Paulina Gálvez (actress)

She was born in Santiago to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father, both economists. She was raised in Madrid from the age of eight. Started her artistic career as a Flamenco dancer in several companies in Spain (Carmen Cortes, Zambra) and in films getting the lead role in her first audition for the film Bazar Viena besides Alfredo Landa. After few years busy in films and television Paulina worked in theatre with famous experimental Catalan group Els Joglars, from Barcelona. Since then she has played more than 90 different characters from comedy to drama in theater, films and television with renowned directors and actors such as Carlos Saura, Javier Bardem, Federico Luppi, Jordi Mollà, Ricky Schroder among many others.

In 2000 she played Marta, the Gypsy servant of the American series Queen of Swords for Paramount TV and with Tessie Santiago were the only two actors to appear in all 22 episodes of this TV series filmed at Texas Hollywood, Almeria, Spain. She appears in the series Dueños del Paraiso for Telemundo starring Kate del Castillo and in the Bambú production for Atresmedia, La embajada. In 2018 she was cast as Catalina in The Purge TV series from Blumhouse for USA tv

• Bazar Viena (1990)
• Tango (TV Series) (1992)
• Orden especial (1992)
• Kosh ba kosh (1993)
• Poble Nou (1994)
• The detective and the death (1994)
• Una chica entre un millón (1994)
• Los baúles del retorno (1995)
• Esperanza & sardinas (1996)
• Sitges (TV Series) (1996)
• Hospital (TV Series) (1996)
• Corsarios del chip (1996)
• Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo (1997)
• La banda de Pérez (TV Series) (1997)
• Pajarico (1997)
• Nada en la nevera (1998)
• The Pianist (1998)
• La rosa de piedra (1999)
• El secreto de la porcelana (TV Mini-Series) (1999)
• Tuve un sueño contigo (1999)
• Rincones del paraíso (1999)
• Tattoo Bar (2000)
• The Place That Was Paradise (2000)
• The Lost Steps (2001)
• Honolulu Baby (2001)
• Queen of Swords (2000–2001)
• L'Auberge Espagnole (2002)
• Hospital Central (TV Series) (2002)
• Flamenco der Liebe (TV Movie) (2002)
• Passionate People (2002)
• Subterra (2003)
• Rottweiler (2004)
• Face of Terror (2004)
• Cien maneras de acabar con el amor (2004)
• The Nun (2005)
• Un rey en la Habana (2005)
• Al filo de la ley (TV Series) (2005)
• Projecte Cassandra (TV Movie) (2005)
• El precio de una Miss (TV Movie) (2005)
• Star Troopers (2006)
• Faltas leves (2006)
• Monógamo sucesivo (2006)
• Hermanos & detectives (TV Series) (2007)
• Trenhotel (TV Movie) (2007)
• Un cuento para Olivia (2008)
• El Cartel de los Sapos (TV Series) (2008)
• Acusados (TV Series) (2009)
• Suspicious Minds (2010)
• El cartel 2 - La guerra total (TV Series) (2010)
• La Casa de al Lado (TV Series) (2011)
• RPM Miami (TV Series) (2011)
• Grachi (TV Series) (2012)
• Adios Carmen (2013)
• Demente Criminal (TV Series) (2015)
• Dueños del paraíso (TV Series) (2015)
• La Embajada (TV Series) (2016)
• The Purge TV (TV Series) (2018)

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Arts and Entertainment Critics Awards, Chile

2004 Nominated APES Award Best Actress (Mejor actriz) Sub terra (2003)

Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema

2003 Won Best Actress Sub terra (2003)

Goya Awards

1998 Nominated Goya Best New Actress (Mejor Actriz Revelación) Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo (1997)

Lleida Latin-American Film Festival

2004 Won Best Actress Sub terra (2003)

• Paulina Gálvez at IMDb