Ariadna Gil

Ariadna Gil

actress, director, writer

Ariadna Gil was born on Jan 23, 1969 in Spain. Ariadna Gil's big-screen debut came with Lola directed by Bigas Luna in 1986. Ariadna Gil is known for Pan's Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro, Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia and Sergi López as Vidal. Ariadna Gil has got 17 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Ariadna Gil achieved is Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain. The upcoming new movie Ariadna Gil plays is Just One Time which will be released on Jun 11, 2021.

Born in January, 1969, she's the daughter of August Gil Matamala, a prestigious lawyer. Grew up studying singing, dancing and the violin. She even appeared occasionally singing with her two brothers in their banda named "Matamala". At 17, she appeared on the cover of an avant-garde Catalonian magazine and from there she began working in local theatre companies and on local Catalonian TV channels, including giving Catalan language classes on Canal 33. It was here where she caught the eye of Bigas Luna, which led to Lola (1986), her first film and, thus, her future was set. It was in 1991 that she became well-known in the film Amo tu cama rica (1992), a comedy with Javier Bardem, consolidated a year later in Fernando Trueba's romantic comedy Belle époque (1992), starring Penélope Cruz. However, her better and more serious roles appeared from the mid-nineties onwards, and she showed she was able to take on the most difficult parts, most notably in Malena est un nom de tango (1996) and Lágrimas negras (1998). She also had time to do a few theatre productions in Catalonia, such as Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull", among other plays. She has a daughter, Violeta Rodríguez, named after her character in Belle époque (1992), born from her romance with the director David Trueba. She is extremely interested in working in Iberamerican cinema and has already worked in Argentina. To date, she has shown she is an extremely versatile actress, such that she is known here in Spain as the actress for "impossible roles". Much now depends on whether she can be offered the right parts so that she can continue to develop as a serious character actress.

  • Birthday

    Jan 23, 1969
  • Place of Birth

    Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Also known

    Ariadna Gil Giner

Known For

Awards

17 wins & 12 nominations

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
2009
Best Actress (Mejor Actriz)
Winner - CEC Award
Fantasporto
2007
Best Actress
Winner - International Fantasy Film Award
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