Ivana Baquero
Baquero in 2020
Born
Ivana Baquero Macías

(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994
Barcelona, Spain
EducationAmerican School of Barcelona
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Ivana Baquero Macías (born 11 June 1994) is a Spanish actress. At the age of 11, she was chosen to star as Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth, for which she won critical acclaim and the Goya Award for Best New Actress. In 2015, she was cast as Eretria in the television series The Shannara Chronicles.

Early life

Baquero was born in Barcelona, Spain, the daughter of Iván Baquero and Julía Macías. She attended the American School of Barcelona, where she learned to speak fluent English, Spanish and Catalan. She graduated in 2012.

Career

Baquero and Guillermo del Toro attending the North-American premiere of Pan's Labyrinth

Baquero started acting professionally at the age of 8, playing a few small roles in a number of films, the most notable of which is Fragile, in which she played a minor role. She was in a number of other films including Romasanta and Rottweiler. She has also appeared on Spanish television on a few occasions.[1]

From about 1,000 young actresses, Baquero was picked to play the role of Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth in 2006. The role of Ofelia was originally intended for a girl of the age of 8, but the script was altered to accommodate Baquero, who was 11 at the time. Afterward, she worked in various projects while still attending school.

In 2009, she played the title role in John Connolly's horror film The New Daughter, marking her first American role.[2] In 2016, Baquero portrayed Eretria in The Shannara Chronicles, an MTV television adaptation of the Shannara novel series by Terry Brooks;[3] its second season premiered in 2017. From 2019 to 2020, Baquero played the role of Eva Villanueva in the Netflix series High Seas.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004RomasantaAna
2004RottweilerEsperanza
2005FragileMandy
2006Pan's LabyrinthOfelia / Princess MoannaGoya Award for Best New Actress
Imagen Award for Best Actress - Film
Premio ACE for Best New Actress
Newcomer Award for Female (Categoría Femenina)
Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Turia Award for Best New Actress
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer
Nominated—Butaca Award for Best Catalan Film Actress (Millor actriu catalana de cinema)
Nominated— Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer
Nominated—Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best New Artist
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Actor or Actress
2008The Anarchist's WifePaloma (Age 15)
2009The New DaughterLouisa James
2013Another MeKaylie
2014GeloCatarina, Joana
2014The Misfits ClubMeri
2017Sister of MineAurora
2019 Feedback Claire
2021 Black Friday! Marnie
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005Maria i AssouNicoleTelevision film
2005Películas para no dormir: Cuento de NavidadMoniTelevision film
2016–2017The Shannara ChroniclesEretriaMain role
2019–2020High SeasEva VillanuevaMain role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2007
21st Goya AwardsBest New ActressPan's LabyrinthWon
16th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest New ActressWon
33rd Saturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger ActorWon
2017
6th Sophia AwardsBest ActressGeloNominated
  • 2007: Premio ACE for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
  • 2007: Imagen Awards for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
  • 2017: Silver Biznaga for Best Actress.

References

  1. ↑ "Ivana Baquero Fansource". ivana-baquero.net. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Eggertsen, Chris (11 May 2010). "Spanish Star Ivana Baquero Becomes 'The New Daughter', Exclusive Interview!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Pan's Labyrinth' Star Ivana Baquero Joins Cast of MTV's 'Shannara'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2007". Fotogramas. 16 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "La Unión de Actores premia `Volver´, `El método Grönholm´ y `Mujeres´". La Opinión de La Coruña. 13 February 2007.
  6. ↑ Billington, Alex (11 May 2007). "Saturn Awards (Genre) Winners". FirstShowing.net.
  7. ↑ "Prémios Sophia: "Cartas da Guerra" foi o grande vencedor da noite". Nit. 23 March 2017.
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