Elia Galera (born 19 March 1973) is a Spanish actress and television presenter.
Born in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
, Galera made her feature film debut in ''
The Ugliest Woman in the World
''The Ugliest Woman in the World'' () is a 1999 Spanish science fiction comedy film directed by Miguel Bardem from a screenplay by Nacho Faerna which stars Elia Galera and Roberto Álvarez.
Plot
The plot is set in a futuristic 2011 Madrid, ca ...
'' (1999). She became popular to a television audience for her role as Claudia Castilla in ''
Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
'' (2006−2011).
As a television presenter, also on Telecinco, she became popular as co-anchor of the ''
Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'' contest, alongside
Jesús Vázquez in 2002.
Filmography
Films
Television
* ''
La corriente alterna''
* ''Capital'' (2004)
* ''
El pasado es mañana'' (2005)
* ''
Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...
'', as Claudia Castilla (2006-2011)
* ''La Baronesa, Como Paula'' (2011)
* ''
Frágiles'', as Teresa González (Telecinco, 2012-2013)
* ''
El Príncipe'', as Raquel (Telecinco, 2014–present)
* ''
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...
'', as Queen Sancha (Amazon Prime, 2018-2020)
T.V. presenter
* ''
100% cine'' (2000)
* ''
Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'' (2002)
References
External links
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1973 births
Actresses from Madrid
Spanish film actresses
Spanish television actresses
Living people
20th-century Spanish actresses
21st-century Spanish actresses