Sandra Escacena (born 30 March 2001) is a Spanish actress, known for her starring role in the movie Veronica, a 2017 Spanish horror thriller film directed by Paco Plaza.

Career

Between 2009 and 2012 Escacena studied theater at the School S.V. Performing Productions of Villaviciosa de Odón and between 2012 and 2014 in the Municipal School of Dramatic Art of Madrid. Since 2015 she has attended theater classes at the Primera Toma school in Madrid. During these years she has participated in various plays.

In 2016, at the suggestion of the casting director Arantza Velez, she auditioned to play Veronica in the film directed by Paco Plaza, and was finally chosen for the role. In December 2017 she was nominated for the Goya Award for the Best New Actress and for the Feroz Award for the Best Main Actress in a Film for her performance.

Filmography

Cinema

Films
YearTitleDirector
2017VerónicaPaco Plaza
The Same (short)Paco Plaza & Portsmouth FC
2025V/H/S/HalloweenPaco Plaza

Theater

Plays
YearTitleRole
2010La otra historia de Caperucita RojaMadre de Caperucita
2011BlancanievesBlancanieves
2012Nunca un Príncipe AzulDon Quijote de la Mancha
2013La muy fogosa historia de Miguel CostillaFlor y Comadre
2014Romeo y JulietaJulieta

Awards

YearPrizeCategoryProductionResult
2017Cinepocalypse FestivalBest ActressVeronicaWon
2018Goya AwardsBest New ActressVeronicaNominated
2018Premios FerozBest Main Actress in a FilmVeronicaNominated

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