Inés Sastre Moratón (born 21 November 1973) is a Spanish

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and

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Early life

Born in

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, Sastre's career started at the age of 12, when she was selected for a fast-food commercial with

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. Her first movie appearance occurred in 1988 in ''

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'' by

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. In 1989, she was awarded the '' Look of the Year'' by the Elite Model Agency group. At that point in her life she was offered a career in modelling but she chose to continue her studies instead. She studied at The Sorbonne in

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, and in addition to

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, she speaks French, English and

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fluently. In 1996, Sastre succeeded

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for its

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, ''Trésor''. In 1997, before playing the role of Francesca Babini in Italian director

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's movie '' Il testimone dello sposo'', she became the ''Beauté Naturelle'' for having won the ''Prix de la mode'' in Paris' Fashion Awards. The following years saw her work with

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and take part in a multitude of fashion design shows, and also taking part in numerous ads. In 2000, Sastre achieved popularity in

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as a presenter with Fabio Fazio at the Italian Music '' Festival di Sanremo''. Sastre married Alexandro Corrias in 2006 and together they had a son, Diego. A little over a year later they mutually filed for divorce. Sastre is a

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ambassador. She enjoys golf and has played in the Gary Player Invitational charity pro-am several times in South Africa to help raise funds for needy children.

Magazine covers

Ines has also appeared on many international magazine front covers, just to name a few: * ''

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'' * ''

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'' (Spain) * ''

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'' * ''ES'' * ''Femme'' * '' GQ'' * ''Linea'' * ''Luna'' (Germany) * ''

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'' * ''

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'' (UK) * ''

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'' * '' Telva'' * ''

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Filmography

* 1988 ''

'' * 1988 '' Joan of Arc of Mongolia'' * 1990 ''Fuga dal paradiso'' * 1995 '' Beyond the Clouds'' * 1995 ''Faire un film pour moi c'est vivre'' (documentary) * 1995 ''

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'' * 1997 '' The Best Man'' * 1998 ''

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'' * 1999 ''Un amor de Borges'' * 2001 ''

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'' * 2001 '' Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella'' * 2001 '' Vidocq'' * 2003 ''Io No'' * 2003 ''Volpone'' * 2003 ''Variaciones 1/113'' * 2005 '' The Lost City'' * 2007 '' A Dinner for Them to Meet''

Honours

* Dame (“Chevalier”) of the

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(21/11/2013).

num. 3.618. Date: 04/12/2013. Pags.: 66-69

References

External links

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Inés Sastre at ECI (Entertainment Creative Interface) Global Talent Management
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Early life

Magazine covers

Filmography

Honours

See also

References

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