Antonia San Juan | |
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![]() Antonia San Juan at the 2019Sitges Film Festival | |
Born | (1961-05-22)22 May 1961 (age 63) Las Palmas,Canary Islands, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Luis Miguel Seguí (m. 2009; div. 2015) |
Antonia San Juan Fernández (born 22 May 1961) is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter.
She was born inLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. At 19 she went toMadrid, where she started working as a professional theatre actress and also as a cabaret act in pubs and bars. She became known thanks to her role as Agrado inTodo sobre mi madre byPedro Almodóvar. She is well known in Spain not only because of her film career but also for her humorous monologues on television and theatre[citation needed]. Since 2009 she has been acting in the popular Spanish TV seriesLa que se avecina, playing the part of Estela Reynolds, the eccentric mother of Lola.
She is anatheist and is highly critical of religion, calling it a "cancer to society."[1]
TV series | ||||
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year | Title | Role | Network | Episodes |
2009 – 2010; 2013 – 2014 | La que se avecina | Estela Reynolds | Telecinco | 40 episodes |
2012 | Frágiles | Julia | Telecinco | 1 episode |
2014 | Fantasmagórica | Clara | web series | 2 episodes |
2014–2015 | Gym Tony | Berta Palomero | Cuatro | 110 episodes |
2019 | Hierro | Samir | Movistar | 3 episodes |