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Concha Velasco studied dancing and became an actress in a revue with Celia Gámez. In 1954 she made her film debut with roles in several minor films. At the end of the regime of dictator Francisco Franco she worked with director Pedro Olea, among others, in higher-quality films, such as Tormento (1974) and Pim, pam, pum... ¡fuego! (1975), which gave her a better reputation. One of her biggest successes was Teresa de Jesús (1984) in which she played Santa Teresa de Ávila.

Ines Sastre was born in Valladolid (Spain). Her career began age 12, when she was selected to appear in a fast-food commercial. This appearance led her to be noticed by the producer Carlos Saura, who chose her to play in "El Dorado" with Lambert Wilson (1987). The film made the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 1988, this marked the beginning of her international acting career.

Ines also achieved international notoriety as a top model and succeeded Isabella Rossellini as the face of Lancome's emblematic Tresor fragrance. In addition to her acting and modeling career, Ines also completed studies in French modern literature at La Sorbonne University.

Ines Sastre returned to cinema in Italy to play for two of the most famous Italian directors; Michelangelo Antonioni in "Beyond the Clouds" (1996) together with John Malkovitch, Sophie Marceau and Fanny Ardant, and Pupi Avati in "The Best Man" (1998).

Ines Sastre also made a noticeable return to French cinema starring as Epona, the wife of Vercingetorix, in "Druids" (2001) by Jacques Dorfmann, alongside Max von Sidow and Christophe Lambert. That same year Ines shone alongside Guillaume Canet and Andre Dussolier as a manipulative courtesan in "Vidocq" by Pitof, were she was reunited with the infamous Gerard Depardieu that she had previously starred with in the TV mini-series "The Count of Monte-Cristo" by Josee Dayan.

Ines Sastre has also starred in two American productions. She made an appearance in "Sabrina" (1996) by Sidney Pollack, with Harrison Ford and was outstanding in the melodramatic "The Lost City" by and with Andy Garcia, Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman.

Fernando Cayo was born on 22 April 1968 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for The Orphanage (2007), Mi vida es el Cine (2014) and Money Heist (2017).

Elvira Mínguez was born on 23 July 1965 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Everybody Knows (2018), Tapas (2005) and Retribution (2015).

Actress (b. Valladolid, Spain, Dec. 3, 1953). After having studied simultaneously Philosophy and Art and Speech (both careers remained unfinished), she became a household name overnight as one of the pretty and "bespectacled" hostesses of the top-rated TV contest "1, 2, 3, Responda Otra Vez", where she popularized what was going to be her early screen persona: platinum blonde-dyed hair, provocative ways and a sensuality always ready to break out. She made her film debut in 1972, at 19, and acquired an enormous popularity thanks to her tremendous sex-appeal and a clever promotion campaign that exploited a certain similarity between her looks and those of the late Marilyn Monroe to the extent of making a successful movie named precisely "The New Marilyn" (1976). She kept this image for a while (especially in her spectacular TV appearances in the mid-70s), but eventually got tired of it and decided to cut off her hair completely (she did it herself with a pair of scissors borrowed from a filming kit) and let it grow its natural dark colour again. Blonde or brunette, Lys grabbed a long string of femme fatale roles in films of each and every genre (thrillers, comedies, dramas, westerns, etc.) and turned into some kind of domestic myth at that time. (She also had the advantage of owning a fine diction that matched her thought-provoking voice perfectly, so, unlike some other actresses of that era, she didn't need to be dubbed.) Anyway, after leading her bold image one step further in the late 70s, she decided to stop making films and concentrate on her theatrical work, that she had started in 1973 playing Dª Inés de Ulloa in Zorrilla's "Don Juan Tenorio" with her own company. In the 1980s she focused her activity on recording music (which she did with real gusto and vocal dexterity), performing in both musical shows and dramatic or comic plays in which she displayed an image far removed from the one that shot her to fame and even making more sporadic appearances on TV (playing, for example, a splendid Portia on a small-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant Of Venice"). The late 80s saw her returning to the movies and scoring some films of uneven success and quality, although she has always risen to the occasion. In any case, she is still an underestimated actress, though she has proved capable of giving such amusing characterizations as that of "Avisa A Curro Jiménez" (1978), where she seemed almost unrecognizable. Now she leads a rather reclusive life when not working (in contrast to the antics and eccentricities of her early career) and, although she has never married, she enjoys a very stable relationship with Fernando, her partner of some 20 years. Hers is really one of those examples of body-with-a-brain-on-top-to-match, and hopefully she will still be around for a large number of years.

In his almost 50 years as an actor, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba has worked continuously in theater, film, and television. He has worked with renowned directors on the big screen and has become a legend of the theater. Since his debut in the sixties, he has brought over a hundred characters to life in dozens of series, plays and more than 80 films. Emilio Gutiérrez Caba was born in Valladolid in 1942 into an iconic entertainment family. He is the son of Emilio Gutiérrez and Irene Caba Alba, and the brother of the actresses Irene Gutiérrez Caba and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. The actor spent his childhood and adolescence in an environment marked by acting and the arts, so it did not take long to awaken his vocation. Gutiérrez Caba studied philosophy, but his interest in acting was consolidated at university. He made his debut in the theater in 1962 when he joined Lilí Murati's company and he won his first film role in 1963 in Jesus Franco's 'El llanero'. He went on to join forces with actress María José Goyanes to create their own company in 1968. Since 1979, he has starred in works by classical authors such as Gil Vicente, Calderón, Shakespeare, Joyce, and Juan Ruiz de Alarcón; and pieces by contemporary playwrights such as Álvaro del Amo, Jorge Díaz, Fermín Cabal, and Juan García Larrondo. His interpretation of Don Diego in 'The Maidens' Consent' by Moratín in 1996 is legendary. In 2003, he was nominated for a Best Actor Spanish Actors Guild Award for 'The Prince and the Showgirl'. His performance in 'Mourning Becomes Electra' was recognized with a Max Award for Best Supporting Actor. Although Gutiérrez Caba's career has played out mainly on stage, making him a true theatrical legend, he has combined stage with screen in the literary adaptations: 'The Beehive', 'Werther', 'Requiem for a Spanish peasant' and 'La sombra del ciprés es alargada'. He has also participated in 'Bicycles are for the Summer' by Jaime Chávarri, and worked with Pedro Almodóvar in 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' On television he has given life to characters such as San Juan de la Cruz in the successful series 'Teresa de Jesús' and Don Vicente Cortázar in 'Gran Reserva', for which he received the Best Actor Ondas Award and another Spanish Actors Guild Best Actor Award. Emilio's other credits include 'The First Night of my Life' and 'Goya in Bordeaux.' His work in 'Common Wealth' is especially noteworthy and earned him the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the CEC and Spanish Actors' Guild Awards in the same category. Shortly thereafter he received a second Goya for 'Ten Days Without Love'. Among his more recent work is Julio Medem's 'The Tree of Blood', Jaume Balaguero's 'Way Down', 'Despite Everything' directed by Gabriela Tagliavini, Juan Jose Alfonso's play 'After The Rehearsal' and the series 'La Templanza,'for Amazon Prime.

Emilio Laguna was born on 13 May 1930 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973), Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) and Historias para no dormir (1966).

María Luisa Ponte was born on 21 June 1918 in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Executioner (1963), La colmena (1982) and Ensayo general para la muerte (1963). She was married to Luis López Rueda. She died on 2 May 1996 in Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain.

Ricardo Merino was born in Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain as Ricardo Merino Castanedo. In the sixties he acted in theater when he decided to take the step to television and shortly afterwards to the cinema where he managed to establish himself in the new films called Destape (1975-1989) mainly by director Mariano Ozores. He was an actor, known for The Bachelor of Don Quixote Riding Again (1973), Unusual Women (1977) and The War of Children (1980). He died on September 12, 1994 due to a brain accident in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Sara Rivero was born on 19 May 1985 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Castilla mal (2021), Tierra de lobos (2010) and Sabuesos (2018).

George Steane was born on 5 May 2001 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Free Love, Sueños y pan (2023) and The Messiah (2023).

Eva Marciel was born in August 1977 in Velliza, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Mi gitana (2012), The Good Boy (2005) and Historia de Estrella (2003). She is married to Jesús Fuertes. They have two children.

Patricia Conde is the second of three children. She has a sister named Naomi two years older and a brother three years younger named Ruben. Her sister Naomi lives in Barcelona with her boyfriend Carlos and works in the Spanish Air Force as a soldier at a military base air traffic control and his brother Ruben lives in Madrid and is a cameraman on her TV show. His parents are called Angel and Maisa and live in Valladolid in the same house where Patricia and her brothers grew up.

Jorge Calvo was born in 1969 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Isabel (2011), The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) and La caja 507 (2002).

Lola Herrera was born on 30 June 1935 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Un paso adelante (2002), La barraca (1979) and Las viudas (1977). She was previously married to Daniel Dicenta.

Nacho López was born on 27 November 1976 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and production manager, known for Live Twice, Love Once (2019), Hospital Central (2000) and Isabel (2011).

Daniel Muriel was born on 11 May 1976 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for Diamantes negros (2013), Foam Party! (2017) and Untameable (2023).

Enrique Gato was born in 1977 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a director and producer, known for Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito (2007), Tadeo Jones (2004) and Tad: The Lost Explorer (2012).

Lucía Quintana was born in 1975 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000), Countdown (2007) and Maitena: Estados alterados (2008).

Miguel Delibes was born on 17 October 1920 in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for El tesoro (1988), El camino (1964) and The Holy Innocents (1984). He was married to Ángeles de Castro. He died on 12 March 2010 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.

Cesáreo Estébanez was born in 1941 in Palazuelo de Vedija, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He was an actor, known for Farmacia de guardia (1991), Periodistas (1998) and Los hombres de Paco (2005). He died on 30 December 2018 in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Sevilla, Spain.

Marta Valverde was born on 24 August 1962 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Policía (1987), Blood Hunt (1986) and The Night of the Executioner (1993).

Santi Marín was born on 12 October 1983 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Lalola (2008), Serve and Protect (2017) and R.I.S. Científica (2007).

Francisco Regueiro was born in 1934 in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Padre nuestro (1985), Madregilda (1993) and El buen amor (1963).

José Pedro Carrión was born in 1951 in Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Medea 2 (2006), Isabel (2011) and Estudio 1 (1965).