Sofía Otero Explained

Birth Name:Sofía Otero Labrador
Birth Place:Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2022–present

Sofía Otero Labrador (born 31 March 2013) is a Spanish child actress, who played a starring role in her film debut in 20,000 Species of Bees. The film won her the 2023 Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the youngest person to win the award.

Biography

Otero was born 31 March 2013 in Barakaldo and lives in Basauri, Spain.[1]

Otero made her film debut when director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren cast her as the protagonist for 20,000 Species of Bees after auditioning 500 girls.[2] The film tells the story of a transgender girl and her relationship with her family.[3] [4] To help an accurate portrayal,, a regional association for the families of transgender minors, worked with the director and provided guidance for Otero.[5] Stephanie Bunbury of Deadline Hollywood praised Otero's performance, writing that she "shows an instinctive, unforced and generous understanding of how difficult her character's life must be."[6] Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote that "Sofia Otero is never less than compelling, her face a deep pool that becomes a magnet for the audience".[7]

In 2023, Otero joined the cast of Martín Cuervo's comedy ¿Quien es quién?, a remake of the 2020 French film .[8] In 2024, she joined the cast of Borja Cobeaga's Los aitas, a comedy film set in the late 1980s about a group of fathers accompanying their daughters to a rhythmic gymnastics championship in Berlin.[9]

Awards

Otero received several honours for her work in 20,000 Species of Bees, including winning the 2023 Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance,[10] [11] [12] becoming the youngest actor to have won the award.[13] [14] She was also part of the honorees when 20,000 Species Of Bees won the award for a female cast ensemble at the 2023 Hong Kong International Film Festival[15] and the Maguey Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble at the 2023 Guadalajara International Film Festival.[16]

In April 2023, the Basauri City Council paid tribute to Otero for winning her Silver Bear award.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 February 2023 . La niña española Sofía Otero gana el Oso de Plata en la Berlinale . The Spanish girl Sofía Otero wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale . 20 June 2023 . La Voz de Galicia . es . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704173534/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2023/02/26/sofia-otero-pequena-espanola-gano-oso-plata-berlinale/00031677366080669479875.htm . live .
  2. Web site: 9 February 2023 . 20,000 Species of Bees pressbook v3 . 25 June 2023 . Berlinale . none . 26 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230626051255/https://www.berlinale.de/en/press/press-material/presskit-download-action.html?file=Wettbewerb/Alle_Filme/202307206_en_1_20000_species_of_bees.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Ramón . Esteban . '20.000 especies de abejas': la infancia trans en Berlín . '20,000 Species of Bees': trans childhood in Berlin . RTVE.es . 22 February 2023 . es . 24 June 2023 . 19 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230619111835/https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230222/20000-especies-abejas-berlin-estibaliz-urresola/2426941.shtml . live .
  4. Web site: Europa Press . Sofía Otero, Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por su interpretación de una niña trans en '20.000 especies de abejas' . Sofía Otero, Silver Bear at the Berlinale for her portrayal of a trans girl in '20,000 Species of Bees' . LaSexta . 26 February 2023 . es . 24 June 2023 . 31 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331162924/https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/cultura/sofia-otero-oso-plata-berlinale-interpretacion-nina-trans-20000-especies-abejas_2023022663fa94b2af4bff00016b065d.html . live .
  5. Web site: Rivas . Idoia . Naizen, asociación de familias de menores trans que asesoró a Sofía, ganadora en la Berlinale: "Es una gran actriz que ha sabido mostrar la realidad de nuestros hijos" . Naizen, association of families of trans minors that advised Sofía, winner at the Berlinale: "She is a great actress who has known how to show the reality of our children" . Nius Diario . 13 March 2023 . es . 20 June 2023 . 20 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620051422/https://www.niusdiario.es/espana/euskadi/20230305/naizen-asociacion-familias-menores-transexuales-asesora-nina-sofia-otero-ganadora-oso-plata-berlinale_18_08860409.html . live .
  6. Web site: Bunbury . Stephanie . 28 February 2023 . Berlin Review: '20,000 Species Of Bees' Starring 8-Year-Old Silver Bear Winner Sofia Otero . 25 June 2023 . . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625033436/https://deadline.com/2023/02/20000-species-of-bees-review-berlin-sofia-otero-1235273526/ . live .
  7. Web site: Marshall . Lee . 25 June 2023 . '20,000 Species Of Bees': Berlin Review . 25 June 2023 . . 2 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402201422/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/20000-species-of-bees-berlin-review/5179537.article . live .
  8. Web site: Comienza el rodaje de la comedia '¿Quién es quién?', dirigida por Martín Cuervo. Audiovisual451. Marco. Sánchez Sequera. 18 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Comienza el rodaje de "Los aitas", dirigida por Borja Cobeaga. EiTB. 14 June 2024.
  10. Web site: 20 April 2023 . The theme of transsexuality in childhood opens the Film and Human Rights Festival . 24 June 2023 . Time News . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624055903/https://time.news/the-theme-of-transsexuality-in-childhood-opens-the-film-and-human-rights-festival/ . live .
  11. Web site: Grenier . Elizabeth . 25 February 2023 . Berlinale: Documentary 'On the Adamant' wins Golden Bear . 24 June 2023 . Deutsche Welle . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624171354/https://www.dw.com/en/berlinale-documentary-on-the-adamant-wins-golden-bear-award/a-64820289 . live .
  12. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 25 February 2023 . Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film . 24 June 2023 . . 25 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200243/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlin2023-full-winners-list-on-the-adamant-wins-golden-bear-1235332759/ . live .
  13. Web site: Castaño . Andrés . 27 February 2023 . Sofía Otero: ha nacido una estrella de 9 años . Sofía Otero: a 9-year-old star has been born . subscription . 20 June 2023 . Diario ABC . es . 20 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320012443/https://www.abc.es/play/cine/noticias/abci-sofia-otero-nacido-estrella-9-anos-202302261804_noticia.html . live .
  14. Web site: Araluzea . Ane . La joven actriz de Basauri Sofía Otero, Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por '20.000 especies de abejas' . The young actress from Basauri, Sofía Otero, wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale for '20,000 Species of Bees' . Deia . 26 February 2023 . es . 24 June 2023 . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606224752/https://www.deia.eus/cine-y-series/2023/02/25/sofia-otero-oso-plata-mejor-6496973.html . live .
  15. Web site: Rosser . Michael . 24 June 2023 . 'Stonewalling', 'Totem' win top Hong Kong Firebird Awards . 24 June 2023 . Screen . 24 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724204813/https://www.screendaily.com/news/stonewalling-totem-win-top-hong-kong-firebird-awards/5180938.article . live .
  16. Web site: Termina FICG38 entre Aplausos y el Estreno del Cortometraje '27' . FICG38 Ends Amid Applause and the Premiere of the Short Film '27' . 24 June 2023 . FICG 38 . es . 21 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621052644/https://ficg.mx/es/noticia/200 . live .
  17. Web site: Larrabeiti . Jon Goikouria . Sofia Otero aktore gaztea omenduko du Basaurik Social Antzokian . The young actress Sofia Otero will be honored at the Basauri Social Theater . Geuria . 20 April 2023 . eu . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624171357/https://geuria.eus/herriak/basauri/basauri-sofia-otero-omenaldia-social-antzokia-apirilak-23-2023/ . live .