Miryam Gallego

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Miryam Gallego
Miryam Gallego (cropped).jpg
(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 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  [es],[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  [es], 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 Notes Ref
2000–2002 Periodistas Claudia Montero Main role [2][7]
2005  [es] [7]
2009–2016 Águila Roja Lucrecia, Marquesa de Santillana [12]
2017 El ministerio del tiempo Mencía Guest role [13]
2019  [es] Ana Chantelle [10]
2019 Instinto Sara Ortuño [11]
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2007  [es] Laura [8]
2011  [es] La Marquesa Reprisal of her role in the TV series. [14]
2011 La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) [7]

References[]

  1. ^ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (17 June 2015). "Miryam Gallego: «Mis hijos piensan que trabajo en 'Peppa Pig'»". Diario Sur.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Miryam Gallego: 'En los desnudos cierro los ojos, respiro y me tiro a la piscina'". El Mundo. 21 May 2009.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c ""Hospital" ficha a otra actriz de "Periodistas"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 30 July 2007.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Fernández, Miguel Anxo (8 January 2012). "Miryam Gallego: una marquesa de Ourense". La Voz de Galicia.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. ^ Jump up to: a b c Costas, Nayín (13 February 2019). "Los motivos para desconfiar de 'Secretos de Estado', la nueva serie política de Telecinco". El Confidencial.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "'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. ^ "Águila Roja, la película, no tiene nada que ver con la serie". ABC. 14 October 2010.
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