Silvia Abascal

Silvia Abascal Estrada was born on 20 March 1979 in Madrid.^[1][2] She made her television debut in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, aged 14.^[3]

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.^[4][5] She trained her acting chops under Juan Carlos Corazza.^[6] She landed her feature film debut in Time of Happiness (1997).^[7] Her performance in The Yellow Fountain as Lola, a half-Spanish half-Chinese wild child,^[8] earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.^[9]

She was appointed as Unicef goodwill ambassador in 2003.^[10]

In April 2011, Abascal suffered a stroke that temporarily halted her career.^{[11][12][13][14]} Ten months later, she made a comeback to the spotlight attending the gala of the 26th Goya Awards.^[3] She made a film performance in Pasaje de vida [es] (2015).^[11]

• La gaviota (2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Días de vino y rosas (2009–10)^{[citation needed]}
• Gatas (2008)^{[citation needed]}
• Siglo XX... que estás en los cielos (2006)^{[citation needed]}
• Historia de una vida (2005)^{[citation needed]}