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Ivana Baquero
Birth at
11 June 1994
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Ivana Baquero Macias was born on June 11, 1994 in Barcelona, Spain. This is a famous Catalan actress, who became famous thanks to the role of Ophelia in the film “Labyrinths of the Faun” in 2006. She studied at the American School of Barcelona. The girl was actively studying English. It is the third language, after Catalan and Spanish, that Ivana could speak. When she was 11 years old, director Guillermo Del Toro invited her to play Ophelia in the film. Labyrinths of the Faun . Thanks to this work,
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Ivana Baquero Macias was born on June 11, 1994 in Barcelona, Spain. This is a famous Catalan actress, who became famous thanks to the role of Ophelia in the film “Labyrinths of the Faun” in 2006.
She studied at the American School of Barcelona. The girl was actively studying English. It is the third language, after Catalan and Spanish, that Ivana could speak. When she was 11 years old, director Guillermo Del Toro invited her to play Ophelia in the film.
Labyrinths of the Faun . Thanks to this work, the actress became the owner of five film awards and numerous critical reviews.
In addition to this outstanding picture, Ivana starred in several films with small roles. Before Labyrinths of the Faun, the actress’s biggest role was in the film Fragile, released in 2005. On set, she worked alongside Richard Roxburgh and Calista Flockhart.
Ivana Baquero was chosen from 1,000 other children who claimed the role of Ophelia in The Labyrinths of the Faun. Director Del Toro said that as soon as he saw Ivana's curly hair, he immediately knew that she would be perfect for this picture. Initially, Ophelia’s script was only eight years old. But the director made changes for Baquero, as she was eleven at the time.
In 2008, Ivana starred in the film The Anarchist's Wife. The film takes place during the Spanish Civil War. Ivana plays the secondary role of Paloma at the age of fifteen.
She received her most important awards in 2007. The Goya 2007 award is the best actress, the Saturn 2007 award is the best young actor or actress, the Turia 2007 award is the best young actor or actress, the ACE 2007 award is the best female acting debut, the Imagen Awards 2007 is the best female role.