Dafne Fernández Fernández (born 31 March 1985) is a Spanish actress and dancer.

Dafne Fernández
Dafne Fernández at the 2018 Premios Goya
Born
Dafne Fernández Fernández

(1985-03-31) 31 March 1985 (age 39)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Dancer
Years active1996-present
Known forMarta Ramos in Un paso adelante
Spouse
Mario Echevarría
(m. 2017)
Children2

Career

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Born in Madrid on 31 March 1985, Dafne Fernández made her feature film debut in Malena Is a Name from a Tango (1996).[1] She became famous for playing Marta Ramos in the Spanish TV series Un paso adelante,[2] along with actors like Mónica Cruz, Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Silvia Marty and Lola Herrera.[3] She studied dance and dramatic art, worked in the Fama musical, was the presenter of the XXI Goya Awards (2007) and also appeared in Naím Thomas's "Caliente" videoclip.

In 2017 she played Blanca in Perfect Strangers, directed by Álex de la Iglesia.[4] In 2018 she appeared in the third season of MasterChef Celebrity.[5] She was the third contestant to be eliminated.[6]

She dubbed Beladga alongside Michelle Jenner, who dubbed Aloy,[7] in the PS4 video game Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017).[8]

Personal life

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On 2 September 2017 she married the photographer Mario Chavarría.[9] They have one son, Jon, born on 30 August 2018,[10] and one daughter, Alex, born on 9 December 2020.[11]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1996 Canguros Niña 1 episode
1996 Malena es un nombre de tango Malena niña
1997 Pajarico Fuensanta
1998 Resultado final María José niña
1999 Entre las piernas Celia
1999 Goya en Burdeos Rosario
2000 Paraíso Irene 1 episode
2000 El otro barrio
2001 Hombres felices Hada
2001 Juego de Luna (Luna's Game) Luna (age 14) [12]
2002 La caja 507 María Pardo Muñoz
2002/2005 Un Paso Adelante Marta Ramos 49 episodes
2002/2006 Hospital Central Rebeca 2 episodes
2007 Joint Security America Captain Ines Diaz pre-production
2008 Los Serrano Luna
2009-12 Tierra de Lobos Nieves
2010 Entrelobos Pizquilla
2013 Real Playing Game Young Player #5
2017 Perfect Strangers Blanca

References

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  1. ^ Vicente, Judith= (18 May 2023). "Bailarina y portada de revistas masculinas: quién es Dafne Fernández, la actriz que hace de Marta en "4 estrellas"". El Comercio.
  2. ^ "'Un paso adelante': sus protagonistas, 15 años después". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ Guerrero, Custodio (23 September 2016). "'Un paso adelante': Así han cambiado los actores de la serie de Antena 3". Sensacine (in Spanish). Webedia. Allocine. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ Alvares, Rosa (29 December 2016). "Dafne Fernández: "Reconozco que muchas veces me eligen por mi aspecto"". Grazia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Dafne Fernández: "'MasterChef Celebrity' ha sido la excusa perfecta para ponerse las pilas"". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ V.S.M. (24 September 2018). "Dafne Fernández, nueva expulsada de 'MasterChef Celebrity'". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Editorial Prensa Asturiana, S.A. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ S. Ortigosa, Marta (7 February 2017). "Así se dobló 'Horizon: Zero Dawn', con Michelle Jenner y Dafne Fernández". Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ García, Fran (4 July 2017). "Dafne Fernández se une al doblaje de Horizon: Zero Dawn". AS (in Spanish). Meristation. Prisa. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ Madrid, Jose (1 September 2017). "Las cinco claves de la boda de Dafne Fernández en el Valle del Tiétar (Ávila)". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ^ Hines, Ree (September 2, 2018). "Dafne Fernández desvela el nombre de su bebé de la manera más especial". Today. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  11. ^ Dafne Fernández, madre por segunda vez, da la bienvenida a su primera hija
  12. ^ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
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