press (in Spanish). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Macarena García es Chelo Muñoz". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 26 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Fran Perea y Macarena García presentan 'Luna, el misterio de Calenda'". Neox. Madrid: Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Macarena García, la Blancanieves torera". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 7 February 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Catalá, Laura (30 October 2018). "Así ha cambiado Macarena García: La transformación de una actriz nacida para el éxito". Bekia.
- Onieva, Álvaro (27 March 2012). "'Luna, el misterio de Calenda': lo que necesitas saber". Espinof.
- "La nueva temporada de 'Luna, el misterio de Calenda' presenta un entorno más luminoso y menos hostil". FormulaTV. 12 February 2013.
- "Retrato de un pasado doloroso para España". El País. 1 March 2016.
- "Descubre todos los personajes de "B&B, de boca en boca"". El Periódico. 17 February 2014.
- Quijorna, Cristian (2 June 2017). "'El Ministerio del Tiempo': Macarena García interpretará el personaje de Lola Mendieta en su juventud". FormulaTV.
- Moraleda, Andrés (5 May 2020). "El valor divulgativo de 'El Ministerio del Tiempo', a examen: "No es una lección de Historia, pero crea afición"". El Confidencial.
- "Cuarentena por coronavirus: La otra mirada, sobre la Sevilla de los años '20". Clarín. 9 April 2020.
- "Paraíso se despide con una 2ª temporada marcada por personajes femeninos: "Ellas salvan el mundo y también lo destruyen"". Europa Press. 14 June 2022.
- Martínez, Beatriz (11 October 2023). "Quién es quién en 'La Mesías', la nueva serie de Los Javis para Movistar Plus+: de Carmen Machi y Macarena García a Amaia Romero". Infobae.
- Vall, Pere (12 June 2012). "Blancanieves. Para amantes de las sensaciones extremas". Fotogramas.
- "Presentan en Londres el filme "Todos están Muertos"". 20minutos.es. 6 October 2014.
- "'A veces las palmeras crecen en la nieve'". El Mundo. 22 October 2015.
- "María Cruickshank y Carmen Machi enseñan a Macarena García a fingir un orgasmo". Atresmedia. 2 December 2016.
- Jimeno, Diego (27 June 2021). "'La llamada' divina de los Javis, en 'Versión española'". Diez Minutos.
- García, Fernando (31 December 2016). "Una comedia monacal". La Vanguardia.
- Silvestre, Juan (3 May 2019). "'A pesar de todo': Blanca Suárez, Amaia Salamanca y Macarena García nos desvelan los secretos de la comedia de Netflix". Fotogramas.
- Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (6 November 2019). "Los estrenos del 8 de noviembre. 'Ventajas de viajar en tren'. Historias inquietantes". Aisge.
- Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (10 December 2020). "Los estrenos del 11 de diciembre. 'El arte de volver'. Extranjera de sí misma". Aisge.
- "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 7 June 2012.
- "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 19 June 2012.
- "Palmarés de San Sebastián 2012: 'Dans la maison', Concha de Oro, 'Blancanieves', Premio Especial". Cinemanía. 29 September 2012 – via 20minutos.es.
- "«Operación E», Macarena García, Blancanieves y el Comité Paralímpico Español triunfadores de la IV Edición del Festival CiBRA". Festival CiBRA. 25 November 2012.
- ""Blancanieves", de Pablo Berger, conquista los Premios Forqué". El País. 22 January 2013.
- "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2012". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- EFE (17 February 2013). "Macarena García, Goya a la actriz revelación por "Blancanieves"". El Diario. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Así vivimos los Fotogramas de Plata 2013". Fotogramas de Plata.
- "'La novia' y 'Vis a Vis' arrasan en las nominaciones de los XXV Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". La Vanguardia. 10 February 2016.
- "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.