Alba Planas
Alba Planas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alba Planas Menchén 10 September 2000[1] Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
Alba Planas Menchén (Madrid, September 10, 2000) is a Spanish actress who became known in 2018 for her role as Eva Vázquez Villanueva in the series Skam España. Previously, in 2017, she appeared in the television series Centro médico.[2]
Biography
First 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 theate[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, she was selected among numerous teenagers to play the lead role of Eva in Skam España.[5]
Career
Alba plays Eva Vázquez Villanueva in Skam España, the central protagonist in the first season of the series, and she continues to star in subsequent seasons until the end of the series in 2020. While continuing with her role as Eva in Skam, she has starred in several short films. In 2020, she shot the feature film Por los pelos by Nacho G. Velilla[6] and the series Umbra, filmed in Arnedo.[7] In 2021, she joins the cast of the first original series of Starz's Spain Express, along with Maggie Civantos and Kiti Mánver.[8] In May of the same year, she joins the cast of Prime Video and Mediaset España Días mejores' series, where she plays Graci.[9]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Character | Channel | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Centro médico | Sol | TVE | 1 episode |
| 2018–2020 | Skam España | Eva Vázquez Villanueva | Movistar+ | 38 episodes |
| 2022 | Express | Gus Valera Vázquez | Starzplay | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Días mejores | Graci | Amazon Prime | 10 episodes |
Cinema
| Year | Title | Character | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | El árbol de la sangre | Rebeca (14 años) | Julio Medem |
| 2022 | Por los pelos | Aitana | Nacho G. Velilla |
Short films
| Year | Title | Character | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canasta | Aurora | Gracia Querejeta |
| 2019 | La confianza de mi cabeza entre tus muslos | Lola | Miguel Carreras |
| 2020 | 16 | Laura | Ana Lambarri |
References
- ^ "Alba Planas es la joven actriz de Días Mejores y Express". Neo2 (in Spanish).
- ^ "'SKAM España': Así son Alba Planas y Tomy Aguilera (Eva y Jorge)". Fuera de series (in Spanish). 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Alba Planas ("Skam España"), una estrella emergente". The Citizen (in Spanish). 10 May 2019.
- ^ "El árbol de la sangre". Premios Goya (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Umbra' graba en Arnedo con Alba Planas como protagonista". nuevecuatrouno (in Spanish). 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Arranca el rodaje de 'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay" (in Spanish). Cine con Ñ. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Amazon y Mediaset ya graban 'El día menos pensado', una dramedia protagonizada por Blanca Portillo". Formula TV (in Spanish). 27 May 2021.