Silvia Abascal

Silvia Abascal Estrada (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She landed a breakthrough role in 1995 sitcom Pepa y Pepe which advanced her career. She has since featured in films such as The Yellow Fountain, The Wolf, and The Idiot Maiden.

Silvia Abascal Estrada was born on 20 March 1979 in Madrid. She made her television debut in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, age 14.

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

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

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