Elia Galera Explained

Elia Galera
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Birth Date:	1973 3, mf=yes

Elia Galera (born March 19, 1973) is a Spanish actress and television presenter.

Born in Madrid,^[1] Galera made her feature film debut in The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999).^[2] She became popular to a television audience for her role as Claudia Castilla in Hospital Central (2006−2011).^[3]

As a television presenter, also on Telecinco, she became popular as co-anchor of the Popstars contest, alongside Jesús Vázquez in 2002.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	La mujer más fea del mundo (The Ugliest Woman in the World)	Lola Otero		^[4]
2001	Sin noticias de Dios
2004	El séptimo día
	Héctor	Sofía		^[5]
	Isi/Disi. Amor a lo bestia
	Fuera del cuerpo (Body Confusion)	Esther		^[6]
2021	Pan de limón con semillas de amapola (Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake)	Marina		^[7]

Television

• La corriente alterna
• Capital (2004)
• El pasado es mañana (2005)
• Hospital Central, as Claudia Castilla (2006-2011)
• La Baronesa, Como Paula (2011)
• Frágiles, as Teresa González (Telecinco, 2012-2013)
• El Príncipe, as Raquel (Telecinco, 2014–present)
• El Cid, as Queen Sancha (Amazon Prime, 2018-2020)

T.V. presenter

• 100% cine (2000)
• Popstars (2002)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quién es Elia Galera, la nueva invitada de Pasapalabra. El Mundo. 2 May 2023.
2. Web site: Quién es quién en la serie "El Cid" de Amazon Prime Video. La Razón. 16 December 2020. Gerardo. Granda.
3. Web site: Elia Galera, de ser 'La mujer más fea del mundo' a convertirse en la apasionada Sancha la Bella en la serie 'El Cid'. Tiramillas. Marca. 22 December 2020.
4. Book: Benavent, Francisco María. Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. 2000. 84-271-2326-4. Bilbao. Ediciones Mensajero. 399.
5. Web site: Hector. Variety. 11 May 2004. Jonathan. Holland.
6. Web site: Fuera del cuerpo. 16 January 2023. January 2005. elmundo.es.
7. Web site: 'Pan de limón con semillas de amapola'. AISGE. 11 November 2021.