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Ariadna Gil

アドリアーナ・ヒル　/　あどりあーな・ひる

Film actor from Spain

January 23, 1969 (age 57)　・　Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Spain

Barcelona Province
film actor
actor
film director

My Take

Ariadna Gil belongs to my favorite category of actor: the quiet center of gravity. In Belle Époque, which won her the 1993 Goya for Best Actress, and later in Pan's Labyrinth, she shows a stillness most performers spend whole careers chasing. She doesn't reach for the camera; she lets it come to her. I read her Barcelona roots in that restraint, a Catalan sensibility that prizes texture over volume. That she has also moved toward directing suggests an artist still curious after three decades. International audiences may know her from one dark fairy tale, but I'd argue her whole filmography rewards the patient viewer.

Overview

Ariadna Gil i Giner (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾiˈanːə ˈʒil i ʒiˈneɾ], born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as Belle Époque (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), Black Tears, and Pan's Labyrinth.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ariadna Gil
Name (Japanese): アドリアーナ・ヒル
Reading: あどりあーな・ひる
Born: January 23, 1969 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rooster
Origin: Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / actor / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1993 Goya Award for Best Actress
1996 Butaca Award for best Catalan film actress

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariadna%20Gil

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