Ruth Sánchez Bueno (born 10 July 1975), better known as Ruth Gabriel, is a Spanish actress.

Biography

Ruth Sánchez Bueno was born in San Fernando (province of Cádiz) on 10 July 1975, daughter of actor Ismael Abellán and writer . Her aunt on her father's side, Susi Sánchez, is also an actress. She spent her childhood in

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. At 14 years of age, she moved to the United States, where she took acting classes. She later continued her education in

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, Italy, where her mother had moved. Upon returning to Madrid, she continued her artistic development through dance and fencing classes, working as a waiter. She took the name Ruth Gabriel when she acted in her first film, '' Días contados'' by Imanol Uribe. She received the Concha de Oro and the

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for Best New Actress and was nominated for Best Leading Actress. She acted in ''Señales de fuego'', by the Portuguese Luis Filipe Rocha; ''Gran Slalom'', by

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; and ''99.9'', by

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. She participated in the first season of the series ''Querido maestro'', with Imanol Arias and Emma Suárez between 1997 and 1998. In 1997, she appeared in ''

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''. Her first acting job was for the Spanish version of ''

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'' (''Barrio Sésamo'').

Filmography

Film

* Días contados (1994), by Imanol Uribe *Felicidades Tovarich (1995), by Antonio Eceiz *Señales de fuego (1995), by Luís Filipe Rocha *A tres bandas (1997), by Enrico Coletti *99.9 (1997), by

* Doña Bárbara (1998), by Betty Kaplan *Sinfín (2002), by Álvaro Olavarría and Alberto Ortiza *Besos de gato (2003), by Rafael Alcázar *Historia de Estrella (2003), by Manuel Estudillo *Lazos rotos (2007), by Miquel García Borda

Television

*La cometa blanca (1982) *

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(1983–1987) *Querido maestro (1997) *

(1997) *

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(2003) (mini-series)

Theater

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(2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel, Ruth 1975 births Living people Spanish film actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish television actresses People from San Fernando, Cádiz 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses