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'', which earned her public recognition.

Biography

Born in

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in 1976, her father is from Nocelo da Pena whereas her mother is from Vilamarín. She studied acting. Gallego started her television career playing a minor role in the Galician series ''Pratos combinados'', aired on the regional broadcaster TVG. She also performed guest roles in ''

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'', as well as in ''El comisario''. In 2000, Gallego landed a main cast role in the popular series ''Periodistas'', playing Claudia, an intern working at the editorial office of ''Crónica'', the fictional newspaper the series was centered on. She later played roles in ''

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'' and , early cancelled because of low audience ratings. She had her debut in a feature film with her performance in the 2007 drama ''Concursante'' (2007), in which she starred together with

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. The

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consolidating her acting career was her performance in the adventure television series ''

'', aired on La 1. She played Lucrecia, an ambitious and ruthless woman, widowed marchioness of Santillana, whose intrigues carried a substantial part of the plot of the 9-season-long series, ended in 2016. She starred in the television series ', aired on

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in 2019, playing the character of Ana Chantelle, the wife of the Spanish prime minister. Gallego herself noted a sense of disappointment with the development of the series, sold as a

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but rather delving around intimate relationships, with the political plot only present as a backdrop. She also appeared in the erotical thriller series '' Instinto'' (aired on

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in 2019), playing the role of Sara Ortuño.

Filmography

;Television ;Film

References

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