Berta Vázquez

Birtukan Tibebe (born March 28, 1992), better known as Berta Vázquez, is a Ukrainian-born, actress, model and singer, currently based in Spain. As a child, she moved from Kyiv to live with a host family in Spain and began her career in dance. She would later transition to acting and music.

Berta Vázquez
Born
Birtukan Tibebe

(1992-03-28) 28 March 1992
Kyiv, Ukraine
Nationality
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active2014–present
Websitehttp://themmanagement.com/vogue-berta-vazquez/

Biography

Vázquez was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1992. She is the daughter of an Ethiopian father and a Ukrainian mother. At just three years old, she moved from Kyiv to live with a host family in Elche, Spain, and has lived with them ever since.[1] She began her artistic training with dance in the Paula Yeray school in Elche, although finally the opportunities have come through acting, and to a lesser extent, music.[2]

At age 18, she moved from Elche to Madrid.[3] In 2013, she sent a music video for the casting of The Voice Spain, but was not selected.[4]

In 2014, she was cast in her first role in the film Palmeras en la nieve (2015), based on the novel by Luz Gabás. She played Bisila, who falls in love with Kilian, played by Mario Casas.[5] Vázquez begin dating her costar and lead actor Mario Casas in 2014 before film production of Palmeras en la Nieve. In 2018 New Years Eve Casas wrote on his social media plateforms that he and Vázquez had officially broken up. Also in 2015 Vázquez played her most important role as Estefanía Kabila "Rizos" in Vis a vis.[6] Through out her career, she has used various stage names, including Cleo Brian, Mila Russo and currently, Berta Vázquez.[1]

Filmography

References
  1. Palmero, M. (11 April 2016). "La cara oculta de Berta Vázquez: sus nombres falsos, su exnovio bailarín y más". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, SL. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. Zavola, Cristina (5 July 2017). "Berta Vázquez, de las covers a un estudio de grabación". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. Illescas, Sergio (2 April 2016). "Berta Vázquez: "Lo de las palmeras en mi primera película fue una señal"". Diario Información (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. López de Diego, Diana (15 May 2015). "Berta Vázquez ('Vis a vis') probó suerte en 'La Voz', en el casting de la segunda edición". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. "Berta Vázquez, el encanto de la desconocida protagonista de 'Palmeras en la Nieve' junto a Mario Casas". Mujer Hoy (in Spanish). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. Palmero, María (16 February 2015). "Antena 3 ficha a la novia de Mario Casas para hacer de lesbiana en 'Vis a Vis'". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, SL. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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