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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Something Is About to Happen

Something Is About to Happen

2023

The Machinist

The Machinist

2004

The Nautical Chart

The Nautical Chart

2007

A Walk in the Clouds

A Walk in the Clouds

1995

The Backwoods

The Backwoods

2006

Survivor's Day

Survivor's Day

2023

Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth

1995

The Frost

The Frost

2009

La Regenta

La Regenta

1995

Maktub

Maktub

2011

Volaverunt

Volaverunt

1999

Oviedo Express

Oviedo Express

2007

Tell Me About Love

Tell Me About Love

2008

Ruleta

Ruleta

1999

The Whore and the Whale

The Whore and the Whale

2004

Carta mortal

Carta mortal

2003

Fish Bones

Fish Bones

2021

Jealousy

Jealousy

1999

Wounded Animals

Wounded Animals

2006

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

1997

The Sea and the Weather

The Sea and the Weather

1989

The Bird of Happiness

The Bird of Happiness

1993

My Other Jon

My Other Jon

2023

Love Walked In

Love Walked In

1997

The First Look

The First Look

2024

Tangos Are for Two

Tangos Are for Two

1998

El genio tranquilo

El genio tranquilo

2006

Hombres felices

Hombres felices

2001

With Good Reason

With Good Reason

2004

The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite

The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite

2023

Under Her Control

Under Her Control

2022

Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

1994

The Misfits Club

The Misfits Club

2014

Going Down in Morocco

Going Down in Morocco

1989

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2001

La muerte de Otilia Ruiz

La muerte de Otilia Ruiz

2011

Disco Inferno

Disco Inferno

2015

Redondela

Redondela

1987

I'm Not Scared

I'm Not Scared

2003

Teresa

Teresa

2015

Viento de cólera

Viento de cólera

1988

The Perfect Husband

The Perfect Husband

1993

The Frontier Law

The Frontier Law

1995

Thi Mai

Thi Mai

2018

El crimen de Perpignan

El crimen de Perpignan

1991

The Greek Labyrinth

The Greek Labyrinth

1993

Jarrapellejos

Jarrapellejos

1988

The Monk

The Monk

1990

Romanza final (Gayarre)

Romanza final (Gayarre)

1986

Querido Fotogramas

Querido Fotogramas

2018

Havanera 1820

Havanera 1820

1993

Drifters

Drifters

2011

No hagas planes con Marga

No hagas planes con Marga

1988

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado

1996

Mi dulce

Mi dulce

2001

Hidden Desire

Hidden Desire

1992

Rowing with the Wind

Rowing with the Wind

1988

The Widow from Valencia

The Widow from Valencia

2010

Deseo Oculto

Deseo Oculto

1992

Yerma

Yerma

1999

Volcánica

Volcánica

2018

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997

Alex's Strip

Alex's Strip

2020

Velvet Colección: Grand Finale

Velvet Colección: Grand Finale

2020

A Man, a Real One

A Man, a Real One

2003

Anatomy of a Dandy

Anatomy of a Dandy

2020

La mujer impuntual

La mujer impuntual

1994

Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

2021

The Low Land

The Low Land

2025

Bitter Christmas

Bitter Christmas

2026

Velvet

Velvet

2014

El Corazón del Imperio

El Corazón del Imperio

2021

Breathless

Breathless

2024

La Regenta

La Regenta

1995

The Velvet Collection

The Velvet Collection

2017

Martínez y hermanos

Martínez y hermanos

2022

Segunda Enseñanza

Segunda Enseñanza

1986

Los 80

Los 80

2004

Estoy vivo

Estoy vivo

2017

La Revuelta

La Revuelta

2024