Esmeralda Moya Cañas (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, 31 August 1985) is a Spanish actress and model. She is known especially for her characters in the television series Los protegidos, 90-60-90, diario secreto de una adolescente and Tierra de lobos.

Esmeralda Moya
Born
Esmeralda Moya Cañas

(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2007-present

Biography

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At the age of 16, Moya started working as a model, participating in several campaigns and national and international magazines. For some time, she lived with her mother in different cities, such as Paris, London, Milan, New York, and Tokyo. Currently, she lives in Torrejón de Ardoz. After a time dedicated to fashion, Esmeralda considered her future, and it was then that she decided to return to Madrid and begin her acting studies at Cristina Rota's school.

She made her debut on the small screen with Circulo rojo in 2006.[2] In 2008, she appeared in sporadic roles in series such as Desaparecida and El castigo.[3]

In 2009, she made her debut on the big screen with Mentiras y Gordas, by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes, which premiered on March 27 of that year.[4] She starred in the movie with Mario Casas and Ana de Armas. During the same year, she also had regular roles in TVE's U.C.O and Antena 3's 90-60-90.[5]

In 2009, Esmeralda joined the cast of Cuatro's series, Hay alguien ahí, where she played Amanda for two seasons.[6]

She gained great popularity in 2010 with her character Claudia Ruano for the Antena 3 series Los protegidos, where she shared the cast with Ana Fernández and Luis Fernández. Esmeralda left the series in the third and final season of the series.[7][8]

In 2011, she starred in Telecinco's mini-series La Baronesa, a biopic of the life of Baronesa Thyssen. Esmeralda played Carmen Cervera in her younger years.[9] Also that year, she joined the filming of the Telecinco series Homicidios alongside Eduardo Noriega and Celia Freijeiro, where she played Helena.[10]

In 2012, she was part of the cast of the film Clara No es nombre de mujer by director Pepe Carbajo.[11]

In 2013, she joined the third season of the Telecinco series Tierra de Lobos, in which she participated until the end of the following year.[12] In 2014, she participated in the daily series of Cuatro Ciega a citas.[13] Also that year, she starred in the Televisión española series Víctor Ros alongside Carles Francino.[14]

In 2015, we saw her again on the big screen in the film Solo Química, alongside Alejo Sauras and Ana Fernández.[15] She also appeared in Sara Escudero's Te elegiría otra vez that year.[16]

In 2016, it was announced that the TVE series Víctor Ros would be renewed for a second season, in which she wouldl appear again.[17]

Also in 2016, she participated in the new Telecinco series La verdad, alongside Jon Kortajarena.[18]

Her signing for the La 1 series Servir y proteger was announced in November 2021.[19][20]

Filmography

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Films

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Films
Year Title Character Role
2007 Aedea Meletea Short film
2009 Mentiras y gordas Nuria Secondary role
2012 ¡Atraco! Dependienta Minor role
Clara no es nombre de mujer Ana Secondary role
Way out Andrea Short film
2015 Solo química Susanna Secondary role
2016 Por si me muero Marla Short film
2018 Sin novedad Alba Main role

Television series

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Television series
Year Title Character Channel Role
2007 Círculo rojo Lucía Villalobos Antena 3 12 episodes
2007–2008 Desaparecida Blanca Sierra La 1 3 episodes
2008 Sin tetas no hay paraíso Telecinco 1 episode
2008 El castigo Eva Antena 3 2 episodes
2009 90-60-90, diario secreto de una adolescente Melania 'Mel' Álvarez Antena 3 8 episodes
UCO Blanca Sierra La 1 10 episodes
2009–2010 Hay alguien ahí Amanda Ríos Cuatro 17 episodes
2010–2011 Los protegidos Claudia Ruano Antena 3 22 episodes
2011 Homicidios Helena Cuevas Telecinco 11 episodes
Tita Cervera, la baronesa Tita Cervera Telecinco 2 episodes
2013–2014 Tierra de lobos Victoria Eugenia Montes Telecinco 8 episodes
2014 Ciega a citas Ana Cuatro 11 episodes
2015–2016 Víctor Ros Clara Alvear La 1 7 episodes
2017 Apaches Ana Antena 3 3 episodes
2018 La verdad Laura Santos Telecinco 14 episodes
2019 45 revoluciones Celia Vera Antena 3 6 episodes
2022 Historias de protegidos Claudia Ruano Atresplayer Premium
2022–present Servir y proteger Luna Requena La 1

Theater

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Theater
Year Title Character Role
2015 Te elegiría otra vez Petunia Main role

Television programs

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Television programs
Year Title Channel Role
2013–2015 Pasapalabra Telecinco Guest
2020–2021 Antena 3
2016–2017 Hora punta La 1 Contributor
2017 Dani & Flo Cuatro Guest
2018 Viajeras con B La Sexta Guest
2021 El cazador La 1 Contestant

References

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  1. ^ "Esmeralda Moya". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Esmeralda Moya?". Europa Press. 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Nueva estrella: Esmeralda Moya". Vanidad. 28 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ficha técnica. Mentiras y gordas". Fotogramas.
  5. ^ "Esmeralda Moya es Blanca Sierra". RTVE.
  6. ^ "Esmeralda Moya". Mediaset (in Spanish). 20 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Entrevista a Esmeralda Moya, 2010". ABC (in Spanish). 22 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Esmeralda Moya saca de tiendas su '90-60-90'". El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Esmeralda Moya será la Baronessa Thyssen en sus años de juventud". Hola (in Spanish). 31 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Esmeralda Moya y Marian Aguilera se suman a 'Homicidios'". EuropaPress (in Spanish). 17 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Premiere de 'Clara, no es nombre de mujer'". RTVE (in Spanish). 25 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Alex González y Esmeralda Moya fichan por "Tierra de lobos"". La Razón (in Spanish). 19 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Esmeralda Moya: "Llego a 'Ciega a citas' con un personaje impactante y diferente"". ElEspañol (in Spanish). 22 July 2014.
  14. ^ "El desgarrador adiós de Esmeralda Moya en 'Víctor Ros'". ElEspañol (in Spanish). 4 November 2016.
  15. ^ "'Solo Química', la comedia romática con Ana Fernández y Alejo Sauras, presenta su rodaje en Málaga". RTVE (in Spanish). 28 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Te Elegiría Otra Vez: Y tú, ¿elegirías otra vez a la misma persona?". EuropaPress (in Spanish). 17 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Comienza la grabación de la segunda temporada de 'Víctor Ros'". RTVE (in Spanish). 30 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Esmeralda Moya cuenta 'La verdad' sobre Jon Kortajarena: "¡No puede ser tan perfecto!"". DiezMinutos (in Spanish). 15 May 2016.
  19. ^ "La actriz Esmeralda Moya se une a 'Servir y proteger'". RTVE (in Spanish). 19 January 2022.
  20. ^ "'Servir y proteger' refuerza sus tramas con el fichaje de Esmeralda Moya". ElPeriódico (in Spanish). 23 November 2021.
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