Rosana Pastor Muñoz (born 7 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and actress.

Biography

Rosana Pastor was born in

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, on 7 August 1960. Pastor studied at the School of Dramatic Art of Valencia (ESAD). She had classes under Antonio Díaz Zamora, Antonio Tordera and Francisco Romá (director of the film ''Tres en raya''). She acted in

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's 1995 film '' Land and Freedom'', alongside

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and

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. Apart from her extensive career as a film and television actress, she has also worked on stage. She featured in plays such as ''Pessoa en Persona''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''La pell en Flames''; and as "

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" at the

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, with the Orchestra and choir of the

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. She directed and narrated the show "Enoch Arden", that integrates the music of

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, narration and singing. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2002 Goya Awards for her role as Doña Elvira in ''

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''. She portrayed Doña Juana Coello in '' The El Escorial Conspiracy''. In November 2015 it was announced that she would run in the Spanish general election of the same year for Spanish left-wing political party Podemos in coalition with the left-wing Valencian nationalist Compromís. In the event, she was one of the elected MPs running for Valencia.

Selected filmography

* ''

Las edades de Lulú ''The Ages of Lulu'' () is a 1990 Spanish erotic drama film written and directed by Bigas Luna and starring Francesca Neri, Óscar Ladoire, María Barranco and Javier Bardem in his film debut. It is based on the novel of the same name by Almuden ...

''(1990) * '' Land and Freedom ''(1995) * '' The Commissioner'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * ' (2003) * ''

La conjura de El Escorial ''La conjura de El Escorial'' (The Escorial Conspiracy) is a 2008 Spanish historical drama film directed by Antonio del Real and starring Jason Isaacs, Julia Ormond, Jordi Mollà, Pilar Bastardés and Jürgen Prochnow. It is set in the reign ...

''(2008) * '' Wounded'' (2013)

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* 1960 births Living people Members of the 11th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain) People from Horta Nord Spanish film actresses Spanish Marxists Spanish socialists Spanish television actresses Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Actresses from the Valencian Community {{Spain-actor-stub