Miriam Díaz Aroca

Margarita Miriam Díaz Aroca (born 4 March 1962, in Madrid) is a Spanish actress and television presenter.

Miriam Díaz Aroca
Miriam Díaz-Aroca in 2012
Born
Margarita Miriam Díaz Aroca

(1962-03-04) 4 March 1962
OccupationActress, television presenter
Years active1987–present
Spouse(s)Pedro Luis Llorente (1993–2000)
Stuart Grant Washington (2005–present)
Children2

Biography

Miriam Díaz Aroca was born on 4 March 1962 in Madrid but grew up in Santander (Cantabria).[1] She studied Journalism in Complutense University of Madrid. She began working on Radio Minuto Fórmula of Cadena SER as a radio hostess and control technician.

Her first appearance on-screen was in the Spanish TV music program Aplauso in 1979 as a contestant on the section La juventud baila, being placed in third position (25.000 pesetas) . Professionally, she debuts accompanying Javier Basilio in the Televisión Española contest El bote de Don Basilio, which was broadcast on the program of Jesús Hermida Por la mañana (1987–88). She then went on to present a children's TV program called Cajón desastre (1988-1991). She co-presented the TV contest Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez with Jordi Estadella (1991-1993).

In 1990 she participated as a singer in an album with 11 songs called Chicos of the brand CBS.

In movies, Pedro Almodóvar selected her to play a small role as a radio hostess for the deaf in the film High Heels (1991). Her consecration as an actress would come with Clara's character in the Oscar-winning picture Belle Époque (1992), by Fernando Trueba.

She also participated as an actress in the TV comedy La casa de los líos (1996-1999) of Antena 3, with Arturo Fernandez, in the sitcom ¡Ala... Dina! (2001-2002) of TVE, and between 2004 and 2006 played the role of Claudia Valladares in Mis adorables vecinos of Antena 3. Also in 2006 she participated in the TV contest ¡Mira quién baila!. In 2009, José Luis Moreno gave her the main role in the comedy series ¡A ver si llego! with just five chapters aired given the low ratings.

She also works on theater, she took part in the Festival of Classical Theatre of Mérida in 2007 with the play Lysistrata; she starred in the 101 Dalmatians theater adaptation as Cruella de Vil; in 2009 she starred with María Barranco in the play Adulterios; and participated in 2011 with María Luisa Merlo and Jorge Roelas in the play 100 metros cuadrados of Juan Carlos Rubio.

She is the writer of the show Madame Noir of Monica Naranjo (2011).

In the fourth and final week of January 2003 she was the cover of Interviú magazine.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1991 High Heels Isabel Pedro Almodóvar
1992 Belle Époque Clara Fernando Trueba
1996 Los Porretas Carlos Suárez
1997 Carreteras secundarias Emilio Martínez Lázaro
2000 El paraíso ya no es lo que era Francesc Betriu
2001 La mujer de mi vida Antonio del Real
2004 XXL Julio Sánchez Valdés
2004 Isi/Disi. Amor a lo bestia Chema de la Peña
2010 Clara, no es nombre de mujer Pepe Carbajo

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
1987 - 1988 Por la mañana Herself Televisión Española Host
1989 - 1990 Cajón desastre Herself Televisión Española Host
1991 - 1993 Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez Herself Televisión Española Host
1993 - 1994 Noches de gala Herself Televisión Española Host
1994 - 1995 No te rías, que es peor Herself Televisión Española Host
1996 - 1999 La casa de los líos Manuela Bellapart Valdés Antena 3
1999 Manos a la obra Antena 3 3 episodes
2001 - 2002 ¡Ala... Dina! Dina Televisión Española
2004 - 2006 Mis adorables vecinos Claudia Valladares Roig Antena 3
2006 ¡Mira quién baila! Herself Televisión Española Contestant Season 3 - 5th place
2006 Empieza el espectáculo
2009 ¡A ver si llego!
2013 Splash! Famosos al agua Herself Antena 3 Contestant

Theatre

YearTitle
2007 - 2008Lisístrata
2008 - 2009101 Dalmatians
2009 - 2010Adulterios
2010 - 2012100 Metros Cuadrados
2011 - 2012Madame Noir (Writer)
2012Ni para ti, ni para mí

Others

YearWorkTitleNotes
2010VideoclipCaso Perdidoof Lara Pinilla

References

Externals

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