Nieve de Medina (born 1962) is a Spanish actress and stage director.

Nieve de Medina
Born1962
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actress
  • stage director

Biography

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Nieve de Medina was born in Madrid in 1962.[1][2] She made her film debut as an actress with a small part in Carlos Saura's ¡Dispara! (1993).[3] Following an appearance in Pellet (2000), her performance in the 2002 drama Mondays in the Sun, where she portrayed Ana (a worker in a production line of a cannery, married to Luis Tosar's José),[4] made her known to the public,[3][5] earning various accolades. Her television credits include performances in Cuéntame cómo pasó and El ministerio del tiempo.[3] She also works as stage director at the RESAD.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1993 ¡Dispara! [6]
2000 El Bola (Pellet) Marisa, madre de Alfredo [7]
2002 Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun) Ana [8]
2006 Un franco, 14 pesetas (Crossing the Border) Pilar [9]
2014 2 francos, 40 pesetas [es] Pilar Reprise of her role in Un franco, 14 pesetas [10]
2016 La punta del iceberg (The Tip of the Iceberg) Susana [11]
2016 La madre [es] María [12]
2022 El agua (The Water) Ángela [13]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Una nueva vida Laura [5]
2016 El ministerio del tiempo Marisa [14]
2019 Brigada Costa del Sol Gloria [15]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2003 58th CEC Medals Best Supporting Actress Mondays in the Sun Won [16]
17th Goya Awards Best New Actress Nominated [5]
12th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Won [17]
Best New Actress Won
16th European Film Awards People's Choice Award for Best Actress Nominated [18][19]
2007 6th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Actress Crossing the Border Nominated [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "Nieve de Medina recogió el premio para ´Los lunes al sol´". El Periódico de Aragón. 9 December 2003.
  2. ^ Tapia, Inmaculada (20 October 2021). "Nieve de Medina, a corazón abierto, representa la tragedia del covid". EFE.
  3. ^ a b c d Vega, J.A (5 February 2017). ""Hay veces que quieres contar tus propias historias, con tus criterios"". La Nueva España.
  4. ^ Ferreiro Regueiro, Consuelo (2008). "Los lunes al sol y la explicación del derecho del trabajo" (PDF). Dereito. 17 (1): 3. ISSN 1132-9947.
  5. ^ a b c Gallo, Isabel (9 February 2003). ""El complejo de inferioridad de la TV está manido"". El País.
  6. ^ "'¡Dispara!', de Carlos Saura, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 145. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
  8. ^ Whittaker, Tom (2011). The Films of Elías Querejeta: A Producer of Landscapes. University of Wales Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7083-2439-4.
  9. ^ Sanz Gallego, Guillermo (2018). "Un Franco, 14 pesetas (Crossing Borders) (2006)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 390. ISBN 9781442271333.
  10. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (28 March 2014). "Los estrenos del 28 de marzo. '2 francos, 40 pesetas'". Aisge.
  11. ^ "La punta del iceberg". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (26 October 2016). "Los estrenos del 28 de octubre. 'La madre'". Aisge.
  13. ^ "El agua". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  14. ^ Mingo, Alicia (26 September 2019). "Javier Olivares nos da 17 claves de la tercera temporada de 'El Ministerio del Tiempo': A día de hoy no hay ningún actor cerrado". Diez Minutos.
  15. ^ Jimeno, Diego (7 May 2019). "¿Quiénes son realmente andaluces en 'Brigada Costa del Sol'?". Diez Minutos.
  16. ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2002". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ^ "´Los lunes al sol´ arrasa en la Unión de Actores". Córdoba. 11 March 2003.
  18. ^ "EFA Night 2003". European Film Awards. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  19. ^ Blaney, Martin (8 December 2003). "Good Bye, Lenin! sweeps European Film Awards". ScreenDaily.
  20. ^ Estévez, José Luis (24 February 2007). "'Un franco, 14 pesetas', favorita en los Mestre Mateo". El País.
  21. ^ "Premios Mestre Mateo 2006" (PDF). Academia Galega do Audiovisual. Retrieved 22 May 2022.