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Paula Echevarría

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Paula Echevarría
Echevarría at the Goya Awards in 2017
Born
Paula Echevarría Colodrón

(1977-08-07) 7 August 1977 (age 47)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2000–present
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
(m. 2006; div. 2018)
PartnerMiguel Torres (2018–present)
Children2
Websitepaula-echevarria.blogs.elle.es

Paula Echevarría Colodrón (born 7 August 1977) is a Spanish actress and model.

Career

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In 2000, she made her television debut on series such as Al salir de clase, Policías, and Compañeros.[1] During that year, she also worked as a reporter of the summer Telecinco news show Emisión Imposible.

In 2002, she participated as an actress on the Spanish version of Agatha Christie's mystery novel And Then There Were None.[2]

In 2003, she was part of the cast of the television series London Street by Antena 3,[1] and made an appearance in the movie Carmen by Vicente Aranda.

In 2004, she was part of the cast of the movie El chocolate del loro of Ernesto Martín and became part of the regular cast of the Telecinco's series El comisario.[1] until the end of 2007.

In 2005, she made an appearance in the documentary Las locuras de Don Quijote.

In 2006, she was part of the main cast of the thriller Rojo intenso of Javier Elorrieta.

In 2007, she starred along with Álex González in the drama Luz de domingo of José Luis Garci. The film received 5 Premios Goya nominations from the Spanish film academy and was one of the three Spanish candidates for an Academy Award nomination. In 2008, she worked again for Garci in Sangre de mayo. This film celebrated the bicentenary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising. It received seven Premios Goya nominations and was also one of the three Spanish candidates for an Academy Award nomination.[3]

From 2010 to 2013, she was one of the main characters on the TVE-1 series Gran Reserva, filmed in the Spanish region of Rioja about wine business and family feuds. Other actors included Ángela Molina and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba.

From 2010 to 2020, she had a diary blog on Elle's website, called Tras la pista de Paula.[4] She is the Spanish person with the highest number of followers on Instagram.[5][6] In 2012, she was the person with the highest growth in Google searches in Spain.[7] In 2015, Echevarria was the most searched person on Bing in Spain for two consecutive years.[8][9]

In 2012, she starred in Vulnerables by Miguel Cruz.

From 2014 to 2016, Echevarría was one of the main characters on Velvet, the prime-time series on Antena 3, together with Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Marta Hazas, José Sacristán, Amaia Salamanca, Manuela Velasco and Cecilia Freire. The series takes place at the end of the 1950s and is centered around the love between a seamstress and the wealthy heir of a department store.[10]

In 2017, she filmed Ola de crímenes together with Juana Acosta and Maribel Verdú. The movie premiered on 5 October 2018.[11]

Personal life

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Echevarría and Torres in 2024

On 22 July 2006, she married the Cantabrian singer David Bustamante in the Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga in Asturias.[12] On 17 August 2008, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Daniella Bustamante Echevarría.[13] The couple divorced in March 2018.

Since March 2018, Echevarría has been in a relationship with the Spanish former football player Miguel Torres. In September 2020, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On 11 April 2021, she gave birth to her second child and first child with her partner, a son named Miguel Torres Echevarría.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Channel Notes
2000 7 vidas Rocío Telecinco 1 episode
Compañeros Paula Antena 3 1 episode
2001 Mi teniente Paula TVE 1 episode
Policías, en el corazón de la calle Eva Antena 3 1 episode
Al salir de clase Berta Telecinco 4 episodes
2003 London Street Nuria Antena 3 13 episodes
Código fuego Nuria 1 episode
2004–2007 El comisario Deputy Inspector Clara Osma Telecinco 48 episodes
2010–2013 Gran Reserva Lucía Reverte Ruiz TVE 42 episodes
2014–2016 Velvet Ana Ribera López de Márquez Antena 3 55 episodes
2017, 2019 Velvet Colección Movistar+ 8 episodes
2019 Los nuestros Sergeant Martina Ibáñez Hacha Telecinco 3 episodes

Television programs

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Year Program Channel Notes
2000 Emisión imposible Host
2008 TP de Oro TVE Presenter of award for best advertisement
2009 Gala X Edición de Pelo Pantene Judge
Saturday Night Live Guest
2011 Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián Award Recipient
2013 27th Goya Awards TVE
2015 Gala 25 años de Antena 3 Antena 3 Host
2017 Premios Feroz Co-host
2017 TVE Award Recipient
2018 Volverte a ver Telecinco Guest
2018 Mi casa es la tuya
2021 Planeta Calleja Cuatro

Film

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Year Movie Character Director
2002 Peor imposible, ¿qué puede fallar? Girl #2 José Semprún
Machín, toda una vida Nuria Villazán
2003 Carmen Marisol Vicente Aranda
2004 El chocolate del loro Patricia Ernesto Martín
2005 Las locuras de Don Quijote Altisidora Rafael Alcázar
La dama blanca Nacho Carballo
2006 Rojo intenso Ana Javier Elorrieta
2007 Sunday Light Estrella José Luis Garci
2008 Sangre de Mayo Inés
2011 El bizcocho Neighbor Lola Guerrero
2012 Vulnerables Carla Miguel Cruz
2018 Ola de crímenes Vanesa Gracia Querejeta
2019 Si yo fuera rico Lorena Álvaro Fernández Armero

Theater

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Year Title Character Director Theater
2002 Diez negritos Vera Claythorne Ricard Reguant
2003 José Musa Nacho Carballo

Music videos

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Year Song Artist
2010 "A contracorriente" David Bustamante
2019 "Sería más fácil" Carlos Rivera

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Iris Awards Best Actress Gran Reserva Nominated
Zapping Awards Nominated
2012 Neox Fan Awards Best Body Herself Nominated
2013 Best Film Actress Vulnerables Nominated
Best Body Herself Nominated
Best Couple (with David Bustamante) Nominated
2014 Best Television Actress Velvet Nominated
Best Selfie (with David Bustamante) Herself Nominated
Best Kiss (with Miguel Ángel Silvestre) Velvet Nominated
MIM Series Awards Best Leading Actress in Drama Nominated
2015 Neox Fan Awards Best Television Actress Winner
Moment OMG (with Miguel Ángel Silvestre) Nominated
El que parte Internet (with David Bustamante) Herself Nominated
MIM Series Awards Best Leading Actress in Drama Velvet Nominated
2016 MIM Series Awards Nominated
Fotogramas de Plata Awards Best Television Actress Winner

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Los inicios de Paula Echevarría". TELVA (in Spanish). 21 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Paula Echevarría antes (y después) de que fuera Paula Echevarría". Zeleb (in Spanish). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ Olabarrieta, Ane (23 December 2016). "El secreto de Paula Echevarría, que sin hacer nada bien del todo, lo que toca lo convierte en oro". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ EFE (5 February 2014). "Paula Echevarría: "David es más mimoso, yo soy más independiente"". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Iker Casillas, Paula Echevarría o Bisbal, los españoles más seguidos en Instagram". Los 40 (in Spanish). 1 April 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Paula Echevarría, la reina de Instagram". El Economista (in Spanish). Editorial Ecoprensa, S.A. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. ^ Martín del Barrio, Javier (12 December 2012). "Paula, la más buscada". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Los famosos más buscados en Bing en 2014: Paula Echevarría, Cristina Pedroche y Pilar Rubio". El Economista (in Spanish). Editorial Ecoprensa, S.A. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Paula Echevarría y Ciudadanos lideran las búsquedas de 2015 en Bing". ABC (in Spanish). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Antena 3, Betafilm y Bambú Producciones se alían para la distribución internacional de 'Galerias Velvet'". Formula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Paula Echevarría como nunca la habíamos visto en el cine". Hola! (in Spanish). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  12. ^ EFE (22 July 2006). "David Bustamante se casa con Paula Echevarría". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Paula Echevarría y David Bustamante, muy emocionados, presentan a su hija Daniela". Hola! (in Spanish). 20 August 2008.
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