Elena Ballesteros

María Elena Ballesteros Triguero (born 6 July 1981) is a Spanish actress.

Biography Ballesteros began her career doing commercials while going to castings to achieve her dream of becoming an actress. Her first opportunity arrived with the role of Lola in the TV series More than friends in 1996.She worked with Paz Vega, Melani Olivares and Alberto San Juan, among others. At the same time, she hosted the children's program Club Disney.

Afterwards she was in the TV series Journalists, in which she played José Topped's daughter. This role made her famous and opened the doors of cinema. Since then, she has worked with directors like Manuel Iborra, Gerardo Smith, Mariano Barroso and Roger Young. She stood out in Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo's Coffee Alone or with Them, one of the more popular Spanish films of 2007. She was also in Fermat's Room which had a big international cast. In 2009, she filmed in Buenos Aires for the film All and sundry with director Manolo González, whose screenplay was rewarded by the ASGAE.

She went back to work in television, starring in the comedy-musical Paco and Veva with Hugo Silva, Table for five and an intrigue series called Personal Reasons. In the summer of 2007, she began the shooting under Antenna 3, broadcasting with the title The Family Kills, in which she had a lead role with the actor Daniel Guzmán. In July 2011, she premièred in the series Scarlet Tip on Telecinco.

Since June 2011 she has written a personal blog on Fotogramas called "Now I think ...".

Personal life She has a daughter named Jimena from her relationship with actor Paco Marín. She married comic Dani Mateo on 23 July 2010 whom she met during the shooting of The Family Kills. In July 2016, the couple announced their divorce.

Filmography Films Year Title Character Notes 2000 Kasbah Laura Secondary 2001 Clara and Elena Elena (Teenager) Secondary 2002 The place where was the paradise Ana Protagonist 2003 Imperium: Augustus Octavia Film of television 2004 A year in The Moon Sonia Protagonist 2006 The Dreyer Cycle Elena Protagonist 2007 Café solo o con ellas Alma Protagonist Fermat's Room Oliva Protagonist 2008 K-117 Chica of Red Short film 2009 The just moment Suck Short film 2010 All and sundry Sandra Protagonist 2011 The contrary to the love Sandra Secondary 2013 As all the mornings Lucía Protagonist 2015 Reverso Marta Protagonist Television series Year Title Character Notes 1997–1998 More than friends Lola 21 episodes 1998–2002 Journalists Isabel Sanz 82 episodes 2004 Paco and Veva Veva 18 episodes 2005 Personal reasons Silvia Durán 15 episodes Seven lives Olivia 1 episode 2006 Table for five Cristina 7 episodes 2007–2009 The family Kills Susana Kills 36 episodes 2011 Scarlet tip Eva Jiménez 9 episodes 2013 Cuéntame un cuento Elena 1 episode Fragile Olga 1 episode 2014 The mysteries of Laura Nuria 1 episode Blind to appointments Rebeca of the Tower 25 episodes 2015 B&b, de boca en boca Maite 3 episodes 2016 Apaches Cris Main cast Television programs Year Title Channel Notes 1996–1997 Club Disney TVE Presenter/host

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