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Olivia Delcán
Born1992 (age 28)[1]
Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain [1]
Occupation(s)Actress, playwright, and director.

Olivia Delcán is a Spanish actress, playwright and director. As an actress she has appeared as Olivia in the feature film Isla bonita in 2015 and Far from the Sea both in 2015. On television Delcán has played regular roles as Bambi in Locked Up in Vis a Vis (season 2), as Vicky López in Drug Squad: Costa del Sol and as Sister Camila in Warrior Nun in 2020.

Biography

Olivia Delcán was born in 1992, [1] on the island of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.[2] spending her childhood between Los Angeles, [2] New York City, Menorca and Madrid. [1] studied acting at and is an alumna of the William Esper Studio for the performing arts in Manhattan. [3]

Acting career

Olivia Delcán as an actress, has appeared in two movies Isla bonita[4] and as Anabel in Lejos del mar (Far from the Sea ), which was screened at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2015. [5][1] On television Delcán has played regular roles as Bambi in nine episodes of Locked Up (Vis a Vis (season 2)) , [6] as Vicky López for 13 episodes of Drug Squad: Costa del Sol[1] and a recurring role as Sister Camila in Warrior Nun in 2020. [4]

Writing and directing

Delcán wrote and directed the play About last night which is a ‘millennial tragedy’ about a girl who basically, parties her life away. The play was written when Delcán was aged just 24 in 2016, and brought to the stage in 2019 directed by Delcán at Café Berlin in Madrid. [2]

Awards and nominations

  • Delcán attended the Fotogramas Awards 2015 representing the film Isla bonita at the Joy Eslava Club, Madrid on March 7, 2016. [7]
  • Delcán attended the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival closing ceremony at Kursaal in San Sebastian, Spain, to represent a special screening of the film Far from the Sea [8][5]
  • Delcán was nominated for the CEC award 'Best New Actress' (Mejor Actriz Revelación) at the 2016 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for her interpretation of Olivia in Isla bonita. (see IMDb)
  • Delcán won the Turia award for 'Best New Actress' (Mejor Actriz Revelación) at the 2016 Turia Awards, Spain for her interpretation of Olivia in Isla bonita. (see IMDb)
  • Delcán won the G Award for 'Best Actress' at the 2017 Giffoni Film Festival for acting in the short film El vestido (The Dress).[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2015 Criaturas de la Tierra (Creatures of the Earth) (Short) Marisa
2015 Lejos del mar (Far from the Sea) Anabel
2015 Isla bonita (Pretty Island) Olivia
2015 Los últimos días del cine (The last days of Cinema) (Short) Sol
2017 Pippermint (Short) Julia
2017 El Vestido (The Dress) (Short) G Award 'Best Actress' winner at the 2017 Giffoni Film Festival[9]
2018 Los inocentes (The Innocents) (Short) -
2019 Arenal (Short) -
2019 Gusts of Wild Life (Ráfagas de vida salvaje) (Short) Tía
2020 Eva's comet (Cometa de Eva) (Short) Progressive Daughter

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Vis A Vis - season 2 (Locked Up) Bambi 9 episodes
2019 Drug Squad: Costa del Sol (Brigada Costa del Sol) Vicky López 13 episodes
2020 Warrior Nun (Monja Guerrera) Sister Camila 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Interview: Olivia Delcan «Bambi learns very fast, especially in the shade, it will surprise a lot» (Exclusive)". citeyoco.com. 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Olivia Delcan About last night". rocktotal.com. 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "William Esper : Notable Alumni". esperstudio.com. 2020.
  4. ^ a b "'Isla Bonita' Barcelona Photocall". gettyimages.co.uk. 2 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  5. ^ a b "SSIFF 2015 Film Selection". sansebastianfestival.com. September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. ^ "Interview with Olivia Delcán in Young people on the scene". revistateatros.es. 1 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  7. ^ "Fotogramas Awards 2015". gettyimages.co.uk. 7 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  8. ^ "Fotogramas Awards 2015". gettyimages.co.uk. 26 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  9. ^ a b "The diary of the 4/ G Awards talent at the Giffoni Film Festival". 2017.
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