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Celia Freijeiro García (
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, February 9, 1983) is a Spanish film, theater and television actress and producer.


Biography

She was born in
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, Galicia, in a family with an artistic vocation: her father, Rafael Freijeiro, is a Galician painter. After graduating from DeWitt High School in
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(
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), she moved to Madrid where she began her training and career as an actress. She made the leap to professional theater with Paloma Pedrero's play ''El color de agosto'' which she starred in and produced herself. For her performance in this text she was nominated for two of the most important theater awards in Spain: the Valle Inclán Theater Awards and the Mayte Award. Since then she has participated in numerous theatrical productions, television series and films. In 2006, at the age of 23, she created Desnudo Azul, a cultural association that in 2008 will become his own production company, PocaPena Productions. To date, with Pocapena she has produced numerous plays, several short films and a feature film. In 2010 she became a member of the board of the Sociedad Cervantina (Calle Atocha 87, Madrid) and in 2017 she became its vice-president. Thanks to social networks, in February 2017, we were able to learn that construction work was beginning on her own theater, the Cervantes Chamber Theater, located in the Cervantina Society, which opened its doors in 2019.


Professional career

She has been in charge of conducting six times the Gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
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(Madrid), being in 2014 nominated for the award for her performance in the play ''Los Cenci'' by
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at the Teatro Español. She has been a member of the critics and jury of numerous film and theater contests and festivals with a long history in Spain, during several of its editions. She participated in the 28th and 29th editions of the Spanish Film Gala, presenting the
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for Best Special Effects. In December 2012 she was shortlisted for Best Leading Actress at the 2013
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for her performance in the film ''Todo es silencio'' by
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. In November 2015 she was shortlisted again for the 2016
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for her performance in two feature films in 2015. Best Leading Actress for ''De chica en chica'' by Sonia Sebastián and Best Supporting Actress for ''La playa de los ahogados'' by
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. With her performance as Adela Silva in the series ''Seis hermanas'' (2015-2017) she achieved considerable acclaim, both in Spain and Latin America. At the beginning of 2018 her inclusion was announced to the episodes of the second season of the series ''
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'' of '' TVE'', beginning to be broadcast in February. At the same time, news came that the actress would be part of the cast of the new series of Boomerang TV for La 1, ''La Otra Mirada'' vindictive, feminist fiction and starring mostly women, starting on April 25. The actress participated in November 2018 in Gigante 3, experimental theater festival of contemporary classics, organized by the Cervantine Society, appearing in the play ''Sangre Forzada'', within the show ''Herejes''. By the end of the year it was known that Celia would star in the new series of
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, ''Vida Perfecta'', to be broadcast on
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. The first chapter of this series will premiere in April this year, during the
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2019, where it competes in the Official CanneSeries Section as ''Vida Perfecta''.


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Web series


Short films


Cinema


Awards and nominations

Throughout her more than 10 years of career she has been shortlisted for numerous prestigious awards such as the
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, Actors Union Awards and
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: ; 2017 * Shortlisted for the Actors Union Awards for ''Best Actress in a Leading Role'' (Television) for ''Seis hermanas'' for
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. ; 2016 * Shortlisted for the Mestre Mateo Award for ''Best Female Supporting Actress'' for ''La playa de los ahogados'' by
Gerardo Herrero Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to ...
. * Triple shortlisted for the Actors Union Awards for ''Best Supporting Actress'' (Film) for ''La playa de los ahogados'' by
Gerardo Herrero Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to ...
, ''Best Leading Actress'' (Television) for ''Seis hermanas'' by
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and ''Best New Actress'' (Film) for ''De chica en chica'' by Sonia Sebastián. ; 2015 * Doubly shortlisted for the 2016
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for ''Best Supporting Actress'' for
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's ''La playa de los ahogados'' and ''Best Leading Actress'' for Sonia Sebastian's ''De chica en chica.'' ; 2013 * Shortlisted for the Actors Union Awards for ''Best Actress in a Motion Picture'' for ''Todo es silencio'' by
José Luis Cuerda José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish filmmaker. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time, having made such critically successfu ...
. ; 2012 * Shortlisted for the 2013
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for ''Best Actress in a Leading Role'' for ''Todo es silencio'' by
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.


Awards Ceremony

; 2018 * Jury in the XV edition of the Buero Young Theater Award for the Coca-Cola Foundation. * In charge of conducting the gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
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(Madrid). ; 2017 * IV edition of the
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: she presents the Platinum Award for Best Staging Direction to Bernat Vinaplana and Jaume Martí, for ''Un monstruo viene a verme.'' * In charge of awarding the Third Prize, in the school category, in the 14th edition of the Buero Youth Theater Award. * Jury in the IX Short Film Contest of
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. * Jury in the XIV edition of the Buero Youth Theater Award for the Coca-Cola Foundation. * In charge of conducting the gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
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(Madrid). ; 2016 * Jury in the XIII edition of the Buero Young Theater Award for the Coca-Cola Foundation. * Jury in the XVI Lanzarote International Film Festival, in the International Fiction Short Film section, also awarding the prize to the winner in this category. * In charge of conducting the gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
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(Madrid). * In charge of presenting the San Pancracio Revelation Actor Award to Miguel Herrán at the XXIII Festival Solidario de Cine Español de Cáceres (Cáceres, Spain). * At the XI edition of the Lienzo de Picasso Awards, she presents the award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series together with
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. ; 2015 * Presenter of the VII Yo Dona Beauty Awards. * Presenter of the ''Audience Award for Best Documentary'' and the ''Audience Award for Best Feature Film'' at the closing gala of the 20th Andalesgai Film Festival. * Jury of the Cuida de ti de Mía Awards * Jury in the XII edition of the Buero Young Theater Award for the Coca-Cola Foundation. * In charge of conducting the gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
Teatro Real The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...
(Madrid). * XXIX edition of the
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: in charge of presenting the ''Goya for Best Special Effects'' to ''El niño'' together with Hiba Abouk and
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. ; 2014 * In charge of presenting the Sauce de Oro Award to La Escuela de Teatro Pilar Rey de La Palma at the X Festival de Teatro Amateur Villa de El Sauzal together with Las Grotesqués. * Jury in the XI edition of the Buero Young Theater Award for the Coca-Cola Foundation. * Awarded the Alicante Cinema Special Mention at the Alicante Film Festival. * XXVIII edition of the
Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...
: in charge of delivering the ''Goya for Best Special Effects'' to '' Las brujas de Zugarramurdi'' together with Carlos Santos. ; 2013 * In charge of conducting the Valle Inclán Theater Awards Gala at the
Teatro Real The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...
(Madrid). ; 2012 * Jury of the second edition of the Cervantes Short Theater Awards, at the Cervantine Society. * In charge of conducting the Gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
Teatro Real The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...
(Madrid). ; 2011 * Presenter of the first edition of the Cervantes Short Theater Awards at the Cervantes Society. * In charge of conducting the gala of the Valle Inclán Theater Awards at the
Teatro Real The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...
(Madrid). * Jury in the V edition of the Digital Festival ''El Sector'', international short film contest in Madrid. ; 2009 * Short Film Jury at the VII edition of the Cans Festival.


Projects as a producer


References


External links


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