Carolina Bang
Encyclopedia
Carolina Herrera Bang professionally known as Carolina Bang, is a Spanish
actress
. She is the best known to wider audience for her role in 2010 film A Sad Trumpet Ballad by Álex de la Iglesia
, for which she earned a Goya Award for Best New Actress
nomination.
for his television series Pluto B.R.B. Nero. Bang starred the series from 2008 to 2009. Meanwhile, she appeared in other popular television series, Paco's Men
and The Successful Pells. In 2010, Bang starred the film A Sad Trumpet Ballad by Álex de la Iglesia, opposite Antonio de la Torre
. As she played a trapeze artist, her role required serious physical preparation. Bang was eventually nominated for Goya Award for Best New Actress
at the 25th Goya Awards
ceremony.
In 2011, Bang starred opposite Antonio Resines
and María Barranco
in the film The Dagger of Rasputin, which was being shot from 2009 to 2010, and had a guest appearance in television series Aida. She also confirmed she would star the new season of the Telecinco
series The Land of Wolves and an upcoming film, The Sparkle of Life.
, she moved to Madrid
when she was a little girl. Besides her native Spanish
, Bang is fluent in English
and studies German
and Chinese
. She stated she liked "watching films such asA Clockwork Orange
and Wild at Heart
before sleeping". Bang has often been cited as one of the most beautiful women in Spain. Currently, she is in a relationship with director Álex de la Iglesia
, who cites her as his muse.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
actress
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. She is the best known to wider audience for her role in 2010 film A Sad Trumpet Ballad by Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
, for which she earned a Goya Award for Best New Actress
Goya Award for Best New Actress
The Goya Award for Best New Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
nomination.
Career
In 2005, Bang began her professional career by working in theatre. Throughout 2007 and 2008, she worked on several short films, and then was cast by Álex de la IglesiaÁlex de la Iglesia
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
for his television series Pluto B.R.B. Nero. Bang starred the series from 2008 to 2009. Meanwhile, she appeared in other popular television series, Paco's Men
Los hombres de Paco
Los hombres de Paco' is a Spanish comedy television series, originally aired from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010 on the Antena 3. The series has also been broadcast in Argentina, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia and Turkey...
and The Successful Pells. In 2010, Bang starred the film A Sad Trumpet Ballad by Álex de la Iglesia, opposite Antonio de la Torre
Antonio de la Torre
Antonio de la Torre is a Mexican-American soccer defender, who recently played for the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. De la Torre holds dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States....
. As she played a trapeze artist, her role required serious physical preparation. Bang was eventually nominated for Goya Award for Best New Actress
Goya Award for Best New Actress
The Goya Award for Best New Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
at the 25th Goya Awards
25th Goya Awards
The 25th Goya Awards were given on February 13 of 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. Black Bread by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director.-Major awards:-Other award nominees:...
ceremony.
In 2011, Bang starred opposite Antonio Resines
Antonio Resines
Antonio Fernández Resines is an award-winning Spanish film and television actor.- Selected filmography :*La dama boba .*Otros días vendrán ....
and María Barranco
María Barranco
María Barranco , born María de los Remedios Barranco García, is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress....
in the film The Dagger of Rasputin, which was being shot from 2009 to 2010, and had a guest appearance in television series Aida. She also confirmed she would star the new season of the Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
series The Land of Wolves and an upcoming film, The Sparkle of Life.
Personal life
Bang accomplished her studies in both acting and architecture. Born in TenerifeTenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, she moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
when she was a little girl. Besides her native Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Bang is fluent in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and studies German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
. She stated she liked "watching films such asA Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (film)
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
and Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula is a 1990 pulp, "neo-noir" novel by Barry Gifford which was adapted to film in 1990.The novel begins the adventures of two sex-driven, star crossed protagonists on the road, Sailor and Lula...
before sleeping". Bang has often been cited as one of the most beautiful women in Spain. Currently, she is in a relationship with director Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
, who cites her as his muse.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Original Title | Format | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Madrid – Moscow | Madrid – Moscú | Short Film | Girl | |
| 2008 | Tell Me that I | Dime que yo | Short Film | Former Girlfriend | |
| The Storymaker | El forjador de historias | Short Film | Nurse | ||
| Pluto B.R.B. Nero | Plutón B.R.B. Nero | TV Series | Lorna | (2008–09) | |
| 2009 | Paco's Men Los hombres de Paco Los hombres de Paco' is a Spanish comedy television series, originally aired from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010 on the Antena 3. The series has also been broadcast in Argentina, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia and Turkey... |
Los hombres de Paco | TV Series | Maya Azcárate | (1 episode) |
| The Successful Pells | Los exitosos Pells | TV Series | Marina Fernández | ||
| 2010 | A Sad Trumpet Ballad | Balada triste de trompeta | Film | Natalia | Nominated—Goya Award for Best New Actress Goya Award for Best New Actress The Goya Award for Best New Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.... |
| 2011 | 036 | 036 | Short Film | Susana | |
| The Dagger of Rasputin | La daga de Rasputín | Film | Ludmila | ||
| Aida | Aída | TV Series | Herself | (1 episode) | |
| The Land of Wolves | Tierra de lobos | TV | TBA | (2011–present) (Upcoming) | |
| The Spark of Light | La chispa de la vida | Film | TBA | (Post–production) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 25th Goya Awards The 25th Goya Awards were given on February 13 of 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. Black Bread by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director.-Major awards:-Other award nominees:... |
Goya Awards Goya Awards The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards.... |
Best New Actress Goya Award for Best New Actress The Goya Award for Best New Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.... |
A Sad Trumpet Ballad |