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Aura Garrido
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Garrido at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019
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Aura Garrido Sánchez
29 May 1989 Madrid, Spain
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Aura Garrido Sánchez (born 29 May 1989) is a Spanish film and television actress. She has appeared in such films as Stockholm and the television series El ministerio del tiempo.
Early life
Garrido was born in Madrid in 1989. Her father Tomás Garrido is a composer and orchestra conductor, and her mother, Pilar Sánchez, is a painter. She took her first piano classes when she was four years old, and soon after, started practicing ballet. She speaks English thanks to having an English-speaking best friend growing up.
After ending her high school studies, she enrolled in the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, in Madrid, she took interpretation until her third year, specializing in textual interpretation, but she dropped out in 2010 because she was cast for the film Planes para mañana. This role earned her the Silver Biznaga for best supporting actress and a Goya Awards nomination in the best breakthrough actress category among other nominations.
Career
In 2010 she got her first main role in the Telecinco television series La pecera de Eva. Later, she centered her career in the small screen, and formed part of the Ángel o demonio, Crematorio and Imperium casts. She went back to working in cinema with two small roles in Promoción fantasma (2012) and El cuerpo, (2012). In 2013 she starred in Stockholm. For her performance, she won the Sant Jordi Award and a medal from the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, and was nominated in the best actress category at the Goya Awards, the Feroz Awards and the Forqué Awards.
In 2014, on television again, she participated in the miniseries Hermanos and filmed Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste although the latter was not broadcast until 2015. From 2015 through 2017, she played Amelia Folch in the Televisión Española series, El Ministerio del Tiempo.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Inocentes | Adriana | ||
| Planes para mañana (Plans for Tomorrow) | Mónica | |||
| 2011 | 5ºB Escalera Dcha | Sara | Short film | |
| Abkara | Sofía | Short Film | ||
| 2012 | Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) | Elsa | ||
| El cuerpo (The Body) | Carla Miller | |||
| 2013 | Los ilusos (The Wishful Thinkers) | Sofía | ||
| Stockholm | She | |||
| Viral | Lucía | |||
| 2015 | Vulcania | Marta | ||
| Asesinos inocentes | Nuria Abreu | |||
| 2016 | La reconquista (The Reconquest) | Clara | ||
| 2017 | La niebla y la doncella (The Mist and the Maiden) | Virginia Chamorro | ||
| Cold Skin | Aneris | |||
| 2018 | El aviso (The Warning) | Lucía | ||
| Solo | Ona | |||
| 2019 | El asesino de los caprichos (The Goya Murders) | Eva González | ||
| El silencio de la ciudad blanca (El silencio de la ciudad blanca) | Estíbaliz Ruiz de Gauna | |||
| 2020 | Malnazidos (Valley of the Dead) | Matacuras | ||
| 2023 | Alguien que cuide de mí (Someone Who Takes Care of Me) | Nora | ||
| Amanece | Alba |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Física o química | Erica | 4 episodes | |
| 2009 | De repente, los Gómez | Silvia | 10 episodes | |
| 2010 | La pecera de Eva | Esther | ||
| 2011 | Ángel o demonio | Valeria | ||
| 2011 | Crematorio | Miriam Mullor | ||
| 2012 | Imperium | Cora | 6 episodes | |
| 2014 | Hermanos | Pilar Yagüe | ||
| 2015 | Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste | Inés de Castro | 13 episodes | |
| 2015 | La dama velata | Cecile | ||
| 2015 | Víctor Ros | Lucía Alonso | 1 Episode (Chapter 3) | |
| 2015–17 | El Ministerio del Tiempo | Amelia Folch | ||
| 2016 | El padre de Caín | Begoña | Miniseries | |
| 2018 | El día de mañana | Carme Román | Miniseries | |
| 2021 | El inocente (The Innocent) | Olivia Costa | ||
| 2022 | A Private Affair | Marina Quiroga |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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| 2012 | Cuando cuente hasta 3 | Microtheatre of Calle 13 | |
| 2013 | Invierno en el Barrio Rojo | Teatro Español |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Malaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actress | Planes para mañana | Won | |
| 2011 | 25th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
| CEC Medals | Best Breakthrough Actress | Nominated | |||
| 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Biznaga de Plata | Best Main Actress | Stockholm | Won | |
| 2nd Neon Fan Awards | Best Spanish Actress | The Body | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Stockholm | Won | |
| Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress | Nominated | |||
| 28th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Fotogramas de Plata Awards | Best Cinema Actress | Nominated | |||
| Sant Jordi Award | Best Actress | Won | |||
| CEC Medals | Best Actress | Won | |||
| Transilvania International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Aura Garrido para niños
