Anna Castillo
{{Short description|Spanish actress (born 1993)}}
{{family name hatnote|Castillo|Ferré|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Goyas 2023 - Anna Castillo.jpg
| caption = At the 37th Goya Awards in 2023
| birth_name = Anna Castillo Ferré
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama The Olive Tree (2016) for which she won a Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Biography
Anna Castillo Ferré was born in Barcelona on 9 October 1993.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mujerhoy.com/celebrities/corazon/201801/16/gala-nominados-goya-2018-anna-castillo-20180116085434.html|website=Mujer Hoy|title=Gala de los nominados a los Goya 2018. Anna Castillo: "Tengo el Goya al lado del WiFi|first=Anita|last=Guerra|date=16 January 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.merca2.es/2020/02/03/anna-castillo-pasado-mas-desconocido-actriz-208569/|website=merca2|date=3 February 2020|title=Anna Castillo, el pasado más desconocido de la actriz|first=Nerea|last=Pereira Plata}} From the age of seven, Castillo enrolled into various acting schools in Barcelona and Madrid, later studying at Saint Joan Bosco Horta Secondary School from which she graduated in 2011. Between 2005 and 2011, she was part of the music group sp3, in which she was a singer and dancer. After the group retired from public performances they
become part of the television show Família dels Súpers on TV3 from 2011 to 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.marie-claire.es/celebs/celebrities/articulo/anna-castillo-entre-sonrisas-y-lagrimas-611462523003 |title=Anna Castillo, entre sonrisas y lágrimas |work=Marie-claire.es |access-date=6 November 2017 |first=Jacobo |last=de Arce |date=6 May 2016 |language=es |archive-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712091011/https://www.marie-claire.es/celebs/celebrities/articulo/anna-castillo-entre-sonrisas-y-lagrimas-611462523003 |url-status=dead }}
Castillo's acting debut was in 2009 on the television movie El enigma Giarcomo, on TV3, in which she played the role of Maiana.{{cite news |url=http://www.europapress.es/cultura/noticia-semincitv-marimon-presenta-enigma-giacomo-comedia-alegre-triste-fantastica-masonica-origen-historico-20090622142537.html |title=Marimón presenta 'El Enigma Giacomo', una comedia "alegre y triste", "fantástica masónica" de origen histórico |date=22 June 2009 |newspaper=Europa Press |access-date=6 November 2017 |location=Madrid |language=es}} She made her feature film debut in Elena Trapé's Blog (2010).{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/aragon/anna-castillo-referente-de-actriz-joven-con-un-gran-potencial-recibe-el-premio-ciudad-de-huesa-carlos-saura-16062020-140916-radio-huesca/|website=Cadena SER|title=Anna Castillo, referente de actriz joven con un gran potencial, recibe el premio Ciudad de Huesca Carlos Saura|date=16 June 2020}} In 2016, Castillo starred as Alma in The Olive Tree, a role for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress,{{cite web |url=http://www.antena3.com/series/amar/noticias/anna-castillo-javier-pereira-nominados-goya_20161214585125020cf2075be45c113f.html |title=Anna Castillo y Javier Pereira, nominados a los Goya |work=Antena3.com |access-date=6 November 2017 |date=14 February 2016 |location=Madrid |language=es |publisher=Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A}} portraying a granddaughter desperate to retrieve her beloved grandfather's olive tree in the hope that it will awaken him from his vegetative state.
In 2023, Castillo landed a main role in the romantic comedy series A Perfect Story and later that year, she starred as Mia in survival thriller film Nowhere.{{cite web |url=https://www.antena3.com/objetivotv/cine/espectacular-trailer-nowhere-angustiosa-pelicula-supervivencia-anna-castillo-embarazada-deriva_202309146502ea5798383a00011adc2f.html |title=Nowhere el exigente papel de Anna Castillo |work=Antena 3 |access-date=25 January 2024 |date=24 January 2024 |location=Madrid |language=es |publisher=Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A}} In 2024, she was reported to have been cast alongside Ester Expósito in Carlota Pereda's vampire dramedic thriller television series Death to Love.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/anna-castillo-ester-exposito-carlota-pereda-1235928976/|website=Variety|date=3 March 2024|first=John|last=Hopewell|title=‘Nowhere’ Star Anna Castillo, ‘Elite’ Icon Ester Expósito Set for ‘Death to Love’ From ‘Piggy’ Director Carlota Pereda (EXCLUSIVE)
}} She also was announced to lead the cast of the comedy series Su majestad to portray Pilar, a young princess and future Queen of Spain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/series/amazon-prime-video/20240221/prime-video-presenta-majestad-serie-anna-castillo-rey-abdica-escandalos/834416580_0.html|website=El Español|title=Prime Video presenta 'Su majestad': así es la serie con Anna Castillo sobre un rey que abdica por escándalos|first=Belén|last=Prieto|date=21 February 2024}}
Filmography
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Accolades
File:Medalla del CEC a actriz secundaria 2018.jpg in 2018 for her supporting performance in Journey to a Mother's Room]]
References
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{{Goya Award Best New Actress}}
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Category:21st-century Spanish actresses
Category:Actresses from Barcelona