Manuela Vellés


Manuela Vellés Casariego is a Spanish actress best known for her appearances in television series and films.
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Biography

Manuela Vellés comes from a family of artists, writers, and designers, and her parents are architects. She began her theatrical acting studies at the school of Argentine director Juan Carlos Corazza, in the course "Theater for Youth". She continued her training with Jorge Eines, Augusto Fernandes, and Fernando Leones, and later, in 2010, she attended The Acting School of London.
In addition to working as an actress, she has developed a parallel career as a musician. She has performed songs in several movies and series, and composes her own songs on guitar.

Professional career

Vellés made her cinematic debut in 2007, after Julio Medem selected her in a casting to be the protagonist of Caótica Ana.
She then obtained her first regular role as the second lead of the Antena 3 series La chica de ayer, based on the British Life on Mars. In 2009 she joined the cast of the third season of the TVE telenovela La Señora.
In 2010 she appeared on one of the productions for which she has received the most recognition, Hispania, la leyenda. Vellés played Elena during the series' three seasons. That same year she also premiered the mini-series ' directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and the films Kidnapped by Miguel Ángel Vivas and Retornos by Luis Avilés.
In 2012, after the end of Hispania, Vellés focused on her film career until 2014, when she was added to the cast of the period series Velvet. Vellés played Luisa Rivas during the first three seasons of the series, although in the third season she only appeared as a guest star in one episode.
On the big screen she has been part of the cast of productions such as ', The Bride by Paula Ortiz, and Muse by Jaume Balagueró.
In 2015 she participated in the theatrical production The Trickster of Seville by playwright Tirso de Molina and directed by. In 2017 she returned to work under Facal in the play Punk&Love, which she starred in with Daniel Grao.
Besides being an actress, Vellés has also worked as a singer, giving various concerts throughout Spain. Her first album Subo, bajo was released in October 2018.

Filmography

Television

Feature films

Caótica Ana, as Ana. Dir. Julio Medem Camino, as Nuria. Dir. Javier Fesser Kidnapped, as Isa. Dir. Miguel Ángel Vivas Retornos, as Mar. Dir. Luis Avilés Buscando a Eimish, as Eimish. Dir. Somos gente honrada, as Julia. Dir. Alejandro Marzoa , as Noelia. Dir. David Galán Galindo,, Pablo Vara, Javier Botet, and Javier Fesser The Bride, as a girl. Dir. Paula Ortiz Lobos sucios, as Candela. Dir. Simón Casal de Miguel Las siete muertes, as Clara. Dir. Gerardo Herrero Muse, as Beatriz. Dir. Jaume Balagueró Alegría tristeza, as Luna. Dir. Ibon Cormenzana La influencia, as Alicia. Dir. Denis Rovira van Boekholt

Short films

La unión, as Sara. Dir. Carlos A. Sambricio Lo siento, te quiero, as Bárbara. Dir. Leticia Dolera Avevamo vent'anni, as Sara. Dir. Ivan Silvestrini El orden de las cosas, as Julia. Dir. César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda Amor sacro, as Lucía. Dir. Javier Yáñez Sanz The Room, cast. Dir. Miguel Ángel Vivas Inertial Love, as a girl. Dir. César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda Hibernation, as Claire Martínez. Dir. Jon Mikel Caballero Solsticio, as Marina. Dir. Juan Francisco Viruega Hay dos clases de personas, as She. Dir. Eva Moreno and Juan Carlos Vellido 1:58, cast. Dir. Rodrigo Cortés IPDENTICAL: Imagine a world without creativity, Dir. Marco Huertas

Theater

Amor Casual, by. Dir. Nicolás Casariego The Trickster of Seville, by Tirso de Molina, as Tisbea. Dir. Punk&Love, by Pedro Cantalejo. Dir Darío Facal

Awards and nominations