Miryam Gallego

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]

Miryam Gallego
(2010)
Born1976
Ourense, Spain
OccupationActress

Biography

Born in Ourense in 1976,[3] her father is from Nocelo da Pena 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 Lobos,[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 Secretos de Estado, 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 dissapointment 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
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Television
Year Title Role NotesRef
2000–2002PeriodistasClaudia MonteroMain role[2][7]
2005Lobos[7]
2009–2016Águila RojaLucrecia, Marquesa de Santillana[12]
2017El ministerio del tiempoMencíaGuest role[13]
2019Secretos de EstadoAna Chantelle[10]
2019InstintoSara Ortuño[11]
Film
Year Title Role NotesRef
2007ConcursanteLaura[8]
2011Águila Roja, la películaLa MarquesaReprisal of her role in the TV series.[14]
2011La 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. 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. "Miryam Gallego: 'En los desnudos cierro los ojos, respiro y me tiro a la piscina'". El Mundo. 21 May 2009.
  6. ""Hospital" ficha a otra actriz de "Periodistas"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 30 July 2007.
  7. Fernández, Miguel Anxo (8 January 2012). "Miryam Gallego: una marquesa de Ourense". La Voz de Galicia.
  8. "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. Costas, Nayín (13 February 2019). "Los motivos para desconfiar de 'Secretos de Estado', la nueva serie política de Telecinco". El Confidencial.
  11. "'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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