Scene from Cha-cha-chá (1998)

Alternate Names: Ana Alvarez, Ana Teresa Álvarez Páez

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Little Spanish Soldier (1988) as Camarera

Most Important Roles:

• Malinche's Dream (2019) as Narrator (voice)
• Solo o en compañía de otros (1991) as
• Geisha (1996) as Mónica
• Suspicious Minds (2010) as Carolina
• Brujas (1996) as Sol
• Los peores años de nuestra vida (1994) as Actriz
• Alas rotas (2002) as Laura
• Prime Time (2008) as Mónica
• Cota roja (2004) as
• ¡Oh, cielos! (1995) as Cuqui

Career Highlights:

• Malinche's Dream (2019)
• Solo o en compañía de otros (1991)
• Geisha (1996)
• Suspicious Minds (2010)
• Brujas (1996)
• Los peores años de nuestra vida (1994)
• Alas rotas (2002)
• Prime Time (2008)
• Cota roja (2004)
• ¡Oh, cielos! (1995)

Ana Álvarez, born on November 19, 1969 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain, began her career as a model at age 17 after moving to Madrid and later traveling to Japan and various European capitals. She transitioned into acting in the late 1980s, appearing in Spanish films such as 'Jarrapellejos' (1987), 'Aquí huele a muerto' (1989), and 'Sólo o en compañía de otros' (1989). Notable roles include her lead in 'La madre muerta' (1993) and appearances in films like 'Vivir al límite' (1995), 'Brujas' (1996), 'Cha, cha, chá' (1998), and 'A galope tendido' (2000).

Alternate Names: Maria Adanez, Maria Adanez, María Adanez, María Adanés, María Angustias Adánez, Rozalén, María Adanez, María Adanés, María Angustias Adánez, Rozalén

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Vivir mañana (1983) as Elena

Most Important Roles:

• My Life in Ruins (2009) as Lena
• El tiempo de la felicidad (1997) as Elena
• X (2002) as Alicia
• DotCom (2007) as Elena
• Mirror, Mirror (2022) as Susana
• El lápiz del carpintero (2003) as Marisa Mallo
• Sugar Times (2001) as Ángela
• The Worker (1983) as Yolanda
• Checkmates (2024) as Virginia
• Todo menos la chica (2002) as Anabel

Career Highlights:

• My Life in Ruins (2009)
• El tiempo de la felicidad (1997)
• X (2002)
• DotCom (2007)
• Mirror, Mirror (2022)
• El lápiz del carpintero (2003)
• Sugar Times (2001)
• The Worker (1983)
• Checkmates (2024)
• Todo menos la chica (2002)

María Adánez, born in Spain, is a Spanish actress known for her role as Maria in the 1998 Spanish romantic comedy 'Cha-cha-chá'. In this film, Maria's friend Lucia helps her find a new boyfriend, Antonio, while secretly pursuing Maria's boyfriend Pablo. The movie explores themes of friendship, love, and deception.