Alexandra Jiménez


Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom Los Serrano. She starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show .

Biography

She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980. When Jiménez was young, she did ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza. She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old. After an injury while she was working for the Cuban National Ballet, she set out on an acting career.
Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas, Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Compañeros during her studies. In 2004, she joined Los Serrano, where she played África Sanz.
Between 2010 and 2011, she starred in the TV series La pecera de Eva, playing the main role of Eva Padrón, a psychologist dedicated to solving the problems of a group of teenagers. She replayed the popular role of Eva in 2012 in the finale of the first season of.
She replaced Eva Hache as hostess of the TV stand-up comedy show in La Sexta, hosting the show between 2015 and 2016.

Filmography

Theatre

  • Fin del mundo, todos al tren
  • Los menecomos
  • Siete por siete
  • 5mujeres.com
  • Hombres, mujeres y punto
  • ''Un pequeño juego, sin consecuencias''

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
200615th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Minor RoleLos SerranoNomitated
201120th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Leading RoleLa pecera de EvaNomitated
201625th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Minor RoleRequirements to Be a Normal PersonNomitated
20179th Gaudí AwardsBest Supporting Actress100 MetersWon
20185th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actress in a SeriesLa zonaNomitated
201827th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Leading RoleLa zonaNomitated
201821st Málaga Film FestivalSilver Biznaga for Best ActressDistances
201924th Forqué AwardsBest ActressDistancesNomitated
20196th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actress in a FilmDistancesNomitated
201911th Gaudí AwardsBest ActressDistancesNomitated
201928th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleSuperlópezNomitated
202432nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleThe TendernessNomitated