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| birth_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
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| notable_works = ''[[Skam España]]''
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'''Alba Planas Menchén''' (born September 10, 2000) is a Spanish actress, best known for her main role as Eva Vázquez Villanueva in the series ''[[Skam España]]'', the Spanish adaptation of ''[[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]''. In 2017, she also appeared in the television series ''Centro médico''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘SKAM España’: Así son Alba Planas y Tomy Aguilera (Eva y Jorge) |url=https://fueradeseries.com/skam-espana-entrevista-alba-planas-tommy-aguilera-actores-eva-jorge-c27aebcc937 |date=30 March 2019 |website=Fuera de series |language=es}}</ref>
'''Alba Planas Menchén''' (born 10 September 2000) is a Spanish actress, best known for her main role as Eva Vázquez Villanueva in the series ''[[Skam España]]'', the Spanish adaptation of ''[[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]''. In 2017, she also appeared in the television series ''Centro médico''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘SKAM España’: Así son Alba Planas y Tomy Aguilera (Eva y Jorge) |url=https://fueradeseries.com/skam-espana-entrevista-alba-planas-tommy-aguilera-actores-eva-jorge-c27aebcc937 |date=30 March 2019 |website=Fuera de series |language=es}}</ref>


== Early years ==
== Early years ==
Alba began taking acting classes at the age of 7, training in different performing arts schools. Her first steps into the world of acting were small roles in theater<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2019 |title=Alba Planas (“Skam España”), una estrella emergente |url=http://thecitizen.es/cultura/alba-planas |website=The Citizen |language=es}}</ref> and the film ''[[The Tree of Blood|El árbol de la sangre]],'' directed by [[Julio Medem]], in which she co-starred with [[Úrsula Corberó]] and [[Álvaro Cervantes]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=El árbol de la sangre |url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/el-arbol-de-la-sangre/ |website=Premios Goya |language=es}}</ref> Subsequently, she was selected out of a pool of numerous teenagers auditioning to play the lead role of Eva in the first season of ''[[Skam España]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2018 |title=El sorprendente crossover entre 'Fama a bailar' y 'Skam España': Así ha sido el casting de Inés y Eva |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/sorprendente-crossover-entre-fama-a-bailar-skam-espana-casting-ines-eva-87115/ |website=FórmulaTV |language=es}}</ref>
Alba Planas Menchén was born and raised in [[Madrid]], Spain. She began taking acting classes at the age of 7, training in different performing arts schools. Her first steps into the world of acting were small roles in theater<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2019 |title=Alba Planas (“Skam España”), una estrella emergente |url=http://thecitizen.es/cultura/alba-planas |website=The Citizen |language=es}}</ref> and the film ''[[The Tree of Blood|El árbol de la sangre]],'' directed by [[Julio Medem]], in which she co-starred with [[Úrsula Corberó]] and [[Álvaro Cervantes]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=El árbol de la sangre |url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/el-arbol-de-la-sangre/ |website=Premios Goya |language=es}}</ref> Subsequently, Planas was selected out of a pool of numerous teenagers auditioning to play the lead role of Eva in the first season of ''[[Skam España]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2018 |title=El sorprendente crossover entre 'Fama a bailar' y 'Skam España': Así ha sido el casting de Inés y Eva |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/sorprendente-crossover-entre-fama-a-bailar-skam-espana-casting-ines-eva-87115/ |website=FórmulaTV |language=es}}</ref>

Planas can also speak Spanish and English fluently.<ref name="carcelén">{{Cite web |access-date=6 August 2023 |title=Alba Planas - Carcelén |url=https://carcelen.net/artistas/alba-planas/|website=Carcelén Talents |language=es}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
''[[Skam España]]'' premiered in September 2018, with Alba's character Eva as the central protagonist in the first season of the show. She continued to star in subsequent seasons in a main role until the end of the series in 2020. While appearing as Eva in ''Skam'', she continued to appear in several other short films.
''[[Skam España]]'' premiered in September 2018, with Planas' character Eva as the central protagonist in the first season of the show. She continued to star in subsequent seasons in a main role until the end of the series in 2020. While appearing as Eva in ''Skam'', she continued to appear in several other short films. For her role in the short film ''16'', she was given the Best Actress Award by the Official Jury of the Ávilacine Film Festival.<ref name="carcelén">{{Cite web |access-date=6 August 2023 |title=Alba Planas - Carcelén |url=https://carcelen.net/artistas/alba-planas/|website=Carcelén Talents |language=es}}</ref>


In 2020, she then shot the feature film ''Por los pelos'' by Nacho G. Velilla<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concluye en Estambul el rodaje de 'Por los pelos. Una historia de autoestima', la nueva película de Nacho G. Velilla |url=https://cine.atresmedia.com/peliculas/por-los-pelos/concluye-estambul-rodaje-pelos-historia-autoestima-nueva-pelicula-nacho-velilla_202010195f8db51e51dc23000121f1c0.html |date=10 November 2020 |website=Atresmedia |language=es}}</ref> and the series ''Umbra'', filmed in [[Arnedo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Umbra’ graba en Arnedo con Alba Planas como protagonista |url=https://nuevecuatrouno.com/2020/07/01/umbra-graba-en-arnedo-con-alba-planas-como-protagonista/ |date=7 January 2020 |website=nuevecuatrouno |language=es}}</ref> In 2021, she joined the cast of the first original series of [[Starz]] Spain's ''[[Express (TV series)|Express]]'', along with [[Maggie Civantos]] and [[Kiti Mánver]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2021 |title=Arranca el rodaje de ‘Express’, la primera serie española de Starzplay |url=https://cineconn.es/arranca-el-rodaje-de-express-la-primera-serie-espanola-de-starzplay-de-los-creadores-de-vis-a-vis/ |publisher=Cine con Ñ |language=es}}</ref> In May of the same year, she joined the cast of [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] and [[Mediaset España]]'s ''Días mejores'' series, where she plays Graci.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2021 |title=Amazon y Mediaset ya graban 'El día menos pensado', una dramedia protagonizada por Blanca Portillo |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/amazon-mediaset-graban-el-dia-menos-pensado-109003/ |website=Formula TV |language=es}}</ref> ''Express'' and ''Días mejores'' were then both renewed for second seasons, with Alba continuing on in both her main roles through 2023.
In 2020, she then shot the feature film ''Por los pelos'' by Nacho G. Velilla<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concluye en Estambul el rodaje de 'Por los pelos. Una historia de autoestima', la nueva película de Nacho G. Velilla |url=https://cine.atresmedia.com/peliculas/por-los-pelos/concluye-estambul-rodaje-pelos-historia-autoestima-nueva-pelicula-nacho-velilla_202010195f8db51e51dc23000121f1c0.html |date=10 November 2020 |website=Atresmedia |language=es}}</ref> and the series ''Umbra'', filmed in [[Arnedo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Umbra’ graba en Arnedo con Alba Planas como protagonista |url=https://nuevecuatrouno.com/2020/07/01/umbra-graba-en-arnedo-con-alba-planas-como-protagonista/ |date=7 January 2020 |website=nuevecuatrouno |language=es}}</ref> In 2021, she joined the cast of the first original series of [[Starz]] Spain's ''[[Express (TV series)|Express]]'', along with [[Maggie Civantos]] and [[Kiti Mánver]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2021 |title=Arranca el rodaje de ‘Express’, la primera serie española de Starzplay |url=https://cineconn.es/arranca-el-rodaje-de-express-la-primera-serie-espanola-de-starzplay-de-los-creadores-de-vis-a-vis/ |publisher=Cine con Ñ |language=es}}</ref> In May of the same year, she joined the cast of [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] and [[Mediaset España]]'s ''Días mejores'' series, where she plays Graci.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2021 |title=Amazon y Mediaset ya graban 'El día menos pensado', una dramedia protagonizada por Blanca Portillo |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/amazon-mediaset-graban-el-dia-menos-pensado-109003/ |website=Formula TV |language=es}}</ref> ''Express'' and ''Días mejores'' were then both renewed for second seasons, with Planas continuing on in both her main roles through 2023.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
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|Eva Vázquez Villanueva
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|[[Movistar Plus+|Movistar+]]
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|Main cast; 38 episodes & central character of season 1
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|Gus Valera Vázquez
|Gus Valera Vázquez
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|[[Starzplay]]
|16 episodes
|Main cast; 16 episodes
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|-
|''[[Días mejores]]''
|''[[Días mejores]]''
|Graci
|Graci
|[[Amazon (company)|Amazon Prime]]
|[[Amazon (company)|Amazon Prime]]
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|Main cast; 18 episodes
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=== Cinema ===
=== Cinema ===
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=== Short films ===
=== Short films ===
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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
* {{Instagram|albaplanas_}}
* {{IMDb name|5235293}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Spanish television actresses]]
[[Category:Spanish television actresses]]

Latest revision as of 11:38, 12 July 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Planas and the second or maternal family name is Menchén.
Alba Planas
Born
Alba Planas Menchén

(2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 23)[1]
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Notable workSkam España

Alba Planas Menchén (born 10 September 2000) is a Spanish actress, best known for her main role as Eva Vázquez Villanueva in the series Skam España, the Spanish adaptation of Skam. In 2017, she also appeared in the television series Centro médico.[2]

Early years

[edit]

Alba Planas Menchén was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She began taking acting classes at the age of 7, training in different performing arts schools. Her first steps into the world of acting were small roles in theater[3] and the film El árbol de la sangre, directed by Julio Medem, in which she co-starred with Úrsula Corberó and Álvaro Cervantes.[4] Subsequently, Planas was selected out of a pool of numerous teenagers auditioning to play the lead role of Eva in the first season of Skam España.[5]

Planas can also speak Spanish and English fluently.[6]

Career

[edit]

Skam España premiered in September 2018, with Planas' character Eva as the central protagonist in the first season of the show. She continued to star in subsequent seasons in a main role until the end of the series in 2020. While appearing as Eva in Skam, she continued to appear in several other short films. For her role in the short film 16, she was given the Best Actress Award by the Official Jury of the Ávilacine Film Festival.[6]

In 2020, she then shot the feature film Por los pelos by Nacho G. Velilla[7] and the series Umbra, filmed in Arnedo.[8] In 2021, she joined the cast of the first original series of Starz Spain's Express, along with Maggie Civantos and Kiti Mánver.[9] In May of the same year, she joined the cast of Prime Video and Mediaset España's Días mejores series, where she plays Graci.[10] Express and Días mejores were then both renewed for second seasons, with Planas continuing on in both her main roles through 2023.

Filmography

[edit]

Television

[edit]
Year Title Character Channel Notes
2017 Centro médico Sol TVE 1 episode
2018–2020 Skam España Eva Vázquez Villanueva Movistar+ Main cast; 38 episodes & central character of season 1
2022–2023 Express Gus Valera Vázquez Starzplay Main cast; 16 episodes
Días mejores Graci Amazon Prime Main cast; 18 episodes

Cinema

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Year Title Character Director
2018 El árbol de la sangre Rebeca (14 años) Julio Medem
2022 Por los pelos Aitana Nacho G. Velilla
TBD Hildegart Hildegart[11] Paula Ortiz

Short films

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Year Title Character Director
2018 Canasta Aurora Gracia Querejeta
2019 La confianza de mi cabeza entre tus muslos Lola Miguel Carreras
2020 16 Laura Ana Lambarri

References

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  1. ^ "Alba Planas es la joven actriz de Días Mejores y Express". Neo2 (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "'SKAM España': Así son Alba Planas y Tomy Aguilera (Eva y Jorge)". Fuera de series (in Spanish). 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Alba Planas ("Skam España"), una estrella emergente". The Citizen (in Spanish). 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "El árbol de la sangre". Premios Goya (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "El sorprendente crossover entre 'Fama a bailar' y 'Skam España': Así ha sido el casting de Inés y Eva". FórmulaTV (in Spanish). 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Alba Planas - Carcelén". Carcelén Talents (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Concluye en Estambul el rodaje de 'Por los pelos. Una historia de autoestima', la nueva película de Nacho G. Velilla". Atresmedia (in Spanish). 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ "'Umbra' graba en Arnedo con Alba Planas como protagonista". nuevecuatrouno (in Spanish). 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Arranca el rodaje de 'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay" (in Spanish). Cine con Ñ. 16 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Amazon y Mediaset ya graban 'El día menos pensado', una dramedia protagonizada por Blanca Portillo". Formula TV (in Spanish). 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ Rosado, Ricardo (14 June 2023). "Najwa Nimri será la madre de Hildegart Rodríguez, la "virgen roja" que protagonizará la nueva película de Paula Ortiz en Amazon". Fotogramas.
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