Aïda Ballmann is an actress, director, and producer from the Canary Islands.
Early life and ducation Aïda Ballmann studied drama in Gijón, and finished her degree in Seville in 2009. She trained in the Meisner technique in Germany and Spain.
Career Ballmann's first works in theatre were with the companies La Sonrisa del Lagarto, Fauna y Arte, and La Carbonería de la Lola, with which she participated in more than twelve productions.
She also worked as a stunt performer, which led her to participate in the productions El Oro del Rin and La Valquiria of La Fura dels Baus.
In 2012, Ballmann starred in her first feature film, The Extraordinary Tale, by J.F. Ortuño and Laura Alvea, shot in English, for which she was awarded best actress at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival. and at Film Bizarro. She was nominated for best actress at the Andalusian Film Writers' Association Awards (ASECAN), and was reviewed in magazines such as Hollywood Reporter.
She was awarded best actress at the Festivalito for Perséfone and received the Leoncio Morales Award for her contribution to the culture of her native island.
Ballmann participated in series such as Operación Barrio Inglés, Una vida menos en Canarias, Endlich Witwer, Crossfire, Lo que escondían sus ojos, El Tiempo entre Costuras, Águila Roja, Brigada de Fenómenos and Malviviendo, and starred in various Spanish and international feature films. Among them were La Velocidad de nuestros Pensamientos by Nacho Chueca, the German production Die Insel by Lars Ostmann, El Gigante y la Sirena by Roberto Chinet, Atlánticas by Guillermo García López, The Europeans by Víctor García León, Gleich by Jeniffer Castañeda, The metamorphosis of Narcissus, by the Iranian director Hamed Alizadeh, L´avia i el foraster by Sergi Miralles or A una isla de ti, by Alexis Morante.
Of her short films, Five Minutes by Genesis Lence and co-starring her sister Serai Ballmann, stands out. Its world premiere was at the Short Film Corner section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. For this work, Ballman was nominated for best actress at VIFA 2022.
Ballmann's debut as a director and producer was with the documentary Sand Path.
Filmography +TitleDirectorCharacterYearA una isla de tiAlexis MoranteLara2026L´avia i el forasterSergi Miralles Julia 2024The metamorphosis of NarcissusHamed AlizadehMaría2024GleichJeniffer CastañedaEbba2023Five Minutes (short film)Genesis LenceAida2021Los europeos (The Europeans)Víctor García LeónErika2020Sand Pathselfself2018El Gigante y La SirenaRoberto ChinetLavinia2017La velocidad de nuestros pensamientosNacho ChuecaErika von Brücken2017Die InselLars Ostmannself2016Perséfone (short film)Cándido Perez ArmasPerséfone2016La Paradoja de la Calle Real (short film)Selu VegaLucía2015Golosinas (short film)Iván LópezAna2014Podredumbes (short film)Juan Carlos GuerraLinda2014The Extraordinary TaleLaura Alvea and José F. OrtuñoShe2013
TV credits +TitleEpisodeCharacterYearUna vida menos en Canarias2Erin Kelly2024Operación Barrio Inglés8Miss Eva2024Endlich Witwer 3TV movieFrau Zindler2023AtlánticasEl Hierro and Clara LagoSelf2018Lo que escondían sus ojos3Hilde2016Air5Brigitte2015Brigada de fenomenos1Vampire2015Águila Roja1Spy2014El tiempo entre costuras2Anke Von Fries2013Malviviendo1Russian2011
Theater +TitleCompanyCharacterYearRecetas para el AlmaLa carbonería de la lolaMía2021PrincipiosColectivo AmazonasLa científica del amor2020Mi vida con PabloMicro teather GranadaMain cast2014EvidentementeMicro teather SevillaMain cast2012El oro del RhinFura del BausStunwoman2011ValquiriaFura del BausStunwoman2010La DespedidaLa sonrisa del lagartoFederica2008BonecaLa sonrisa del lagartoNina2006
Awards +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultReference2022VIFABest ActressFive minutesNominated2020South East Regional Film FestivalBest Runner up/ Documentary TV ShortSand PathNominated2015FestivalitoBest ActressPersefoneWon2014ASECANBest ActressThe Extraordinary TaleNominated2014Cardiff International Film FestivalBest ActressThe Extraordinary TaleWon2013Film BizarroBest ActressThe Extraordinary TaleWon
References
External links Official website