Marina San José Explained

Marina San José
Birth Name:Marina San José Cuesta
Birth Date:16 September 1983
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Other Names:Xana
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1999–present
Parents:Víctor Manuel
Ana Belén

Marina San José Cuesta (born 16 September 1983) is a Spanish actress. Mostly dedicated to theatre, she has also ventured into television and cinema, including her performance in the historical soap opera Amar en tiempos revueltos.

Biography

Born in Madrid on 16 September 1983, she is the daughter of Ana Belén and Víctor Manuel.[1] She played a minor role in the 1999 film Entre las piernas.[2] She trained as an actress at the Laboratorio William Layton in Madrid. In 2005, she participated as choir singer under the alias 'Xana' in her parents' tour Una canción me trajo aquí.

Mainly dedicated to theatre, she had her debut with the stage play El cartero de Neruda in 2005. She has since starred in many stage plays including Móvil, Hermanas, Mathilde, ¡Sin paga, nadie paga!, 3 hermanas, El test, and Escape Room.[3]

She earned recognition for her role as 'Ana Silva' in Amar en tiempos revueltos, playing along Carlota Olcina the iconic lesbian couple formed by Ana and Teresa.[4] San José also starred in the lesbian-related comedy film De chica en chica,[5] released in 2015.In 2017, San José participated in the competitive cooking show MasterChef Celebrity.[6]

She performed the character 'Ángeles Acosta' in the series 45 revoluciones (45 rpm),[7] aired on Antena 3 in 2019.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2012 Amar en tiempos revueltos Ana Rivas
2012 La que se avecina Alejandra Cameo [8]
2013 Gran Reserva Ainhoa [9]
2019 45 revoluciones (45 rpm) Ángeles Acosta
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Entre las piernas (Between Your Legs) Minor role
2015 De chica en chica (Girl Gets Girl) Blanca [10]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2016 Best New Actress Girl Gets Girl [11]
201868th Fotogramas de PlataBest Stage ActressEl Test[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marina San José, hija de Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel, una carrera subida a las tablas. Expansión. 5 August 2019. Ores. Lario.
  2. Web site: Marina y David, los hijos 'desconocidos' de Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel. Vanity Fair. Nuria. Hernández. 27 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Marina San José, actriz: "Mi madre siempre me dice: 'Lánzate'". La Voz de Galicia. Virginia. Madrid. 14 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Marina San José: hija y testigo de la revolución musical de los 60. 18 September 2019. Fátima. El Mundo. Elidrissi.
  5. Web site: Una comedia lésbica. El Correo. 25 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Masterchef Celebrity expulsa a Marina San José, hija de Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel. Vertele. eldiario.es. 3 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Quién es quién en ‘45 revoluciones’. Diez Minutos. 19 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Marina San José hace un cameo en 'La que se avecina'. Europa Press. 11 November 2012.
  9. Web site: Nuevos personajes entran en la vida de los Cortázar y los Reverte en 'Gran Reserva'. Europa Press. 14 April 2013.
  10. Web site: 11 padres e hijos del cine español. eCartelera. Diego. Da Costa. 25 September 2016.
  11. Web site: Marina San José como revelación. La Nueva España. 7 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Javier Gutiérrez y Juana Acosta, premios 'Fotogramas de Plata' como mejores actores del cine español. El Periódico. 27 February 2018.