Birth Place: | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1969 |
Birth Name: | Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez |
Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez (born 19 November 1969) is a Spanish actress and a model.
Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez was born in Jerez de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, on 19 November 1969.[1] [2] [3] She moved to Madrid when she was about 13 years old, and then to Japan at age 17 to work as a model.
She landed a bit part in Antonio Giménez-Rico's 1988 film Jarrapellejos, making her film debut. She studied acting at Madrid's Escuela de Arte Dramático.
In 1989 she featured in the Spanish comedy Aquí huele a muerto.
The same year Alvarez participated in Sólo o en compañía de otros, from Santiago San Miguel.
At the end of 1990, she took part in the Televisión Española production film Don Juan en los infiernos, a free adaptation by Gonzalo Suárez of Molière's Don Juan.
After a number of minor film credits, her performance in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's 1993 film The Dead Mother consolidated her career.[4]
In the spring of 1994, Ana worked with director Ricardo Franco in the comedy ¡"Oh, Cielos"! with Jesús Bonilla, el Gran Wyoming and Ángela Molina.
In 1995 she appeared in the Hispanic-German production Vivir al límite with film director Michael Guman, and later that same year Brujas came out, which starred Penélope Cruz and Beatriz Carvajal.
She also appeared in Cha, cha, chá (1998) with Eduardo Noriega and Jorge Sanz, A galope tendido (2000), and Las amargas lágrimas de Petra von Kant (2001).
... a.k.a. A Sweet Scent of Death (USA)
... a.k.a. Kill Me Over and Over (USA)
... a.k.a. I Get Off at the Next Stop, What About You? (International: English title)
... a.k.a. Don Juan in Hell (International: English title)