Vicky Luengo

Victoria Luengo (born 7 April 1990), known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress.

Vicky Luengo
At the 12th Gaudí Awards in 2020
Born (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
OccupationActress

Biography

Victoria Luengo was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca,[1][2][3] but after fours years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona,[4] where she was raised.[5] She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old.[5] She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School.[5] Her debut in television was an appearance as background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger roles in the TV series Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva.[5] In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play represented at the National Theatre of Catalonia.[5]

He starred as lead character in the French TV movie Carmen (2011), directed by Jacques Malaterre,[4] also appearing in films such as La Trinca: la biografía no autorizada (2011), Born (2014), Barcelona, noche de invierno (2015), The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018) and I'm Being Me (2020).[4][6]

Her breakout performance was her role in the TV series Riot Police,[7] aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She plays Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction.[8]

On 31 August 2023, Luengo debuted with the single-role of Tessa in monologue play Prima Facie at Madrid's Teatros del Canal.[9][10] She was also announced to have been cast to portray Manuela Carmena in Flores de hierro, a Televisión Española series about the Atocha massacre.[11]

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role NotesRef.
2010 El pacto Merche Aired as miniseries [12]
2010 La pecera de Eva Ari [5]
2011 Carmen TV movie [4]
2011 Homicidios María Losada [13]
2013–2017 La Riera Míriam Ambrós Santacana [14]
2019 Secretos de Estado Raquel 13 episodes [5]
2020 Madres. Amor y vida Natalia [15]
2020 Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Laia Urquijo [8]
2021Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake)EvaEpisode: "El doble"[16]
Film
Year Title Role NotesRef.
2014 Born Marianna [17]
2015 Barcelona, noche de invierno Olga [18]
2017 Blue Rai Lola [19]
2018 Las leyes de la termodinámica (The Laws of Thermodynamics) Eva [20]
2021 Chavalas (Girlfriends) Marta [21]
2021 El sustituto (The Replacement) Eva Vidal [22]
2022Suro (Cork)Elena[23]

Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 New York City International Film Festival Best Leading Actress Born Won [17]
2021 26th Forqué Awards Best Actress in a TV Series Riot Police Nominated [24]
8th Feroz Awards Best Leading Actress in a TV Series Nominated [25]
68th Ondas Awards Best Actress in Spanish Fiction (TV) Won [26]
71st Fotogramas de PlataBest Television ActressWon[27]
2023 15th Gaudí AwardsBest ActressCorkWon[28]
37th Goya AwardsBest ActressNominated[29]

References
  1. "Quién es Vicky Luengo, la actriz de 'Antidisturbios' que estrena 'Historias para no dormir'". 20minutos.es. 15 November 2021.
  2. "Así es Vicky Luengo, la actriz con quien Dani Rovira sale a cenar por Madrid y se lo pasa muy bien". Informalia. El Economista. 19 October 2021.
  3. Ramírez, Noelia (22 December 2020). "Lo que me salvó en 2020': por qué Vicky Luengo se aferró a los libros de la soledad femenina". Smoda. El País.
  4. Navarro, Núria (1 November 2020). "10 cosas que hay que saber de Vicky Luengo, la revelación de 'Antidisturbios'". El Periódico.
  5. Hernández, Nuria (20 October 2020). "Así es Vicky Luengo, la actriz mallorquina que da la réplica a los antidisturbios de Sorogoyen". Vanity Fair.
  6. Fernández, Inma (22 November 2014). "Regreso al Born de 1714". El Periódico.
  7. "Vicky Luengo, la actriz del momento". Última Hora. 15 January 2021.
  8. "Vicky Luengo: "Si mi personaje fuera un hombre, no se juzgaría su ambición"". eldiario.es. 14 October 2020.
  9. "Vicky Luengo estrena la obra "Prima Facie", un grito contra la agresión sexual". La Vanguardia. 30 August 2023.
  10. "Vicky Luengo protagoniza 'Prima Facie', en forma de monólogo". rtve.es. 5 September 2023.
  11. Corroto, Paula (5 September 2023). "La abogada que llevó el consentimiento sexual al teatro y triunfó en todo el mundo". El Confidencial.
  12. "El pacto. Podría ser mucho mas". MuchaTV.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. "Eduardo Noriega acusa a Telecinco de "tácticas poco respetuosas"". abcplay. ABC. 6 October 2011.
  14. "Míriam Ambrós Santacana". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
  15. Mingo, Alicia; Escalona, Maribel (7 May 2020). "'Madres': las historias de Belén Rueda en la serie de Amazon Prime Video". Diez Minutos.
  16. Estrada, Javier (5 November 2021). "El 'regreso' de Chicho Ibáñez Serrador y sus terroríficas 'Historias para no dormir'". Metrópoli (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  17. "Vicky Luengo, premio a la mejor actriz principal por "Born" en Nueva York". La Vanguardia. 8 May 2015.
  18. "El amor vuelve por Navidad con 'Barcelona, noche de invierno'". Infoactualidad2. 5 December 2015.
  19. Vall, Pere (4 April 2018). "'Blue Rai': amor, secuestros y cintas de vídeo". Fotogramas.
  20. Iglesias, Eulàlia (20 April 2018). "'Las leyes de la termodinámica': solo somos átomos, pero átomos enamorados". El Confidencial.
  21. Arrastia, Diana (10 September 2021). "Vicky Luengo, de la tensión de 'Antidisturbios' al regreso con nostalgia al barrio de las 'Chavalas'". La Vanguardia.
  22. Zurro, Javier (5 November 2020). "¿Nazis ocultos en Denia? Así es 'El sustituto', la nueva película de Ricardo Gómez y Vicky Luengo". El Español.
  23. ""Suro" y "La consagración de la primavera" estarán en la Sección Oficial del Zinemaldia". EiTB. 15 July 2022.
  24. "'Antidisturbios' y Elena Irureta ('Patria') se cubrieron de gloria en la emotiva gala de los Premios Forqué 2021". Vertele. eldiario.es. 17 January 2021.
  25. "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2021". FormulaTV. 3 March 2021.
  26. Puig, Francesc (20 October 2021). "'Crims', Iñaki Gabilondo, Roberto Leal y Vicky Luengo, premios Ondas 2021". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  27. "Fotogramas de Plata 2020 : ¡Ya tenemos ganadores!". Fotogramas. 15 November 2021.
  28. "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
  29. "'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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