Adriana Sofía Ugarte Pardal (born 17 January 1985) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her leading roles on television series La Señora (The Lady) and El tiempo entre costuras (The Time in Between). Ugarte co-starred in the 2016 Pedro Almodóvar film Julieta, playing the younger version of the title character.
Biography Adriana Sofía Ugarte Pardal was born in Madrid on 17 January 1985, the daughter of Yolanda Pardal, lawyer and writer. She is the grandniece of Eduardo Ugarte, who was a collaborator of Luis Buñuel and who was married to a daughter of Carlos Arniches. She studied at the Colegio del Pilar in Madrid. She enrolled into a licentiate degree of Philosophy and Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, which she temporarily shelved, and later resumed at the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Ugarte, age 16, debuted in the short film Mala Espina (2001), directed by Belén Macías, and won the award for the Best Female Performance at the Alcalá de Henares Festival of Short Films for playing a schizophrenic teenage girl. She was given guest roles in TV series such as Policías, en el corazón de la calle, Hospital Central and El comisario. She was nominated to the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her role as Consuelo in the 2006 film Doghead directed by Santi Amodeo.
Ugarte's leading performance as Victoria Márquez de la Vega in the television series La Señora (aired from 2008 to 2010) earned her great popularity. This same year, she made an appearance in The Hanged Man, with Clara Lago and Álvaro Cervantes. She then starred in Paper Castles (2009) along with Nilo Mur and Biel Durán, and in Lo contrario al amor (2010), alongside Hugo Silva. She also featured in the miniseries Stolen Children (Telecinco), in which she plays Susana.
In 2013, two years after shooting was finalized, El tiempo entre costuras premiered, the series based on the novel of the same name by writer María Dueñas. Starring Ugarte as Sira, it achieved breaking viewing figures in Antena 3 by the closure of the series.
Personal life Between 2018 and 2019, Ugarte was in a relationship with comedian and television host David Broncano.
Filmography Television SeriesRoleChannelYearNotesPolicías, en el corazón de la calleOlgaAntena 32002Supporting role (2 episodes)El secreto del héroeOliviaTVE2003Television filmEl comisarioHerselfTelecinco2006Supporting role (1 episode)Mesa para cincoJuliaLaSexta2006Supporting role (7 episodes)Hospital CentralAdriana / Nerea / Dr. Natalia of the HoyoTelecinco2002–2011Supporting role (8 episodes)La SeñoraVictoria Márquez of the VegaTVE2008–2010Main character (36 episodes)Stolen ChildrenSusana GuzmánTelecinco2013Television filmEl tiempo entre costurasSira Quiroga / Arish AgoriuqAntena 32013–2014Main character (17 episodes)Habitaciones cerradasTeresa BrusésTVE2015Television filmLa sonrisa de las mariposasMariana Solís de PáramoAntena 32016–?Main character (? episodes)HacheHelenaNetflix2019–?Main character (14 episodes)Tribes of EuropaAliaNetflix2021Supporting role (1 episode) Parot Isabel MoraAmazon Prime Video 2021Main characterHeridas Manuela León Escudero Atresplayer Premium 2022 Main character (13 episodes)Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta Herself / Cobra Antena 3 2024 Contestant (4 episodes)
Film
Year Title Role Notes 2006Cabeza de perro (Doghead)Consuelo 2007Eva El patio de mi cárcel (My Prison Yard)Alejandra 2009El juego del ahorcado (The Hanged Man)Olga Castillos de cartón (Paper Castles)María José 2011Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse)Marta Lo contrario al amor (The Opposite of Love)Merce 2013CombustionAri Gente en sitios (People in Places) Tiempo sin aire (Breathless Time)Vero Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow)Clarence 2016JulietaJulieta 2017The Solar System (El sistema solar)Inés Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del rey MidasTiffany Voice 2018 (The Other Woman)Emma Durante la tormenta (Mirage)Vera Roy Lobo feroz Matilde The Silence of Marcos Tremmer (El silencio de Marcos Tremmer)Lucía Tal vez (Love on a Tightrope) Pinito del Oro
Short films Cuánto. Más allá del dinero (2017) as Lucía Estocolmo (2008) as Sol Diminutos del calvario (2002) as Doncella Mala espina (2001) as Sara
Music videos Year Artist Song 2019 Vanesa Martín "De Tus Ojos"
Theatre The Great Theatre of the World (2013) The House of Bernarda Alba (2006)
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result Best New Actress Doghead 60th Fotogramas de Plata Best TV Actress La señora Best Television Actress in a Leading Role 12th ATV Awards Best Actress in a TV Series Best TV Actress The Time in Between Best Television Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a TV Series 61st Ondas Awards Best Female Actress of National Fiction Best European Actress Julieta Best Actress Best Actress Best Actress in a Film
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