Berta Vázquez
Birtukan Tibebe (born March 28, 1992), better known as Berta Vázquez, is an actress, model and singer of Ukrainian and Spanish origin. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, she is of Ukrainian and Ethiopian descent. After moving as a child to live with a host family, her career began in dance, she moved on to acting and then finally to music.
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Born | Birtukan Tibebe 28 March 1992 Kyiv, Ukraine |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Website | http://themmanagement.com/vogue-berta-vazquez/ |
Biography
Vázquez was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1992. She is the daughter of an Ethiopian father and a Ukrainian mother. She moved to Elche, Spain when she was 3 and has lived with a host family ever since.[1] She began her artistic training with dance in the Paula Yeray school in Elche, although finally the opportunities have come through acting, and to a lesser extent, music.[2]
At age 18, she moved from Elche to Madrid.[3] In 2013, she sent a music video for the casting of The Voice Spain, but was not selected.[4]
In 2014, she was cast in her first role in the film Palmeras en la nieve (2015), based on the novel by Luz Gabás. She played Basila, who falls in love with Kilian, played by Mario Casas.[5] In the same year she played her most important role as Estefanía Kabila "Rizos" in Vis a vis.[6]
Filmography
- Vis a vis (2015–2019) as La Rizos
- The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018) as Elena
- El accidente (2017–2018) as María
- En tu cabeza (2016) as Camarera
- Paquita Salas (2016) as Berta Vázquez
- Las pequeñas cosas (2016) as actress
- Palmeras en la nieve (2015) as Bisila
- L'Agent (2013) as The Party
References
- Palmero, M. (11 April 2016). "La cara oculta de Berta Vázquez: sus nombres falsos, su exnovio bailarín y más". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, SL. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- Zavola, Cristina (5 July 2017). "Berta Vázquez, de las covers a un estudio de grabación". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- Illescas, Sergio (2 April 2016). "Berta Vázquez: "Lo de las palmeras en mi primera película fue una señal"". Diario Información (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- López de Diego, Diana (15 May 2015). "Berta Vázquez ('Vis a vis') probó suerte en 'La Voz', en el casting de la segunda edición". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- "Berta Vázquez, el encanto de la desconocida protagonista de 'Palmeras en la Nieve' junto a Mario Casas". Mujer Hoy (in Spanish). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- Palmero, María (16 February 2015). "Antena 3 ficha a la novia de Mario Casas para hacer de lesbiana en 'Vis a Vis'". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, SL. Retrieved 28 August 2018.