# Silvia Abascal

Silvia Abascal Estrada (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She landed a breakthrough role in 1995 sitcom Pepa y Pepe which advanced her career. She has since featured in films such as The Yellow Fountain, The Wolf, and The Idiot Maiden.

## Biography

Silvia Abascal Estrada was born on 20 March 1979 in Madrid. She made her television debut in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, age 14.
She advanced her career with her performance in 1995 sitcom series Pepa y Pepe, in which she played Clarita, the middle sibling in the protagonist family characterised as a sarcastic and macabre yet also sensible grunge-loving teenager. She trained her acting chops under Juan Carlos Corazza. She landed her feature film debut in Time of Happiness (1997). Her performance in The Yellow Fountain as Lola, a half-Spanish half-Chinese wild child, earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
She was appointed as Unicef goodwill ambassador in 2003.
In April 2011, Abascal suffered a stroke which temporarily halted her career. Ten months later, she make a comeback to the spotlight attending the gala of the 26th Goya Awards. She made a film performance in Pasaje de vida [es] (2015).

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | El tiempo de la felicidad (Time of Happiness) | Verónica |
| 1999 | La fuente amarilla [es] (The Yellow Fountain) | Lola |
| 2001 | La voz de su amo (His Master's Voice) | Marta |
| 2002 | A mi madre le gustan las mujeres (My Mother Likes Women) | Sol |
| 2004 | El lobo (The Wolf) | Begoña |
| 2005 | Vida y color (Life and Colour) | Begoña |
| 2006 | La dama boba (The Idiot Maiden) | Finea |
| 2007 | Enloquecidas (Crazy) | Blanca |
| 2007 | Escuchando a Gabriel | Sara |
| 2008 | El amor se mueve | |
| 2010 | La herencia Valdemar (The Valdemar Legacy) | Luisa Llorente |
| 2010 | La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida [es] (The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow) | Luisa Llorente |
| 2015 | Pasaje de vida [es] (Safe Passage) | Ariadna |
| 2015 | Francisco, el padre Jorge (Francis: Pray for Me) | Ana |
| 2015 | Ma ma | Enfermera |
| 2015 | Truman | Mónica |
| 2022 | Asombrosa Elisa (Amazing Elisa) | Úrsula |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Pepa y Pepe | Clarita | |
| 1999–2000 | El comisario | | |
| 2002 | Viento del pueblo: Miguel Hernández | Josefina Manresa [es] | Miniseries |
| 2009 | Acusados | Laura Nieto | |
| 2011 | Piratas | Blanca Díaz de Andrade | |
| 2018 | La catedral del mar (Cathedral of the Sea) | Elionor | |
| 2021 | La cocinera de Castamar (The Cook of Castamar) | Reina Isabel de Farnesio | |
| 2021 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | María Alcántara | Introduced in season 21.Younger versions portrayed by Esmeralda García, Celine Peña, Paula Gallego [es], and Carmen Climent |
| 2022 | ¡García! (García!) | Catalina Bellido | |
| 2023 | Montecristo | Mercedes Herrera | |
| 2025 | Asuntos internos | Ana Villacastín | |

## Theatre

* La gaviota (2010)
* Días de vino y rosas (2009–10)
* Gatas (2008)
* Siglo XX... que estás en los cielos (2006)
* Historia de una vida (2005)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | The Yellow Fountain | Nominated |
| 2005 | 19th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Wolf | Nominated |
| 2005 | 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | The Wolf | Nominated |
| 2006 | 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | Historia de una vida | Nominated |
| 2006 | 9th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actress | The Idiot Maiden | Won |
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best Actress | The Idiot Maiden | Nominated |