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Silvia Abril

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abril and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Silvia Abril Fernández (born 10 April 1971) is a Spanish comedian, actress and TV host from Catalonia.

Silvia Abril
Abril at the 14th Gaudí Awards in 2022
Born
Silvia Abril Fernández

(1971-04-10) 10 April 1971 (age 53)
Mataró, Spain
Alma materInstitut del Teatre
Years active2003–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Children1

Biography

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Abril was born in Mataró, Barcelona,[1] and she has three sisters: Meritxell (1986), Mónica (1973) and Anabel.[2] She is married to comedian Andreu Buenafuente, and their child, Joana, was born on 28 November 2012.[3][4]

Career

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She is best known for her roles in hit Spanish series La que se avecina as Violeta Recio,[5] Spanish Movie as Laura,[6] and as one of the dancers for the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, "Baila el Chiki-chiki".[7]

On 19 September 2017 she participated at the second season of MasterChef Celebrity with Bibiana Fernández, Pepón Nieto, Marina San José, Anabel Alonso, Patricia Montero, Edu Soto, José Corbacho, Usun Yoon, Juan Betancourt, Saúl Craviotto and Carlos Baute.[8] She was the fourth contestant eliminated,[9] but she was brought back in the next episode,[10] and she finally was the runner-up.[11]

Abril is the panelist of the television show Cero en Historia alongside Raúl Cimas, Sara Escudero and J.J. Vaquero, which is presented by Joaquín Reyes.[12][13] In the season 3 episode 14 Silvia Abril was replaced by Anabel Alonso due to health problems.[14] He was replaced by Patricia Conde in the fourth season.[15]

She hosted the 33rd Goya Awards with Andreu Buenafuente on 2 February 2019.[16] She appeared in the comedy film Bajo el mismo techo (2019), starring with Jordi Sánchez.[17]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Escales, Carme (20 June 2013). "Sílvia Abril: "Solo salí del Maresme a buscar al padre de mi hija"". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Así son las tres hermanas de Silvia Abril, Meritxell, Mónica y Anabel". España Diario (in Spanish). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ Gtres (29 November 2012). "Buenafuente, padre por primera vez". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Buenafuente y Silvia Abril esperan su primer hijo". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  5. ^ EFE (27 December 2011). "'La que se avecina' con Silvia Abril". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ Jacques (18 December 2009). "La eurovisiva Gráfica protagoniza "Spanish movie"". Asociación Cultural de Eurovisivos de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  7. ^ de Hoyos, Javier (17 January 2016). "Silvia Abril desvela lo que nunca se vio del Eurovisión de Rodolfo Chikilicuatre" (in Spanish). Formula TV. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  8. ^ "'MasterChef Celebrity 2': Los famosos vuelven hoy a la cocina de TVE". Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, SA. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Silvia Abril, cuarta expulsada de 'Masterchef Celebrity'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  10. ^ "MasterChef Celebrity: el regreso de Silvia Abril y el adiós a Pepón Nieto". Hola! (in Spanish). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  11. ^ T. L. (22 November 2017). "Final 'MasterChef Celebrity 2': Silvia Abril, cansancio y decepción en el segundo puesto". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Vanitatis. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  12. ^ Cervera, César (27 February 2017). ""Cero en Historia", una versión hilarante del pasado con un diez en improvisación". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  13. ^ Redacción (31 January 2017). "#0 presenta sus fichajes estelares, proyectos y hace balance del primer año". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Cero en Historia. TEMPORADA 3 – Episodio 14: Kira Miró". Movistar+ (in Spanish). Telefónica. 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Patricia Conde sustituye a Silvia Abril en 'Cero en historia'". Tvienes (in Spanish). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  16. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (11 June 2018). "Silvia Abril y Andreu Buenafuente presentarán los Goya". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  17. ^ Europa Press (22 January 2019). "Silvia Abril y Jordi Sánchez estrenan 'Bajo el mismo techo', una comedia "sin parodias" y "sin hacer el tonto"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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