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==Biography==
==Biography==
Sofía Otero Labrador was born 31 March 2013 in [[Barakaldo]] and lives in [[Basauri]], both in the [[Biscay]] province of [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] in northern Spain. After auditioning 500 girls,<ref name="La Voz de Galicia 2023 n024">{{cite web |title=La niña española Sofía Otero gana el Oso de Plata en la Berlinale |trans-title=The Spanish girl Sofía Otero wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale |website=La Voz de Galicia |date=2023-02-25 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2023/02/26/sofia-otero-pequena-espanola-gano-oso-plata-berlinale/00031677366080669479875.htm |language=es |access-date=2023-06-20}}</ref> director [[Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren]] cast her as the protaganist for ''[[20,000 Species of Bees]]''.<ref name="Berlinale pressbook v3">{{cite web |title=20,000 Species of Bees pressbook v3 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/press/press-material/presskit-download-action.html?file=Wettbewerb/Alle_Filme/202307206_en_1_20000_species_of_bees.pdf |website=Berlinale |date=2023-02-09 |access-date=2023-06-25 |ref=none}}</ref> This was Otero's first role.<ref name="Imaz 2023"/> The film tells the story of a transgender girl, and its effect on the family.<ref name="Ramón 2023">{{cite web |last=Ramón |first=Esteban |title='20.000 especies de abejas': la infancia trans en Berlín |trans-title='20,000 Species of Bees': trans childhood in Berlin|website=RTVE.es |date=2023-02-22 |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230222/20000-especies-abejas-berlin-estibaliz-urresola/2426941.shtml |language=es |access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref><ref name="Europa Press 2023">{{cite web |agency=Europa Press |title=Sofía Otero, Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por su interpretación de una niña trans en '20.000 especies de abejas' |trans-title=Sofía Otero, Silver Bear at the Berlinale for her portrayal of a trans girl in '20,000 Species of Bees' |website=LaSexta |date=2023-02-26 |url=https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/cultura/sofia-otero-oso-plata-berlinale-interpretacion-nina-trans-20000-especies-abejas_2023022663fa94b2af4bff00016b065d.html |language=es |access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref> To help an accurate portrayal, {{ill|Naizen|eu||es}}, a regional association for the families of transgender minors, worked with the director and provided guidance for Otero.<ref name="Rivas 2023">{{cite web |last=Rivas |first=Idoia |title=Naizen, asociación de familias de menores trans que asesoró a Sofía, ganadora en la Berlinale: "Es una gran actriz que ha sabido mostrar la realidad de nuestros hijos" |trans-title=Naizen, association of families of trans minors that advised Sofía, winner at the Berlinale: "She is a great actress who has known how to show the reality of our children" |website=Nius Diario |date=2023-03-13 |url=https://www.niusdiario.es/espana/euskadi/20230305/naizen-asociacion-familias-menores-transexuales-asesora-nina-sofia-otero-ganadora-oso-plata-berlinale_18_08860409.html |language=es |access-date=2023-06-20}}</ref> In the film, the family crosses borders, including the one that separates [[Bayonne]] in France and [[Laudio/Llodio]] in Spanish Basque Country. Although Spanish is predominant in that film, Basque and French are also heard. Urresola seeks naturalism in the conversations between the mother ([[Patricia López Arnaiz]]) and her children. Gender dysphoria is dealt with somewhat didactically, but with emotion. "Why am I like this?" asks little Cocó (Sofía Otero).<ref name="Belategui 2023b">{{cite web |last=Belategui |first=Oskar |title='20.000 especies de abejas': el espíritu diverso de la colmena |trans-title='20,000 Species of Bees': the diverse spirit of the hive |website=El Comercio: Diario de Asturias |date=2023-02-22 |url=https://www.elcomercio.es/pantallas/cine/20000-especies-abejas-espiritu-diverso-colmena-20230222155533-ntrc.html |language=es |access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref>
Sofía Otero Labrador was born 31 March 2013 in [[Barakaldo]] and lives in [[Basauri]], both in the [[Biscay]] province of [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] in northern Spain. After auditioning 500 girls,<ref name="La Voz de Galicia 2023 n024">{{cite web |title=La niña española Sofía Otero gana el Oso de Plata en la Berlinale |trans-title=The Spanish girl Sofía Otero wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale |website=La Voz de Galicia |date=2023-02-25 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2023/02/26/sofia-otero-pequena-espanola-gano-oso-plata-berlinale/00031677366080669479875.htm |language=es |access-date=2023-06-20}}</ref> director [[Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren]] cast her as the protaganist for ''[[20,000 Species of Bees]]''.<ref name="Berlinale pressbook v3">{{cite web |title=20,000 Species of Bees pressbook v3 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/press/press-material/presskit-download-action.html?file=Wettbewerb/Alle_Filme/202307206_en_1_20000_species_of_bees.pdf |website=Berlinale |date=2023-02-09 |access-date=2023-06-25 |ref=none}}</ref> This was Otero's first role.<ref name="Imaz 2023"/> The film tells the story of a transgender girl, and its effect on the family.<ref name="Ramón 2023">{{cite web |last=Ramón |first=Esteban |title='20.000 especies de abejas': la infancia trans en Berlín |trans-title='20,000 Species of Bees': trans childhood in Berlin|website=RTVE.es |date=2023-02-22 |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230222/20000-especies-abejas-berlin-estibaliz-urresola/2426941.shtml |language=es |access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref><ref name="Europa Press 2023">{{cite web |agency=Europa Press |title=Sofía Otero, Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por su interpretación de una niña trans en '20.000 especies de abejas' |trans-title=Sofía Otero, Silver Bear at the Berlinale for her portrayal of a trans girl in '20,000 Species of Bees' |website=LaSexta |date=2023-02-26 |url=https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/cultura/sofia-otero-oso-plata-berlinale-interpretacion-nina-trans-20000-especies-abejas_2023022663fa94b2af4bff00016b065d.html |language=es |access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref> To help an accurate portrayal, {{ill|Naizen|eu||es}}, a regional association for the families of transgender minors, worked with the director and provided guidance for Otero.<ref name="Rivas 2023">{{cite web |last=Rivas |first=Idoia |title=Naizen, asociación de familias de menores trans que asesoró a Sofía, ganadora en la Berlinale: "Es una gran actriz que ha sabido mostrar la realidad de nuestros hijos" |trans-title=Naizen, association of families of trans minors that advised Sofía, winner at the Berlinale: "She is a great actress who has known how to show the reality of our children" |website=Nius Diario |date=2023-03-13 |url=https://www.niusdiario.es/espana/euskadi/20230305/naizen-asociacion-familias-menores-transexuales-asesora-nina-sofia-otero-ganadora-oso-plata-berlinale_18_08860409.html |language=es |access-date=2023-06-20}}</ref> In the film, the family crosses borders, including the one that separates [[Bayonne]] in France and [[Laudio/Llodio]] in Spanish Basque Country. Although Spanish is the film's predominant language, Basque and French are also heard. Urresola seeks naturalism in the conversations between the mother ([[Patricia López Arnaiz]]) and her children. Gender dysphoria is dealt with somewhat didactically, but with emotion. "Why am I like this?" asks little Cocó (Sofía Otero).<ref name="Belategui 2023b">{{cite web |last=Belategui |first=Oskar |title='20.000 especies de abejas': el espíritu diverso de la colmena |trans-title='20,000 Species of Bees': the diverse spirit of the hive |website=El Comercio: Diario de Asturias |date=2023-02-22 |url=https://www.elcomercio.es/pantallas/cine/20000-especies-abejas-espiritu-diverso-colmena-20230222155533-ntrc.html |language=es |access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref>


As the director explains:
As the director explains:

Revision as of 05:11, 24 July 2023

Sofía Otero
BornSofía Otero Labrador Edit this on Wikidata
31 March 2013 Edit this on Wikidata
Barakaldo (Spain) Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationActor Edit this on Wikidata
Works20,000 Species of Bees Edit this on Wikidata
Awards

Sofía Otero (Barakaldo, Spain, 31 March 2013) is an actress from Biscay in Spain. In her first film role, she acted the part of a transgender child.[1][2]

In 2023 at the age of nine, Otero won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (also known as the Berlinale) for her starring role in the film 20,000 Species of Bees, becoming the youngest person to win that award.[1][3][4]

Biography

Sofía Otero Labrador was born 31 March 2013 in Barakaldo and lives in Basauri, both in the Biscay province of Basque Country in northern Spain. After auditioning 500 girls,[5] director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren cast her as the protaganist for 20,000 Species of Bees.[6] This was Otero's first role.[1] The film tells the story of a transgender girl, and its effect on the family.[7][8] To help an accurate portrayal, Naizen [eu; es], a regional association for the families of transgender minors, worked with the director and provided guidance for Otero.[9] In the film, the family crosses borders, including the one that separates Bayonne in France and Laudio/Llodio in Spanish Basque Country. Although Spanish is the film's predominant language, Basque and French are also heard. Urresola seeks naturalism in the conversations between the mother (Patricia López Arnaiz) and her children. Gender dysphoria is dealt with somewhat didactically, but with emotion. "Why am I like this?" asks little Cocó (Sofía Otero).[10]

As the director explains:

Spanish: La niña no se transforma, adquiere a lo largo de la película las herramientas para expresar quién es. La que se transforma es la familia.

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— Estibaliz Urrusola[11]

Stephanie Bunbury of Deadline praised Otero's performance, writing that she "shows an instinctive, unforced and generous understanding of how difficult her character's life must be."[12] Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote that "Sofia Otero is never less than compelling, her face a deep pool that becomes a magnet for the audience [...]"[13]

Awards

Sofía Otero with the 20,000 Species of Bees film crew, Berlinale, January 2023

In 2023, at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (also known as the Berlinale), Otero won the Silver Bear for Best Performance. She is the youngest actor to have won that award.[2][14] The award was given to Otero by Kristen Stewart, who was the head of the jury. With Stewart on the jury were the casting director Francine Maisler [d], the actress Golshifteh Farahani, and the film directors Valeska Grisebach, Radu Jude, Carla Simón, and Johnnie To.[15][16]

In April 2023, the Basauri City Council was to pay tribute to Otero for winning her Silver Bear award.[17] Otero was also part of the honourees when 20,000 Species Of Bee won the award for a female cast ensemble at the 2023 Hong Kong International Film Festival[18] and the Maguey Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble at the 2023 Guadalajara International Film Festival.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Imaz, Andoni (26 February 2023). "Sofia Oterok aktorerik onenaren Zilarrezko Hartza lortu du, '20.000 especies de abejas'-en egindako lanagatik" [Sofia Otero won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her work in '20,000 species of bees']. Berria (in Basque). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Castaño, Andrés (27 February 2023). "Sofía Otero: ha nacido una estrella de 9 años" [Sofía Otero: a 9-year-old star has been born]. Diario ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ Roxborough, Scott (25 February 2023). "Berlin: French Documentary 'On the Adamant' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Sofia Otero 20.000 especies de abejas filmeko protagonista, Berlinalen saritua" [Sofia Otero, star of the film "20,000 species of bees", awarded at the Berlinale]. EITB (in Basque). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "La niña española Sofía Otero gana el Oso de Plata en la Berlinale" [The Spanish girl Sofía Otero wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "20,000 Species of Bees pressbook v3" (PDF). Berlinale. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ Ramón, Esteban (22 February 2023). "'20.000 especies de abejas': la infancia trans en Berlín" ['20,000 Species of Bees': trans childhood in Berlin]. RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Sofía Otero, Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por su interpretación de una niña trans en '20.000 especies de abejas'" [Sofía Otero, Silver Bear at the Berlinale for her portrayal of a trans girl in '20,000 Species of Bees']. LaSexta (in Spanish). Europa Press. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  9. ^ Rivas, Idoia (13 March 2023). "Naizen, asociación de familias de menores trans que asesoró a Sofía, ganadora en la Berlinale: "Es una gran actriz que ha sabido mostrar la realidad de nuestros hijos"" [Naizen, association of families of trans minors that advised Sofía, winner at the Berlinale: "She is a great actress who has known how to show the reality of our children"]. Nius Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ Belategui, Oskar (22 February 2023). "'20.000 especies de abejas': el espíritu diverso de la colmena" ['20,000 Species of Bees': the diverse spirit of the hive]. El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. ^ Belategui, Oskar (20 April 2023). "'20.000 especies de abejas': Cuando Aitor se convirtió en Lucía" ['20,000 Species of Bees': When Aitor became Lucía]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. ^ Bunbury, Stephanie (28 February 2023). "Berlin Review: '20,000 Species Of Bees' Starring 8-Year-Old Silver Bear Winner Sofia Otero". Deadline. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  13. ^ Marshall, Lee (25 June 2023). "'20,000 Species Of Bees': Berlin Review". Screen. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  14. ^ Araluzea, Ane (26 February 2023). "La joven actriz de Basauri Sofía Otero, Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por '20.000 especies de abejas'" [The young actress from Basauri, Sofía Otero, wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale for '20,000 Species of Bees']. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  15. ^ "The theme of transsexuality in childhood opens the Film and Human Rights Festival". Time News. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  16. ^ Grenier, Elizabeth (25 February 2023). "Berlinale: Documentary 'On the Adamant' wins Golden Bear". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  17. ^ Larrabeiti, Jon Goikouria (20 April 2023). "Sofia Otero aktore gaztea omenduko du Basaurik Social Antzokian" [The young actress Sofia Otero will be honored at the Basauri Social Theater]. Geuria (in Basque). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  18. ^ Rosser, Michael (24 June 2023). "'Stonewalling', 'Totem' win top Hong Kong Firebird Awards". Screen. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Termina FICG38 entre Aplausos y el Estreno del Cortometraje '27'" [FICG38 Ends Amid Applause and the Premiere of the Short Film '27']. FICG 38 (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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