Susi Sánchez

Asunción Sánchez Abellán (born March 21, 1955), known as Susi Sánchez, is a Spanish theater, film, and television actress.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Abellán.
Susi Sánchez
Born
Asunción Sánchez Abellán

(1955-03-21) March 21, 1955
Valencia, Spain
OccupationActress
RelativesRuth Gabriel (niece)

Career

Susi Sánchez is best known for her roles in the Vicente Aranda film Mad Love, where she gives life to Queen Isabella I, and in the plays Cara de plata and Mujeres soñaron caballos. For these three roles she was nominated for the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union Awards, winning as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cara de plata.[1]

In 2015 she joined the cast of the TV series Carlos, rey emperador, playing Louise of Savoy.[2]

Personal life

Susi Sánchez was the long-time romantic partner of actress and acting coach Consuelo Trujillo.[3] The two attended numerous Gay Pride events and spoken out in favor of LGBT rights.[4] Her niece Ruth Gabriel (daughter of actor Ismael Abellán, Susi Sánchez's elder brother) is also an actress.[3]

Theater
  • 1993: Las bizarrías de Belisa – Dir. John Strasberg
  • 1994: Los bosques de Nyx – Dir. Miguel Bosé
  • 1995: Castillos en el aire – Dir. José Luis Gómez
  • 1997: King Lear – Dir. Miguel Narros
  • 1999: Mujeres al vapor – Dir. Consuelo Trujillo
  • 2001: Ausencias – Dir. Rosa Morales
  • 2004: Exit the King – Dir. José Luis Gómez
  • 2005: Cara de plata – Dir. Ramón Simó – Centro Dramático Nacional
  • 2006: Suddenly Last Summer – Dir. José Luis Saiz
  • 2007: Dirección gritadero - Dir. Rosa Morales – Centro Dramático Nacional
  • 2007: Mujeres soñaron caballos – Dir. Daniel Veronese
  • 2009: Hamlet - Dir. Tomaž Pandur
  • 2010: Endgame – Dir. Krystian Lupa
  • 2012: Los hijos se han dormido – Dir. Daniel Veronese[5]
  • 2013: Tirano Banderas – Dir. Oriol Broggi
  • 2015: Good People – Dir. David Serrano
  • 2015: Cuando deje de llover – Dir. Julián Fuentes Reta[6]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Una pareja... distinta
1994 Al otro lado del túnel Marisa
1995 Una casa en las afueras Teresa
Entre rojas Flora
Felicidades, Tovarich
1996 Zapico Exmujer
Malena es un nombre de tango Jimena
Náufragos Pilar
1997 Sólo se muere dos veces Producer
1998 The Naked Eye Judge
Las ratas Doña Resu
2000 Aunque tú no lo sepas Ángela
Cascabel Doña Gertru
2001 Juana la Loca (Mad Love) Isabel la Católica[7]
2002 La vida de nadie (Nobody's Life) School director
Stones Manager
2003 Carmen Blanca
La vida mancha (Life Marks) Director of the INEM
I'm Not Scared Mother of Filippo
2004 Incautos Mother of Miriam
2008 El patio de mi cárcel (My Prison Yard)Julia[8]
Yo sólo miro (short) Julia
2009 The Milk of Sorrow Aída
2011 10.000 noches en ninguna parte (10,000 Nights Nowhere) The Mother[9]
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) Mother of Vicente[10]
La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) Sor Serafines[10]
2012 La fotógrafa Sara
2013 15 años y un día (15 Years and One Day) Cati
Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited!) Mother of Alba
2015 Tras bambalinas Mother
Lejos del mar Concha
Truman Adoptive woman
2016 Julieta Sara, mother of Julieta
2017 The Invisible Guardian Rosario
2018La enfermedad del domingo (Sunday's Illness)Anabel
2021El sustituto (The Replacement)Eva actualYounger version of the character played by Vicky Luengo[11]
El lodo (Wetland)Francisca[12]
2022Cinco lobitos (Lullaby)Begoña[13]
2023Loli TormentaLoli[14]

TV series

TV movies
  • 1986: Bodas de sangre – Dir. Francisco Montolio
  • 2004: El cruce – Dir. Juan Carlos Claver
  • 2006: Electroshock – Dir. Juan Carlos Claver
  • 2007: Alan muere al final de la película – Dir. Xavier Manich

Accolades
Holding her 2019 Goya Award
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
200211th Actors Union AwardsBest Supporting Film PerformanceMad LoveNominated[15]
200615th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Theatre Actress in a Secondary Role Cara de plata Won [1]
200817th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsMujeres soñaron caballosNominated[16]
201221st Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Minor RoleThe Skin I Live InNominated[17]
201428th Goya AwardsBest Supporting Actress10,000 Nights NowhereNominated[4]
23rd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading RoleWon[18]
201524th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Theater Actress in a Minor RoleCuando deje de lloverWon[19]
18th Max AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon[6]
201625th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Secondary RoleCarlos, rey emperadorWon[2]
201933rd Goya AwardsBest Leading ActressSunday's IllnessWon[20]
20214th Berlanga AwardsBest Supporting ActressWetlandNominated[21][22]
20225th Berlanga AwardsBest Supporting ActressVasilWon[23]
28th Forqué AwardsBest Film ActressLullabyNominated[24]
202310th Feroz AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a FilmWon[25]
37th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon[26]

References
  1. "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores" [Manuel Alexandre and Candela Peña, Awarded by the Union of Actors]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "'El Ministerio del Tiempo' y 'La novia', de TVE, triunfan en los Premios Unión de Actores" [TVE's 'El Ministerio del Tiempo' and 'La novia' Triumph at the Union of Actors Awards] (in Spanish). RTVE. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. Espinosa, Guillermo (8 December 2019). "Susi Sánchez: "Algunos directores dejaron de llamarme cuando supieron que era lesbiana"". Mujer Hoy.
  4. Ruiz, Borja (27 January 2014). "Susi Sánchez, la visibilidad de las actrices lesbianas en los Goya de este año" [Susi Sánchez, the Visibility of Lesbian Actresses at this Year's Goyas]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Veronese hace volar a 'La gaviota'" [Veronese Makes 'La Gaviota' Fly]. La Razón (in Spanish). 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "'Cuando deje de llover' arrasa en los Max de teatro" ['Cuando deje de llover' Sweeps the Premios Max]. ABC (in Spanish). Barcelona. Europa Press. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Juana la loca". Telemadrid. 2 December 2014.
  8. "El patio de mi cárcel". El Imparcial. 20 January 2009.
  9. Holland, Jonathan (8 June 2014). "'10,000 Nights Nowhere' ('10000 noches en ninguna parte'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. "Estas son las películas que optan al Goya a la mejor cinta de 2011". El Imparcial. 19 February 2012.
  11. "El sustituto" (PDF). Cines Renoir. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (4 December 2021). "Los estrenos del 10 de diciembre. 'El lodo'. Tensión entre arrozales". Aisge.
  13. Holland, Jonathan (20 March 2022). "'Lullaby': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
  14. "Villaronga s'estrena al món de la comèdia amb "Loli Tormenta"". Regió7. Prensa Ibérica. 24 August 2022.
  15. Torres, Rosana (5 March 2002). "La Unión de Actores premia la trayectoria profesional de Adolfo Marsillach" [The Union of Actors Awards the Career of Adolfo Marsillach]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  16. Vidiella, R. (31 March 2008). "Los premios de la Unión de Actores reconocen el trabajo de Alfredo Landa" [The Union of Actors Awards Recognize the Work of Alfredo Landa]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  17. "Concha Velasco, arropada por sus hijos, recibe el premio 'Toda una vida' de la Unión de Actores" [Concha Velasco, Surrounded by Her Children, Receives the 'Toda una vida' Award from the Union of Actors]. ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  18. "Susi Sánchez y Antonio de la Torre, premios de la Unión de Actores como protagonistas de cine" [Susi Sánchez and Antonio de la Torre, Awarded by the Union of Actors as Film Leads] (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  19. "'La isla mínima' y 'Cuando deje de llover' triunfan en los premios de la Unión de Actores" ['La isla mínima' and 'Cuando deje de llover' Triumph at the Union of Actors Awards]. La Razón (in Spanish). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  20. Silvestre, Juan (3 February 2019). "Premios Goya 2019: Susi Sánchez, mejor actriz protagonista". Fotogramas.
  21. "'Lucas', 'Las consecuencias' y 'El lodo' se imponen en las nominaciones de los Premios Berlanga 2021". Europa Press. 18 November 2021.
  22. Camacho, Noelia (5 December 2021). "'El cover', 'Las consecuencias' y 'Espíritu sagrado' copan los Premios Berlanga". Las Provincias.
  23. Garcés, Laura (13 November 2022). "Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Berlanga del audiovisual valenciano". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento.
  24. Yuste, Javier (18 December 2022). "'As bestas' vence en los Forqué y apunta a los Goya". El Cultural – via El Español.
  25. "Premios Feroz 2023 | Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series". Cinemanía. 29 January 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  26. "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
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