Pilar López de Ayala

Infobox Actress
name = Pilar López de Ayala


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occupation = Actress
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Pilar López de Ayala y Arroyo (born September 18, 1978 in Madrid) is a Spanish film actress. She received a Goya for her role as Juana of Castile in the 2001 film "Juana la Loca", directed by Vicente Aranda (released in the United States as "Mad Love").

Family

She has an older brother named Rodrigo López de Ayala y Arroyo, born in Madrid on January 20, 1975. Their parents are Rodrigo López de Ayala y Sánchez-Arjona (b. Fregenal de la Sierra, July 4, 1944) and wife Pilar Arroyo y Gallego. On their father's side they are originated from the rural nobility of Extremadura and twice descendants of Christopher Columbus through Diego Colón. [Jaime de Salazar y Acha. "Estudio Histórico Sobre una Familia Extremeña - Los Sánchez-Arjona", Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía, Madrid, 2000, p. 342]

Awards and nominations

In 2001 she won the Best Actress award of the Toulouse Cinespaña for "Báilame el agua" (2000), was nominated for the Newcomer Award of the Spanish Actors Union for "Besos para todos" (2000), won the Sant Jordi at the Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actress (Mejor Actriz Española) for "Báilame el agua" (2000), won the Silver Seashell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for Best Actress for "Juana la Loca" (2001) and was nominated for a Goya at the Goya Awards for Best New Actress (Mejor Actriz Revelación) for "Besos para todos" (2000).

In 2002 she won both the Newcomer Award and the Award of the Spanish Actors Union of the Spanish Actors Union for Film: Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine), the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema - Best Actress, the Goya at the Goya Awards for Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal), the Fotogramas de Plata of the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine), the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) and the ADIRCAE Award at the ADIRCAE Awards for Best Performance in a Leading Role, all of them for "Juana la Loca" (2001).

In 2006 she was nominated for the Award of the Spanish Actors Union of the Spanish Actors Union for Film: Supporting Performance, Female (Secundario Cine - Categoría Femenina), the Goya at the Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto), the Fotogramas de Plata at the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine) and the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz Secundaria), and won the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema - Best Actress, all of them for "Obaba" (2005).

Filmography

* "Sólo quiero caminar" (2008) .... Paloma (post-production)
* "Comme les autres" (2008) .... Fina (completed)
* "XXII Premios Anuales de la Academia" (2008) (TV) .... Blanca Brisac archive footage
* "Las 13 rosas" (2007) .... Blanca Brisac Vázquez
* "En la ciudad de Sylvia" (2007) .... Ella
* "Sexo en el plató" (2007) (TV) .... Juana la Loca archive footage
* "Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood" (2007) (TV) .... Herself archive footage
* "Hécuba, un sueño de pasión" (2006) .... Herself (also archive footage)
* "La mandrágora" (1 episode, "5 July 2006", 2006) .... Herself
* "Alatriste" (2006) .... Mujer de Malatesta
* "Bienvenido a casa" ("Welcome Home") (2006) .... Eva
* "La imagen de tu vida (1 episode, 2006) .... Herself archive footage
* "Corazón de..." (4 episodes, "19 September 2005", "16 January 2006", "20 March 2006" and "30 May 2006", 2005-2006) .... Herself
* "Versión española" (2 episodes, "15 April 2005" and "...", 2005-2006) .... Herself
* "XX premios Goya" (2006) (TV) .... Herself and Nominee: Best Supporting Actress & Presenter
* "Corazón de..." (1 episode, "29 September 2005", 2005) .... Maestra (uncredited) archive footage
* "Magacine" (1 episode, "16 September 2005", 2005) .... Herself archive footage
* "Obaba" (2005) .... Maestra and performer of "Birjiña Mate"
* "Ceremonia de apertura" (2005) (TV) .... Herself
* "50 y más" (2005) (TV) .... Juana la Loca archive footage
* "" (2005) (TV) .... Maestra archive footage
* "Ceremonia de clausura" (2005) (TV) .... Herself archive footage
* "XVIII premios Goya" (2004) (TV) .... Herself and Presenter: Best Lead Actor & Best Cinematography
* "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" (2004) .... Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
* "XI premios unión de actores" (2002) (TV) .... Herself
* "XVI premios Goya" (2002) (TV) .... Herself and Winner: Best Lead Actress
* "Lo + plus" (1 episode, "27 September 2001", 2001) .... Herself
* "La gran ilusión" (1 episode, "Más allá del jardín", 2001) .... Herself
* "Juana la Loca" ("Mad Love", "Madness of Joan" or "Madness of Love") (2001) .... Juana la Loca
* "Besos para todos" ("Kisses for Everyone") (2000) .... Rocío
* "Báilame el agua" (2000) .... María
* "La Gran vida" ("Living It Up") (2000) ....
* "Hospital Central" (1 episode, "Relaciones dificiles", 2000) .... Mamen
* "Aviso de bomba" (2000) .... Natalia
* "El Paraíso perdido" ("Paradise Lost") (1999) ....
* "Cuando vuelvas a mi lado" ("By My Side Again") (1999) .... Lidia niña #2
* "Al salir de clase" (369 Episodes, 1997-2002) .... Carlota Chacón
* "Menudo es mi padre": (unknown episodes, 1996) ....
* "Yo, una mujer": (unknown episodes, 1996) .... Aranua
* "El Niño invisible" (1995) .... Hermana (as Pilar López)

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