Verónica Echegui

Verónica Echegui was a Spanish actress who began her career on television and went on to work in Spanish and international films. Born in Madrid in 1983, she studied at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her feature debut came as the title character in My Name Is Juani (2006), which earned her a Goya nomination for Best New Actress. She appeared in 8 Dates (2008), My Prison Yard (2008), for which she received a Goya nomination for Best Actress, and The Cold Light of Day (2012). Later credits included The Hunter's Prayer (2017) and Book of Love (2022). On television she appeared in Fortitude, Trust, Intimacy, and Love You to Death. She received four Goya nominations for acting and two Gaudí Awards, won a Goya for her short film Tótem Loba, and directed that short herself.