Abril Montilla Parra

Abril Montilla
Born
Abril Montilla Parra

(2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 24)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Notable workNuria in Éramos pocos

Abril Montilla Parra (born October 3, 2000)[1] is a Spanish actress. She is known for playing María Jesús in the TVE series La otra mirada and Alodia in Acacias 38.[2]

Biography

She studied at the CEIP "Luis Buñuel" in Málaga. Abril is the daughter of actress María José Parra. She received her artistic training at the Triarte artistic studies center. After performing in several theatrical productions, she participated in the Andalusian television series Éramos pocos on Canal Sur, marking her first television appearance.[3]

In 2018, she gained popularity thanks to her role in the TVE series La otra mirada, playing one of the protagonists, María Jesús Junio Crespo.[4]

In February 2020, she joined the main cast of the daily series Acacias 38 on Televisión Española, remaining in the series until its conclusion in May 2021.[5][6] That same year, she appeared in the Netflix miniseries Someone Has to Die[7] and in the series 30 Coins, a fiction by Álex de la Iglesia for HBO Spain.[8]

In July 2021, it was announced that she would join the second season of the series Desaparecidos, airing on Amazon Prime Video, where she plays Estela.[9]

In 2023, she joined the cast of Urban. La vida es nuestra playing Tania.[10]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2017 Éramos pocos Nuria Canal Sur 13 episodes
2018–2019 La otra mirada María Jesús Junio Crespo TVE 21 episodes
2019 La peste Extra Movistar+ 1 episode
2020–2021 Acacias 38 Doña Alodia de Quiroga TVE 267 episodes
2020 Someone Has to Die Isabel Netflix 3 episodes
30 Coins Elvira HBO Spain 2 episodes
2021 Desaparecidos Estela Prime Video and Telecinco 4 episodes
2023 Pollos sin cabeza Cristina HBO Max 5 episodes
Urban. La vida es nuestra Tania Prime Video 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Abril Montilla's Birthday" (in Spanish). Instagram. October 19, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2024.[self-published]
  2. ^ "Abril Montilla". SensaCine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Griñán, Francisco (September 18, 2017). "'Arrayán' already has a successor" (in Spanish). Diario Sur. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Abril Montilla: "María Jesús needs to experience more setbacks to learn to value herself"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Abril Montilla, new addition to 'Acacias 38'". Cultura en Serie (in Spanish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "'Acacias 38' ends on Tuesday after nearly 1500 episodes of love, drama, and mystery" (in Spanish). Diario de Marratxi. April 30, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Who's who in Someone Has to Die, a Netflix series" (in Spanish). Desde la cuna. 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Galonce, Juan (2020). "30 Coins 1x02". fueradeseries.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Robaina González, Paula (July 30, 2021). "'Desaparecidos' casts Edgar Vittorino ('Living without permission') for its second season" (in Spanish). Formula TV. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Everything you need to know about 'Urban. Life is Ours': release date, trailer, cast, platform, and more". El Español (in Spanish). October 4, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2024.