Carlota Olcina facts for kids

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Carlota Olcina in 2004
Born	Carlota Olcina Luarna (1983-06-21) 21 June 1983 (age 42) Sabadell, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998-present

Carlota Olcina (born June 21, 1983, in Sabadell, Spain) is a talented Spanish actress. She is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows. These include El cor de la ciutat, Amar en tiempos revueltos, and Merlí.

About Carlota Olcina

Carlota Olcina grew up in Sabadell, Spain. She loved acting, music, and dance from a young age. She studied these arts at the Memory School in Barcelona.

Her acting career began in 1998 with a play called Bernadeta Xoc. Soon after, she appeared on TV in the series Laura and Laberint d'ombres. Both shows were on TV3, a Catalan TV channel.

In 2000, Carlota got a big role in the TV series El cor de la ciutat. She played Núria Vidal until 2005. This show was very popular in Catalonia.

While working on El cor, Carlota also performed in many plays. She acted in Terra Baixa in 2000. In 2002, she was in Sábado, domingo, lunes. She also played Catherine in Panorama from the Bridge in 2006.

In 2008, Carlota starred in a mini-series called Artemisia Sánchez. It was shown on TV3 and an Italian channel, Rai. That same year, she joined another long-running TV series. This was Amar en tiempos revueltos, a Spanish show set after a war. Carlota played Teresa until 2012.

After Amar en tiempos revueltos, Carlota appeared in the movie El cuerpo in 2012. In 2013, she starred in the series Gran reserva.El origen. She also had a guest role in Los misterios de Laura.

In 2015, Carlota joined the TV series Seis hermanas. She played Petra in over 140 episodes. In 2016, she was in the thriller series Nit i dia. Then, in 2017, she became a main character in Merlí. She played Silvana, a new history teacher.

Carlota Olcina has always balanced her TV work with theater. She has been in many plays that audiences and critics have loved. These include Dansa d'Agost, Incendios, and L'habitació del costat.

Carlota's Work in Movies and TV

Carlota Olcina has acted in many films and television shows.

Movies

• Mi dulce (2001) - She played Chica 1.
• El legado (2004) - A short film where she was Inés.
• Salvador (2006) - She played Carme.
• Olalla, the shortfilm (2006) - A short film where she was Olalla.
• El Cuerpo (2012) - She played Erica Ulloa.
• Vírgenes (2014) - A short film where she was Lena.
• La dignitat (2018) - A short film where she was Daniela.

TV Series

Stage Plays

Carlota Olcina has a long and successful career in theater. Here are some of the plays she has performed in:

• Bernardeta Xoc, directed by Marga Puyo (1999).
• Terra Baixa, by Àngel Guimerà, directed by Ferrán Madico (2000).
• Dissabte, diumenge, dilluns, by Eduardo de Filippo, directed by Sergi Belbel (2002).
• Almenys no és Nadal, by Carles Alberola, directed by Tamzin Townsend (2003).
• Panorama des del pont, by Arthur Miller, directed by Rafel Duran (2006).
• L’agressor, by Thomas Jonigk, directed by Carme Portaceli (2006).
• Fairy, written and directed by Carme Portaceli (2007).
• Carta d’una desconeguda, by Stefan Zweig, directed by Fernando Bernués (2007-2008).
• Què va pasar quan Nora va deixar el seu marit o Els pilars de les societats, by Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Carme Portaceli (2008).
• Romeo y Julieta by William Shakespeare, directed by Marc Martínez (2011).
• Nuestra Clase by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Carme Portaceli (2012).
• Oleanna by David Mamet, directed by David Selvas (2012).
• Mata'm written and directed by Manel Dueso (2014).
• Pulmons by Ducan McMillan, directed by Marilia Samper (2014-2015).
• Dansa d'Agost by Brian Fiel, directed by Ferran Utzet (2016).
• Incendios by Wajdi Mouawad, directed by Mario Gas (2016-2017).
• L'habitació del costat by Sarah Ruht and directed by Julio Manrique (2018).
• Classe by Iseult Golden and David Horan, directed by Pau Carrió (2021).

Awards and Recognition

Carlota Olcina has received awards for her acting.

• 2010: She won the Lesgaimad Television Award. She shared this award with Marina San José. They won for their roles as Teresa García in Amar en tiempos revueltos.

See also

In Spanish: Carlota Olcina para niños