Verónica Echegui facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Verónica Echegui
Echegui in 2024
Born	Verónica Fernández Echegaray (1983-06-16)16 June 1983 Madrid, Spain
Died	24 August 2025(2025-08-24) (aged 42) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actress film director
Years active	2006–2025
Relatives	José Echegaray, Miguel Echegaray [es]

Verónica Fernández Echegaray (born June 16, 1983 – died August 24, 2025), known professionally as Verónica Echegui, was a talented Spanish actress and film director. She became famous for her roles in many movies and TV shows. Verónica started her film career in 2006 with the movie My Name Is Juani. She also appeared in popular films like My Prison Yard (2008) and Kathmandu Lullaby (2012).

Her television work included series such as Fortitude and Intimacy. Verónica Echegui was not only an actress but also a director. Her first short film, Tótem Loba, won a Goya Award in 2022, which is a very important award in Spanish cinema. Throughout her career, she received many awards and nominations for her excellent acting.

Who Was Verónica Echegui?

Her Early Life and Education

Verónica Echegui was born in Madrid, Spain, on June 16, 1983. Her father worked as a lawyer, and her mother was a civil servant. She was very interested in acting from a young age. Verónica studied acting at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Spain. Later, she moved to London to continue her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. To support herself while studying, she worked as a waitress.

Her Acting Journey

Verónica Echegui started her acting career with small roles on television. She appeared in series like Una nueva vida and Paco y Veva. Her first big role in a movie was in 2006, in My Name Is Juani. She played Juani, a young woman who moves to Madrid to follow her dreams of becoming an actress. This role was very important for her career and earned her a nomination for a Goya Award.

Memorable Film Roles

Verónica continued to star in many interesting films. In 2008, she played a strong character in the prison drama My Prison Yard. Her performance in this film earned her another Goya Award nomination for Best Actress. She also learned an Argentine accent for her role in the film La casa de mi padre.

In 2009, Verónica worked on her first international film, a British comedy called Bunny and the Bull. She played a lively Spanish waitress. Later, in 2012, she showed her versatility in movies like Six Points about Emma, where she played a confident blind woman. She also starred in Kathmandu Lullaby, playing a teacher helping children in Nepal.

Echegui together with fellow cast members of &Me Mark Waschke and Teun Luijkx

Directing and Recent Work

Verónica Echegui also explored directing. In 2021, she directed her first short film, Tótem loba [es]. This film was a great success and won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2022. This showed her talent not just in front of the camera, but behind it too!

She continued to act in various TV series. In 2022, she appeared in Intimacy, playing a factory worker facing a challenging situation. In 2023, she was in the historical drama The Patients of Dr. García. Her later films included Yo no soy esa and Artificial Justice in 2024. Her last TV series was Love You To Death in 2025.

Her Life and Legacy

Verónica Echegui was a talented person who spoke three languages: Spanish, Italian, and English. She was in a relationship with actor Álex García until 2023.

Verónica Echegui passed away on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, at the age of 42. She died from cancer at Hospital 12 de Octubre. Many of her friends and colleagues from the acting world, like Sara Sálamo and Paco León, attended her funeral to say goodbye. She is remembered for her amazing contributions to film and television.

Films and TV Shows

Film Roles

Television Roles

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Verónica Echegui para niños