Alba Planas

Alba Planas Menchén (Madrid, September 10, 2000) is a Spanish actress who became known in 2018 for her role as Eva Vázquez Villanueva in the series Skam España. Previously, in 2017, she appeared in the television series Centro médico.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Planas and the second or maternal family name is Menchén.
Alba Planas
Born
Alba Planas Menchén

(2000-09-10) 10 September 2000[1]
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Notable workSkam España

Biography

First years

Alba began taking acting classes at the age of 7, training in different performing arts schools. Her first steps into the world of acting were small roles in theater[3] and the film El árbol de la sangre, directed by Julio Medem, in which she co-starred with Úrsula Corberó and Álvaro Cervantes.[4] Subsequently, she was selected among numerous teenagers to play the lead role of Eva in Skam España.[5]

Career

Alba plays Eva Vázquez Villanueva in Skam España, the central protagonist in the first season of the series, and she continues to star in subsequent seasons until the end of the series in 2020. While continuing with her role as Eva in Skam, she has starred in several short films. In 2020, she shot the feature film Por los pelos by Nacho G. Velilla[6] and the series Umbra, filmed in Arnedo.[7] In 2021, she joins the cast of the first original series of Starz's Spain Express, along with Maggie Civantos and Kiti Mánver.[8] In May of the same year, she joins the cast of Prime Video and Mediaset España Días mejores' series, where she plays Graci.[9]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Character Channel Duration
2017 Centro médico Sol TVE 1 episode
2018–2020 Skam España Eva Vázquez Villanueva Movistar+ 38 episodes
2022 Express Gus Valera Vázquez Starzplay 8 episodes
2022 Días mejores Graci Amazon Prime 10 episodes

Cinema
Year Title Character Directed by
2018 El árbol de la sangre Rebeca (14 años) Julio Medem
2022 Por los pelos Aitana Nacho G. Velilla

Short films
Year Title Character Directed by
2018 Canasta Aurora Gracia Querejeta
2019 La confianza de mi cabeza entre tus muslos Lola Miguel Carreras
2020 16 Laura Ana Lambarri

References
  1. "Alba Planas es la joven actriz de Días Mejores y Express". Neo2 (in Spanish).
  2. "'SKAM España': Así son Alba Planas y Tomy Aguilera (Eva y Jorge)". Fuera de series (in Spanish). 30 March 2019.
  3. "Alba Planas ("Skam España"), una estrella emergente". The Citizen (in Spanish). 10 May 2019.
  4. "El árbol de la sangre". Premios Goya (in Spanish).
  5. "El sorprendente crossover entre 'Fama a bailar' y 'Skam España': Así ha sido el casting de Inés y Eva". FórmulaTV (in Spanish). 17 December 2018.
  6. "Concluye en Estambul el rodaje de 'Por los pelos. Una historia de autoestima', la nueva película de Nacho G. Velilla". Atresmedia (in Spanish). 10 November 2020.
  7. "'Umbra' graba en Arnedo con Alba Planas como protagonista". nuevecuatrouno (in Spanish). 7 January 2020.
  8. "Arranca el rodaje de 'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay" (in Spanish). Cine con Ñ. 16 March 2021.
  9. "Amazon y Mediaset ya graban 'El día menos pensado', una dramedia protagonizada por Blanca Portillo". Formula TV (in Spanish). 27 May 2021.
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