Cristina Urgel | |
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Born | [1] Soria, Spain | April 5, 1979
Alma mater | University of La Rioja |
Occupation(s) | Actress, TV presenter, reporter |
Cristina Urgel García (born 5 April 1979) is a Spanish television actress and presenter, known for her role as Patricia O’Farrell in La Reina del Sur.
Cristina Urgel García[2] was born on 5 April 1979 in Soria,[3][4] although she was raised in Logroño (in the neighbouring region of La Rioja), studying at the IES Mateo Sagasta.[5] She ran as candidate of Soria at Miss Spain 1997, when she was 17 years old.[6] She earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of La Rioja and then moved to Madrid to train as actress at the Alicia Hermida's La Barraca School.[5]
She played secondary or supporting roles in series such as El comisario or Ana y los 7,[5] starring as main cast in El auténtico Rodrigo Leal , the Spanish remake of the namesake Colombian telenovela.[7]
She also worked as TV presenter for MTV Spain (2004 and 2005),[8] El Grand Prix del verano (2005),[8] Adivina quién viene a cenar, and as collaborator for La Sexta's Sé lo que hicisteis... (2009) and Cuatro's Vaya tropa (2009–2010).[3][5][9][10]
In 2011 she starred in La Reina del Sur playing Patricia O'Farrell, an aristocratic, cultured, educated and bisexual woman friend of the leading character Teresa Mendoza.[11][12] She also appeared in Bandolera and Ciega a citas.[11] After playing a small role in two episodes of La que se avecina in 2014, Urgel took some years off from acting.[11] She briefly worked as collaborator of Amigas y conocidas[13] and the comedy show Dani&Flo (2017).[14]
She returned to fiction in 2020, as she joined the cast of El secreto de Puente Viejo.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2005 | El auténtico Rodrigo Leal | Carmen Morena | [15] | |
2006 | La dársena de poniente | Carla | [16] | |
2011 | La Reina del Sur | Patricia O’Farrell | [17] | |
2012 | Bandolera | Eva | [18] | |
2020 | El secreto de Puente Viejo | Estefanía | [19] |