Alicia Rubio (Madrid, September 15, 1986) is a Spanish film, theater and television actress.

Alicia Rubio
Alicia Rubio in 2017
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38)[1]
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active2006-present

Biography

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Rubio trained at the prestigious school of dramatic art directed by Juan Carlos Corazza, which was also the school of actors such as Javier Bardem, Elena Anaya and Pilar López de Ayala. She trained with various teachers such as Julio Chávez and Claudio Tolcachir. She had her first opportunities on the small screen participating in series including Mesa para cinco, Alquilados and Cuestión de sexo.

In cinema, she made her first appearances in the films 8 citas, by Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen; and After, by Alberto Rodríguez Librero. In 2012 she participated as a supporting actress in Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's film Primos; she played Toña, a nurse and girlfriend of José Miguel's character (Adrián Lastra).[2]

In 2013, she joined the eighth season of the daily afternoon series Amar es para siempre, aired daily on Antena 3. Rubio played the role of Macarena, a young law student at a time when it was not common for women to study.[3] Also that year she had a small role in Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's film La gran familia espYearla. For this performance she won the award for best supporting actress at the Actors Union Awards.[4][5]

In 2014, after leaving Amar es para siempre, Rubio participated in eight episodes of the Cuatro series Ciega a citas, where she played Alegría.[6]

In 2015 she returned to television with the series Algo que celebrar, of Antena 3, which only ran for one season due to its low audience figures.[7] She also participated in the first season of the series Mar de plástico with an episodic character. In addition, she appeared in a film by directed by María Ripoll, Ahora o Nunca, starring María Valverde and Dani Rovira.

In 2016 she appeared in the film Tarde para la ira, directed by her partner of ten years, actor Raúl Arévalo.[8]

Rubio has appeared in numerous theatrical productions throughout her career. She participated in the play Los miércoles no existen, directed by Maite Peréz Astorga and Peris Romano. She has also appeared in the play Dentro y Fuera, written and directed by Víctor García León; Cuatro estaciones y un día, co-starring Sergio Mur at the Teatro Lara and directed by Miguel Ángel Cárcano; Muere, Numancia, muere, written by Carlos Be and directed by Sonia Sebastián; Pequeña Pieza Psicopática, directed by Hernán Gristenin; Los trapos sucios directed by Ana López-Segovia; and Juventudes directed by Natxo López.[9]

Rubio has also appeared in several short films, including Sinceridad, directed by Paco Caballero, in which she starred alongside Raúl Arévalo and for which she won the award for best actress at the prestigious Cortogenia festival in 2010. She also participated in Cristales and De noche y de pronto, a short film that was nominated for the Goya awards in 2014.

Filmography

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Cinema

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Year Title Character Directed by
2008 8 citas Novia Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen
2009 After Laura Alberto Rodríguez Librero
2011 Primos Toña Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
2013 La gran familia espYearla Marisa Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
2014 Las ovejas no pierden el tren Vanesa Álvaro Fernández Armero
2015 Ahora o nunca Belén María Ripoll
2016 La Bruja Teresa Justin Price
Tarde para la ira Carmen Raúl Arévalo
2017 Selfie Alicia Víctor García León

Television

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Year Title Character Channel Duration
2009 Cuestión de sexo Ana Cuatro 1 episode
La parejita Emilia El Jueves 59 episodes
2013 Amar es para siempre Macarena Ponce Antena 3 165 episodes
2014 Ciega a citas Alegría Cuatro 8 episodes
2015 Mar de plástico Esther Ruiz Antena 3 1 episode
Algo que celebrar Mariví González Antena 3 8 episodes
2017 Tiempos de guerra Verónica Montellano Antena 3 13 episodes
2018 - 2021 Pequeñas coincidencias Elisa Amazon Prime Video 30 episodes
2020 #Luimelia Ingrid Atresplayer 1 episode
2021 HIT Eva La 1 10 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Cortogenia
Year Category Film Result Ref.
2010 Best female performance Sinceridad Won [10]
Spanish Actors Union
Year Category Film Result Ref.
2013 Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture La gran familia española Won [11]

Personal life

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For ten years Rubio was romantically involved with actor and director Raúl Arévalo, with whom she has co-starred on more than one occasion on the big screen.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Alicia Rubio". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "La comedia 'Primos', de Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, en 'Versión Española'". RTVE (in Spanish). 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Alicia Rubio se despide de los seguidores de 'Amar es para siempre'". Antena3 (in Spanish). 3 September 2013.
  4. ^ ""La Gran Familia Española", una boda y un Mundial". enelpatiodebutacas (in Spanish). 2014.
  5. ^ "'La gran familia española' y 'Caníbal' se llevan los Premios Unión de Actores 2014". eCartelera (in Spanish). 11 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Norma Ruiz interpreta a Laura, la mejor amiga de Lucía". DiezMinutos (in Spanish). May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Antena 3 cierra el casting de 'Algo que celebrar'". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 8 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Raúl Arévalo presenta 'Tarde para la ira' entre sus compañeros". Cuore (in Spanish). 9 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Manual para jóvenes que quieren ganarse la vida con la política". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Palmarés". Cortogenia (in Spanish).
  11. ^ "Ganadores de la 23º edición de los premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". Unión de actores y actrices (in Spanish).
  12. ^ "Raúl Arévalo se deshace en mimos con su novia". DiezMinutos (in Spanish). 11 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Alicia Rubio, Raúl Arévalo y Melina Matthews, el triángulo amoroso de los Goya 2017". Bekia (in Spanish). 4 February 2017.
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