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Alexandra Jiménez

Alexandra Jiménez
At the 2017 Goya Awards
Born
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea

(1980-01-04) 4 January 1980 (age 44)
Zaragoza, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, stand up comedian, TV host, ballet dancer
Years active1998–present

Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom Los Serrano.[1] She starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia [es].

Biography

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She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980.[2] When Jiménez was young, she did ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza.[3] She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old. After an injury while she was working for the Cuban National Ballet, she set out on an acting career. [1]

Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the Escuela Universitaria de Artes TAI [es] and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas, Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Compañeros during her studies.[3] In 2004, she joined Los Serrano, where she played África Sanz.[4]

Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers.[5][6] She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of Frágiles [es].[4][7]

She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV stand-up comedy show El club de la comedia [es] in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.[8]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002
 Periodistas Laura 1 episode
[4]
2003
 Tres son multitud [es] Valeria
[9]
2004–08
 Los Serrano África Sanz
[1]
2009
 La familia Mata [es] Eva Mata
[10]
2010–11
 La pecera de Eva Eva Padrón
[6]
2011–12
 Cheers Rebeca Santaolalla A mashup of the characters Diane Chambers and Rebecca Howe
from the original American series
[11][12]
2012
 Frágiles [es] Eva 1 episode. Same character as in La pecera de Eva
[4]
2013
 Familia [es] Carlota
[13]
2016
 El ministerio del tiempo Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano 1 episode
[4]
2017
 La zona Julia Martos
[4]
2019
 Hospital Valle Norte Paula Díaz del Pino
[14]
2019
 Atrapa a un ladrón [es] Lola Garay
[15]
2021
 El inocente (The Innocent) Lorena Ortiz
[16][17]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003
 La fiesta [es] Trini
[18]
2008
 Fuera de carta [es] Paula
[19]
2009
 Spanish Movie Ramira The character is a spoof look-alike of Penélope Cruz's character in Volver
[20]
2010
 No controles [es] Bea
[21]
2012
 Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) Tina
[22]
2015
 Anacleto: agente secreto (Spy Time) Katia
[23]
Los miércoles no existen (Wednesdays Don't Exist) Irene
[24]
2016
 Embarazados (We Are Pregnant) Alina
[25]
2016
 100 metros (100 Meters) Inma [26]
2017
 Toc Toc Blanca
[27]
2018
 Les distàncies (Distances) Olivia [28]
Superlópez Luisa Lanas
[29]
2019
 Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust) Irene
[30]
2019
 Si yo fuera rico (If I Were Rich) Maite
[31]
2022
 Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) Carol
[32]
Vasil Luisa
[33]
2023
 Bajo terapia (Under Therapy) Laura
[34]
La ternura (The Tenderness) Princesa Rubí
[35]
2024
 Buscando a Coque (Idol Affair) Teresa
[36]
Menudas piezas (Checkmates) Candela
[37]

Theatre

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  • Fin del mundo, todos al tren (2002)
  • Los menecomos (2002)
  • Siete por siete (2003)
  • 5mujeres.com (2004)
  • Hombres, mujeres y punto
  • Un pequeño juego, sin consecuencias (2006)

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2006
 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Minor Role Los Serrano Nominated
[38]
2011
 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Leading Role La pecera de Eva Nominated
[39][40]
2016
 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Minor Role Requirements to Be a Normal Person Nominated
[41][42]
2017
 9th Gaudí Awards Best Supporting Actress 100 Meters Won
[43]
2018
 5th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Series La zona Nominated
[44]
27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
[45][46]
21st Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Actress Distances Won
[47]
2019
 24th Forqué Awards Best Actress Nominated
[48][49]
6th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Film Nominated
[50]
11th Gaudí Awards Best Actress Nominated
[51][52]
28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Superlópez Nominated
[53][54]
2024
 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role The Tenderness Nominated
[55][56]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gardón, Juan José (28 January 2019). "Alexandra Jiménez, doctora en plató". Diario de Sevilla.
  2. ^ "Alexandra Jiménez: "He sentido la presión para ser madre"". Diez Minutos. 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Telecinco nada en "La pecera de Eva" con su nueva serie juvenil". Vertele. eldiario.es. 5 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Alcaraz, Maripaz (4 January 2018). "De 'Los Serrano' a 'La zona': La trayectoria televisiva de Alexandra Jiménez". FormulaTV.
  5. ^ "La pecera de Eva pasará de La Siete a Cuatro en 2011". Ideal. 2 December 2010.
  6. ^ a b Sánchez de la Nieta González, Claudio (2020). El ritmo audiovisual en la obra inicial de Rodrigo Sorogoyen (2013-2020) (PDF). Barcelona: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. p. 79.
  7. ^ "Alexandra Jiménez vuelve a ser Eva Padrón de 'La pecera de Eva' en el desenlace de 'Frágiles'". FormulaTV. 6 September 2012.
  8. ^ Pérez, Laura (7 September 2018). "Alexandra Jiménez demuestra su capacidad dramática en 'Las distancias', de Elena Trapé". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ "Tres son multitud no es una telenovela". Vertele. eldiario.es. 7 July 2003.
  10. ^ "Alexandra Jiménez en ´La familia Mata´". El Periódico Extremadura. 10 August 2008.
  11. ^ "Alexandra Jiménez se transforma en una joven culta". Europa Press. 11 August 2011.
  12. ^ Ponce, Rocío (11 September 2011). "Telecinco recupera el espíritu de 'Cheers'". Público.
  13. ^ Palomo, Miguel Ángel (15 January 2013). "Los Oquendo triunfan en Telecinco". El País.
  14. ^ Solà Gimferrer, Pere (15 January 2019). "'Hospital Valle Norte' acaba de abrir las puertas... y ya puede cerrarlas". La Vanguardia.
  15. ^ Méndez, M. (7 November 2019). "Alexandra Jiménez 'Atrapa a un ladrón': "Se ha abierto un mundo hipercreativo en ficción"". Vertele. eldiario.es.
  16. ^ González, Paloma (17 December 2020). "Las mejores series extranjeras que llegan a Netflix en 2021". GQ.
  17. ^ "La serie 'El inocente' ya tiene fecha y lanza su primer tráiler con Mario Casas, José Coronado y Aura Garrido". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 4 March 2021.
  18. ^ Gallardo, Francisco Andrés (7 February 2020). "Netflix rescata una película casi inédita de 2003, 'La fiesta'". Diario de Sevilla.
  19. ^ Caviaro, Juan Luis (11 April 2008). "Estrenos de la semana | 11 de abril". Espinof.
  20. ^ "'Spanish Movie': cine español a carcajadas pero "sin ánimo de ofender"". La Verdad. 3 December 2009.
  21. ^ Vall, Pere (2 December 2010). "No controles". Fotogramas.
  22. ^ Martos Fernández, David (4 February 2012). "Alexandra Jiménez: "No, no, no, yo no volvería a los tiempos del colegio ni muerta"". Cadena SER.
  23. ^ Jiménez, Jesús (31 August 2015). "Javier Ruiz Caldera: "Anacleto es el 'Sin perdón' del cine español"". RTVE.
  24. ^ "¿Los miércoles existen?". El Mundo. 6 October 2015.
  25. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (19 June 2015). "Embarazados". Fotogramas.
  26. ^ "Alexandra Jiménez, premio a mejor actriz secundaria por "100 metros"". Efe. 30 January 2017.
  27. ^ Herrero, Julián (6 October 2017). ""Toc toc", ¿quién es?". La Razón.
  28. ^ Ward, Sarah (8 October 2018). "'Distances': Busan Review". ScreenDaily.
  29. ^ Castejón Leorza, María (19 December 2018). "A 'Superlópez' lo salva la villana". Pikaramagazine.
  30. ^ "'Gente que viene y bah': la búsqueda de la felicidad". El Periódico. 16 January 2019.
  31. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (13 November 2019). "Los estrenos del 15 de noviembre. 'Si yo fuera rico'. Amigos, amores y surf". Aisge.
  32. ^ Holland, Jonathan (24 September 2022). "'Stories Not To Be Told': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
  33. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (31 October 2022). "Los estrenos del 4 de noviembre. 'Vasil'. El inmigrante querido". Aisge.
  34. ^ Chico, Fran (17 March 2023). "'Bajo terapia' derriba el machismo patriarcal con una de sus propias armas: los chistes de "cuñaos"". Fotogramas.
  35. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (26 September 2023). "Los estrenos del 29 de septiembre. 'La ternura'. Enredos en la isla". Aisge.
  36. ^ "Así es 'Buscando a Coque': Alexandra Jiménez y Hugo Silva en el regreso al cine de Coque Malla". rtve.es. 12 December 2023.
  37. ^ "Ajedrez y educación se entrelazan en 'Menudas piezas' para contar "una historia de superación"". El Español. 3 March 2024.
  38. ^ "La actriz Alexandra Jiménez, premiada en León". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Henneo. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  39. ^ "La Unión de Actores entregará sus premios el 31 de octubre". ABC. 6 October 2011.
  40. ^ "Bardem y Sonsoles Benedicto, premiados por la Unión de Autores". Faro de Vigo. 1 November 2011.
  41. ^ "Maggie Civantos y 'Vis a vis', en las candidaturas de los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Diario Sur. 16 February 2016.
  42. ^ "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.
  43. ^ "'Un monstre em ve a veure' s'imposa als Premis Gaudí amb vuit guardons". Regió7. Prensa Ibérica. 30 January 2017.
  44. ^ Lázaro, Margarita (22 January 2018). "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2018". HuffPost.
  45. ^ "Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Blanca Portillo y Javier Gutiérrez, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". Europa Press. 13 February 2018.
  46. ^ "XXVII Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". Fotogramas. 13 March 2018.
  47. ^ "'Las distancias', Biznaga de Oro en el Festival de Málaga". Fotogramas. 21 April 2018.
  48. ^ "'Campeones', Carmen y Lola', 'Entre dos aguas' y 'El Reino' optan a la mejor película de ficción de los 24ª Premios Forqué, los primeros del año". Audiovisual451. 30 November 2018.
  49. ^ Guerra, Andrés (13 January 2019). "Antonio de la Torre y Eva Llorach, entre los 'Campeones' de los XXIV Premios Forqué". La Vanguardia.
  50. ^ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
  51. ^ Silvestre, Juan (11 December 2018). "Premios Gaudí 2019: 'Entre dos aguas', 'Viaje al cuarto de una madre' y 'El fotógrafo de Mauthausen', entre las más nominadas". Fotogramas.
  52. ^ "'Entre dos aguas', de Isaki Lacuesta, arrasa en los Premios Gaudí 2019". La Razón. 27 January 2019.
  53. ^ "Los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices anuncian sus nominados". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 12 February 2019.
  54. ^ Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.
  55. ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
  56. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los 32 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 11 March 2024.
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