Susi Sánchez Explained

Birth Name:Asunción Sánchez Abellán
Birth Date:21 March 1955
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Occupation:Actress
Relatives:Ruth Gabriel (niece)

Asunción Sánchez Abellán (born 21 March 1955), known as Susi Sánchez, is a Spanish theater, film, and television actress.

Career

Susi Sánchez is best known for her roles in the Vicente Aranda film Mad Love, where she gives life to Queen Isabella I, and in the plays and Mujeres soñaron caballos. For these three roles she was nominated for the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union Awards, winning as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cara de plata.[1]

In 2015 she joined the cast of the TV series Carlos, rey emperador, playing Louise of Savoy.[2]

Personal life

Susi Sánchez was the long-time romantic partner of actress and acting coach Consuelo Trujillo.[3] The two attended numerous Gay Pride events and spoken out in favor of LGBT rights.[4] Her niece Ruth Gabriel (daughter of actor Ismael Abellán, Susi Sánchez's elder brother) is also an actress.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1974
1994Al otro lado del túnelMarisa
1995Una casa en las afueras (A House on the Outskirts)Teresa
Entre rojasFlora
Felicidades, Tovarich
1996ZapicoExmujer
Malena es un nombre de tangoJimena
NáufragosPilar
1997Sólo se muere dos vecesProducer
1998The Naked EyeJudge
Las ratasDoña Resu
2000Ángela
Doña Gertru
2001Juana la Loca (Mad Love)[5]
2002La vida de nadie (Nobody's Life)School director
StonesManager
2003CarmenBlanca
La vida mancha (Life Marks)Director of the INEM
I'm Not ScaredMother of Filippo
2004IncautosMother of Miriam
2008El patio de mi cárcel (My Prison Yard) Julia [6]
Yo sólo miro (short)Julia
2009The Milk of SorrowAída
201110.000 noches en ninguna parte (10,000 Nights Nowhere)The Mother [7]
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) Mother of Vicente [8]
La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice)Sor Serafines
2012La fotógrafaSara
201315 años y un día (15 Years and One Day)Cati
Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited!)Mother of Alba
2015Tras bambalinasMother
Lejos del marConcha
TrumanAdoptive woman
2016JulietaSara, mother of Julieta
2017The Invisible GuardianRosario
La enfermedad del domingo (Sunday's Illness) Anabel
Dolor y gloria (Pain and Glory) Beata del pueblo
2021 El sustituto (The Replacement) Eva actual [9]
El lodo (Wetland) Francisca [10]
Cinco lobitos (Lullaby) Begoña [11]
Vasil Carmen
2023 Stormy Lola (Loli Tormenta) Lola [12]
2024Reinas Grandmother [13]

TV movies

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2002 Best Film Performance in a Minor Role Mad Love [14]
2006 Best Stage Actress in a Secondary Role
2008 Mujeres soñaron caballos [15]
2012 Best Film Actress in a Minor Role The Skin I Live In [16]
2014 10,000 Nights Nowhere
Best Film Actress in a Leading Role [17]
2015 Best Stage Actress in a Minor Role Cuando deje de llover [18]
Best Supporting Actress
2016 Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role Carlos, rey emperador
Sunday's Illness [19]
Best Film Actress in a Leading Role
Best Film Actress in a Minor Role Pain and Glory
2021 Best Supporting Actress Wetland [20] [21]
2022 Best Supporting Actress Vasil [22]
Best Film Actress Lullaby [23]
2023 [24]
[25]
Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role

Notes and References

  1. News: Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores . Manuel Alexandre and Candela Peña, Awarded by the Union of Actors . . EFE . Madrid . Spanish . 30 May 2006 . 6 December 2018.
  2. Web site: 'El Ministerio del Tiempo' y 'La novia', de TVE, triunfan en los Premios Unión de Actores . TVE's 'El Ministerio del Tiempo' and 'La novia' Triumph at the Union of Actors Awards . . Spanish . 15 March 2016 . 6 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Susi Sánchez: "Algunos directores dejaron de llamarme cuando supieron que era lesbiana". 8 December 2019. Mujer Hoy. Guillermo. Espinosa.
  4. News: Susi Sánchez, la visibilidad de las actrices lesbianas en los Goya de este año . Susi Sánchez, the Visibility of Lesbian Actresses at this Year's Goyas . Borja . Ruiz . . Spanish . 27 January 2014 . 6 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Juana la loca. Telemadrid. 2 December 2014.
  6. Web site: El patio de mi cárcel. El Imparcial. 20 January 2009.
  7. Web site: ‘10,000 Nights Nowhere’ (‘10000 noches en ninguna parte’): Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 8 June 2014. Jonathan. Holland.
  8. Web site: Estas son las películas que optan al Goya a la mejor cinta de 2011. El Imparcial. 19 February 2012.
  9. Web site: El sustituto. Cines Renoir. 14 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Los estrenos del 10 de diciembre. 'El lodo'. Tensión entre arrozales. Aisge. 4 December 2021. Alberto. Úbeda-Portugués.
  11. Web site: 'Lullaby': Malaga Review. ScreenDaily. Jonathan. Holland. 20 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Villaronga s’estrena al món de la comèdia amb "Loli Tormenta". Regió7. 24 August 2022. Prensa Ibérica.
  13. Web site: Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. Dominic. D'Alessandro. Patten. 6 December 2023. 6 December 2023.
  14. News: La Unión de Actores premia la trayectoria profesional de Adolfo Marsillach . The Union of Actors Awards the Career of Adolfo Marsillach . Rosana . Torres . . Madrid . Spanish . 5 March 2002 . 6 December 2018.
  15. News: Los premios de la Unión de Actores reconocen el trabajo de Alfredo Landa . The Union of Actors Awards Recognize the Work of Alfredo Landa . R. . Vidiella . . Spanish . 31 March 2008 . 6 December 2018.
  16. Concha Velasco, arropada por sus hijos, recibe el premio 'Toda una vida' de la Unión de Actores . Concha Velasco, Surrounded by Her Children, Receives the 'Toda una vida' Award from the Union of Actors . . Spanish . 19 June 2012 . 6 December 2018.
  17. News: Susi Sánchez y Antonio de la Torre, premios de la Unión de Actores como protagonistas de cine . Susi Sánchez and Antonio de la Torre, Awarded by the Union of Actors as Film Leads . . Madrid . Spanish . 11 March 2014 . 6 December 2018.
  18. News: 'La isla mínima' y 'Cuando deje de llover' triunfan en los premios de la Unión de Actores . 'La isla mínima' and 'Cuando deje de llover' Triumph at the Union of Actors Awards . . Spanish . 10 March 2015 . 6 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Premios Goya 2019: Susi Sánchez, mejor actriz protagonista. Fotogramas. Juan. Silvestre. 3 February 2019.
  20. Web site: 'Lucas', 'Las consecuencias' y 'El lodo' se imponen en las nominaciones de los Premios Berlanga 2021. Europa Press. 18 November 2021.
  21. Web site: 'El cover', 'Las consecuencias' y 'Espíritu sagrado' copan los Premios Berlanga. Las Provincias. 5 December 2021. Noelia. Camacho.
  22. Web site: Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Berlanga del audiovisual valenciano. Las Provincias. 13 November 2022. Laura. Garcés. Grupo Vocento.
  23. Web site: 'As bestas' vence en los Forqué y apunta a los Goya. El Cultural. El Español. Javier. Yuste. 18 December 2022.
  24. Web site: Premios Feroz 2023 Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 29 January 2023.
  25. Web site: 'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 1 December 2022.

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