Miryam Gallego
(2010)
Born1976
Ourense, Spain
OccupationActress

Miryam Gallego (born 1976) is a Spanish actress. She played the iconic villainous role of the Marchioness of Santillana in the television series Águila Roja,[1] which earned her public recognition.[2]

Biography

Born in Ourense in 1976,[3] her father is from Nocelo da Pena whereas her mother is from Vilamarín.[4] She studied acting.[5]

Gallego started her television career playing a minor role in the Galician series Pratos combinados, aired on the regional broadcaster TVG.[6] She also performed guest roles in Policías, en el corazón de la calle,[6] as well as in El comisario.[7] In 2000, Gallego landed a main cast role in the popular series Periodistas,[6][2] playing Claudia, an intern working at the editorial office of Crónica, the fictional newspaper the series was centered on.[2] She later played roles in Hospital Central and Lobos,[7] early cancelled because of low audience ratings.

She had her debut in a feature film with her performance in the 2007 drama Concursante (2007), in which she starred together with Leonardo Sbaraglia.[7][8]

The breakthrough role consolidating her acting career was her performance in the adventure television series Águila Roja,[5] aired on La 1. She played Lucrecia, an ambitious and ruthless woman,[5] widowed marchioness of Santillana, whose intrigues carried a substantial part of the plot of the 9-season-long series, ended in 2016.[9]

She starred in the television series Secretos de Estado, aired on Telecinco in 2019, playing the character of Ana Chantelle, the wife of the Spanish prime minister.[10] Gallego herself noted a sense of disappointment with the development of the series, sold as a political thriller but rather delving around intimate relationships, with the political plot only present as a backdrop.[10]

She also appeared in the erotical thriller series Instinto (aired on Movistar+ in 2019), playing the role of Sara Ortuño.[11]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role NotesRef
2000–2002PeriodistasClaudia MonteroMain role[2][7]
2005Lobos[7]
2009–2016Águila RojaLucrecia, Marquesa de Santillana[12]
2017El ministerio del tiempoMencíaGuest role[13]
2019Secretos de EstadoAna Chantelle[10]
2019InstintoSara Ortuño[11]
TBD Sequía [14]
Film
Year Title Role NotesRef
2007Concursante (The Contestant)Laura[8]
2011Águila Roja: la película (Red Eagle, the Movie)La MarquesaReprise of role in the TV series.[15]
La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice)[7]
2013 Paradise Pili [16]

References

  1. ↑ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (17 June 2015). "Miryam Gallego: «Mis hijos piensan que trabajo en 'Peppa Pig'»". Diario Sur.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gonzálvez, Paula M. (15 February 2019). "¿Dónde has visto antes a la protagonista de 'Secretos de Estado' (Telecinco)? (Y no hablamos de 'Águila Roja')". HuffPost.
  3. ↑ Veiga, Yolanda. "Miryam Gallego: «Soy más débil que Lucrecia»". El Correo.
  4. ↑ ""En el oficio de actriz siempre eres 'la nueva', aunque lleves ya 22 años"". La Región. 15 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Miryam Gallego: 'En los desnudos cierro los ojos, respiro y me tiro a la piscina'". El Mundo. 21 May 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 ""Hospital" ficha a otra actriz de "Periodistas"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 30 July 2007.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fernández, Miguel Anxo (8 January 2012). "Miryam Gallego: una marquesa de Ourense". La Voz de Galicia.
  8. 1 2 "Myriam Gallego protagoniza junto con Leonardo Sbaraglia la película "Concursante"". Europa Press. 11 April 2007.
  9. ↑ Lorenzo, Ana (27 October 2016). "El último vuelo de «Águila Roja»". La Voz de Galicia.
  10. 1 2 3 Costas, Nayín (13 February 2019). "Los motivos para desconfiar de 'Secretos de Estado', la nueva serie política de Telecinco". El Confidencial.
  11. 1 2 "'Instinto': ¿tendrá temporada 2 por Movistar + con Mario Casas? Lo que se sabe hasta el momento". El Comercio. 30 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Barrientos, Mónica (2011). "Águila Roja, un espectáculo de masas (de espectadores)" (PDF). Revista Comunicación. Seville: Universidad de Sevilla. 1 (9): 7. ISSN 1989-600X.
  13. ↑ "Miryam Gallego, Bécquer y brujas llegan a "El Ministerio del Tiempo"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 15 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "'Sequía': Primeras imágenes del thriller de TVE con Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho y Miguel Ángel Muñoz". Diez Minutos. 21 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Águila Roja, la película, no tiene nada que ver con la serie". ABC. 14 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Reparto Completo de Paraíso (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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