Aroa Gimeno
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Aroa Gimeno is a Spanish actress and model who came to prominence in Spain as Sonia in the laSexta teen drama SMS, sin miedo a soñar (2006–2007) and who, after relocating to Mexico, has worked in international television and film, including the Netflix series Capo: el amo del túnel and El rey, Vicente Fernández and the Televisa telenovela La Piloto 2.[1]
Early life and career in Spain
Gimeno was born in Baracaldo, in the Biscay province of the Spanish Basque Country; in interviews she has described herself as being from Bilbao.[2] She made her screen debut in 2004 in the television film El precio de una miss, which opened the way to roles in the series Lobos, El comisario, Cuenta atrás, Amar en tiempos revueltos, Sin tetas no hay paraíso and Valientes.[3]
Her best-known Spanish role came with the youth series SMS, sin miedo a soñar, produced by Globomedia, in which she played Sonia from 2006 and which served as a launching pad for actors such as Amaia Salamanca and María Castro.[4] In 2009 she joined the third season of Telecinco's Sin tetas no hay paraíso as Laura Moro, appearing across nine episodes.[5]
Career in Mexico
A film project led Gimeno to move to Mexico City in 2013 to arrange her work and residence permits, and she has since been based largely in Mexico, where she has taken Mexican nationality.[6]
In the Netflix miniseries Capo: el amo del túnel (2016), inspired by the life of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, she played Sofía, a Mexican journalist who runs a blog about drug trafficking and is harassed and extorted by criminals; the Basque newspaper Gara described the role as that of a journalist who specialises in narcotics and suffers constant intimidation.[7] The following year she publicly criticised the pay gap for supporting actors in major Latin American productions, writing that she would not film seven episodes of a series for 1,000 euros.[8]
In 2018 she joined the second season of the Televisa and Univisión telenovela La Piloto, led by Livia Brito and Arap Bethke, as the lawyer Ana San Miguel, a character introduced in the thirtieth of the season's eighty episodes.[9]
In 2020 she took her first leading film role in Mexico in the psychological thriller Animales humanos, directed by Lex Ortega and released on Prime Video, in which she played Anahí, an animal-rights activist.[10] She has described the film as a psychological thriller rather than a conventional horror picture.[11]
In 2022 she appeared as Maritza in the biographical series El rey, Vicente Fernández, produced by Caracol Televisión for Netflix about the Mexican ranchera singer Vicente Fernández, appearing in ten episodes.[12]
Selected filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2005 | Lobos | |
| 2005 | El comisario | |
| 2006–2007 | SMS, sin miedo a soñar | Sonia |
| 2007 | Cuenta atrás | |
| 2008 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Maribel |
| 2008 | 700 euros, diario secreto de una call girl | Cristina |
| 2009 | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | Laura Moro |
| 2010 | Valientes | Gema |
| 2014 | La sombra del pasado | |
| 2016 | Capo: el amo del túnel | Sofía |
| 2018 | La Piloto 2 | Ana San Miguel |
| 2022 | El rey, Vicente Fernández | Maritza |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | El precio de una miss | Television film | |
| 2008 | 8 citas | Laura | |
| 2009 | Amanecer de un sueño | Bea | |
| 2011 | Amor sacro | ||
| 2015 | Karma | Television film | |
| 2016 | Desde tu infierno | Alejandra | |
| 2020 | Animales humanos | Anahí |
References
- ↑ "Aroa Gimeno es una de las protagonistas de 'Capo: el amo del túnel', la nueva serie de Netflix" [Aroa Gimeno is one of the leads of 'Capo: el amo del túnel', the new Netflix series]. FormulaTV (in Spanish). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Gámez, Luis Carlos (7 July 2018). "Aroa Gimeno, actriz con espíritu aventurero" [Aroa Gimeno, an actress with an adventurous spirit]. Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Los pasos de Aroa Gimeno" [The steps of Aroa Gimeno]. El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). 5 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "ENTREVISTA EXCLUSIVA A AROA GIMENO" [Exclusive interview with Aroa Gimeno]. Teleaudiencias (in Spanish). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Reparto Sin tetas no hay paraíso. Actores, personajes y equipo" [Cast of Sin tetas no hay paraíso. Actors, characters and crew]. FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Actriz Aroa Gimeno concluye su participación en la "La piloto 2"" [Actress Aroa Gimeno wraps her participation in "La Piloto 2"]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Aroa Gimeno en «Capo: el amo del túnel» de Netflix" [Aroa Gimeno in Netflix's «Capo: el amo del túnel»]. Gara (in Spanish). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Aroa Gimeno, sobre las producciones latinoamericanas: 'Pagan menos a los secundarios que a los extras'" [Aroa Gimeno, on Latin American productions: 'They pay supporting actors less than extras']. FormulaTV (in Spanish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "La española Aroa Gimeno se une a 'La Piloto 2'" [Spaniard Aroa Gimeno joins 'La Piloto 2']. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Aroa Gimeno cautiva en la desgarradora y aterradora cinta "Animales humanos"" [Aroa Gimeno captivates in the harrowing and frightening film "Animales humanos"]. Diario Imagen (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Aroa Gimeno explora el suspenso en la película "Animales humanos"" [Aroa Gimeno explores suspense in the film "Animales humanos"]. Rosa Distrito (in Spanish). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Reparto El Rey: Vicente Fernández. Actores, personajes y equipo" [Cast of El Rey: Vicente Fernández. Actors, characters and crew]. FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.