Celia Freijeiro - Biography

Celia Freijeiro is a Spanish actress that was born in Vigo. At 18, after living one year in the USA, she moved to Madrid where she started and consolidated her professional career. The jobs of Celia are credible and strong due to her chameleonic and versatile personality.

Celia is persuaded about the importance of the theatre, that's why she started her career acting on the stage. El Color de Agosto written by Paloma Pedrero is one of her best performances and in fact she was nominated as the best actress in the most prestigious theatre Spanish awards.

In January 2013, she landed the leading role at Los Cenci play by Artaud in the most mythic Spanish theatre (Teatro Español) under the direction of Sonia Sebastian. For this performance she was also nominated as the best actress in the most prestigious theatre Spanish award, Premio Valle-Inclán.

Celia last work in Mucho Ruido y Pocas Nueces by Shakespeare received popular as well as critical acclaim. As a consequence of that success, the play was nominated at the Festival of Teatro Clásico de Almagro.

In the cinema, Celia most important projects were in the movies De Chica en Chica by Sonia Sebastian, in which she is also a producer, and Todo es Silencio by Jose Luis Cuerda. In Todo es Silencio she was the leading actress along with Spanish actors Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Quim Gutierrez, and Juan Diego.

However, Celia breakthrough as a household name comes from her roles on TV shows. Celia had the leading role at Seis Hermanas in national television and at Homicidios along with Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega. In addition, she also had a leading role in the first Spanish online TV show, Girl Seeks Girl; which was released in DVD in the USA by WolfeTV and is still available for sale on Netflix and Amazon.

Celia has also taken risks on her own as part of her commitment with arts because she launched her own company to produce her own plays Her company, Pocapena Producciones, has produced 6 theatre plays, 3 short films and also the film De Chica en Chica.