Rigoberta Bandini

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ribó and the second or maternal family name is González.
Rigoberta Bandini
Rigoberta Bandini, XIII Premis Gaudí (2021).jpg
Bandini in 2021
Born
Paula Ribó González

(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 31)
Sant Gervasi, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
EducationCol·legi de les Teresianes
Alma materInstitut del Teatre
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • voice actress
  • playwright
  • radio host
Years active1997–present
Partner(s)Esteban Navarro (2019-present)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Websitepaularibo.com

Paula Ribó González (born 30 April 1990), better known by the stage name Rigoberta Bandini, is a Spanish singer-songwriter, theatre and television actress, voice actress, and playwright from Barcelona.[1][2] Ribó's multi-departmental professional career started at age seven, when she provided the Iberian Spanish dubbing voice work for the title character of the children animated series Caillou.[3] She continued to work as a voice actress in both Catalan and Castilian for international firms such as Universal and Disney starring in big productions such as Peter Pan and Brave, as well as in film series like The Twilight Saga or The Divergent Series and musical films such as Les Misérables, Sing and Frozen.[4] She also became the regular Spanish-talking voice of Emma Stone, Dakota Fanning and Shailene Woodley.[5]

After graduating Institut del Teatre, she ventured into the music scene in 2011 alongside two college friends with the formation The Mamzelles.[6] They released two studio albums. In parallel to her contribution in film, Ribó created her own theatre production company, directed four plays, started in six, and wrote other four.[7] She also starred in selected Catalan television films and series.

In 2019, Ribó launched her solo music career under the pseudonym Rigoberta Bandini. Her third single, "In Spain We Call It Soledad", released in 2020, became viral on Spotify and launched Bandini into stardom. She achieved national recognition in 2022 placing as the runner-up at the Benidorm Fest in the run to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ay mamá", which also became her first entry in the Spanish charts.[8][9]

Career[]

In 1996, at the age of six, Ribó participated at the Zecchino d'Oro children song competition in Italy with the song "La scatola dei tesori".[10][11]

She also debuted in voice acting in an early age. Among other works, she voiced Caillou in the Peninsular Spanish dubbing of the homonym series, Chihiro in the Peninsular Spanish dubbing of Spirited Away, or Anna in the Catalan dubbing of Frozen.[12][13][14]

Ribó studied theatre at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona.[15] In 2010, together with Paula Malia y Bàrbara Mestanza, she founded the music group The Mamzelles. The band released two albums Que se desnude otra (2012) and Totem (2014).[16] In 2012, they created a theatre company, The Mamzelles Teatre.[15]

In 2019, Ribó launched her solo music career under the stage name of Rigoberta Bandini, a fusion of names from human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú and John Fante character Arturo Bandini.[17][13] In 2020, she rose to prominence in Spain as her single "In Spain We Call It Soledad" became viral in Spotify.[18]

In December 2021, she was selected to participate in the first edition of Benidorm Fest, the song festival organised to determine Spain's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ay mamá",[19] placing as the runner-up. The song became her first entry in the Spanish charts, as well as her first single to reach the first position in the Spanish charts.

Personal life[]

Ribó started dating comic Esteban Navarro, from the comedy group Vengamonjas, in March 2019.[20] She gave birth to their first child, Nico, on 2 June 2020.[21]

Discography[]

Singles[]

List of singles as lead artist, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Certifications Album
SPA
[22]
"Too Many Drugs" 2020 63
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]
 Non-album singles
"Que Cristo Baje" — —
"In Spain We Call It Soledad" 49
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]
"Perra" 2021 26
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]
"The Fuck Fuck Fuck Poem" — —
"A Ver Qué Pasa" / "Aviam Què Passa" 45
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[23]
"Julio Iglesias" — —
"Ay mamá" 1
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[23]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[]

  • "Se va" (2021) (with Delaporte)
  • "Amanecer" (2021) (with Alizzz)

Promotional singles[]

  • "Fiesta" (2020)
  • "Cuando tú nazcas" (2020)

Filmography[]

Voice in film[]

Year Title Role
1997-2002 Caillou Caillou
2002-2003 Rosita
2001 Monsters, Inc. Boo
2002 Spirited Away Chihiro Ogino
I Am Sam Lucy Diamond Dawson
Trapped Abigail "Abbie" Jennings
Sweet Home Alabama Melanie
2003 Peter Pan Wendy
Uptown Girls Lorraine "Ray" Schleine
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time Kim Possible
School of Rock Alicia "Brace Face"
2004 Man on Fire Lupita Ramos
2005 Hide and Seek Emily Callaway
2006 Charlotte's Web Fern Arable
2009 Push Cassie Holmes
2010 The Runaways Cherie Currie
2011 Contagion Jory Emhoff
2012 Brave Merida
Les Misérables Éponine
2013 Frozen Anna
The Purge Zoey Sandin
2014 Divergent Tris
The Fault in Our Stars Hazel
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Emily
The Divergent Series: Insurgent Tris
2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant
American Pastoral Merry Levov
Gods of Egypt Zaya
2017 Despicable Me 3 Margo
2019 Frozen II Anna
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood "Squeaky"
2021 Sing 2 Porsha

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Friends Mackenzie Episode: "The One with Princess Consuela". Voice role.
2014 Crackòvia Various —
2015 Searching for Meritxell Paula Independent television film
2017 Quién Eres Television film
2018 Com Si Fos Ahir Emma One Episode

References[]

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  11. ^ Marrón, Mireia (27 January 2022). "Rigoberta Bandini, mucho más que una "teta gigante": "Hay muchos señoros nerviosos con mi canción"". Nius Diario.
  12. ^ Peláez, Raquel (4 November 2021). "Rigoberta Bandini: "La promiscuidad está sobrevalorada"". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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  14. ^ Fernández, Noemí (29 October 2021). "¿Te suena su voz? Rigoberta Bandini, el fenómeno musical a la que conociste siendo Caillou o Anna de 'Frozen'". ¡Hola! (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  15. ^ a b "The Mamzelles". mujeresymusica.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. ^ Linés, Esteban (8 October 2014). "Las Mamzelles sorprenden con su novedoso 'Totem'". La Vanguardia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. ^ LOS40 (2021-02-15). "Rigoberta Bandini: "Hay un punto en el que te empodera poder llamarte a ti misma 'perra'"". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  18. ^ Lovera, María (24 December 2020). "'In Spain we call it soledad', la canción que ha marcado 2020". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Benidorm Fest: Estos son los 14 artistas y canciones de la preselección de España para Eurovisión 2022". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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