Ana de Armas from Cuba to Los Angeles through Madrid: her journey on the big screen

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This Latin translators They have always held a special place in the heart of Hollywood. They are both seductive, intense and attractive in a job that is more accustomed to them and to other types of beauty. And these features have attracted the attention of Oscars more than once.

Ana de Armas He is one of the newest rising stars of the Latin world. As the 2023 Oscar Awards premiere approaches – early in the morning of March 12-13 – the Cuban has been nominated as one of the Best Actress nominees for her role in Andrew’s directed film ‘Blonde’. Dominik as Marilyn Monroe. This is the final step in the artist’s career, which began when he was just 16 years old in his hometown of Cuba, when Cantabrian Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón selected him to join ‘Una rosa de Francia’. She had to drop out of her studies at the Cuban National Theater School, which started the journey of one of the brightest actresses of recent times.

Thanks to the connections he made while shooting the film, he moved to Madrid at the age of 18. He previously shot in Cuba and took part in projects such as ‘El edén perdido’ and ‘Madrigal’ in 2007. He wasted no time in Spain. It only took a few months to get elected. Playing a role in the Antena 3 series ‘El internado’ immediately made him famous in Spanish territory.and in 2009 he took part in the cast of ‘Lies and Fat Men’.

Determined to broaden her horizons, she lived in New York to learn English, but eventually returned to Spain to play in ‘Hispania, la ledida’. Their work on the series coincided with their first attempt to enter the US market. The path of Ana de Armas was written in English but would still shoot ‘Anabel’ in Spanish territory alongside ‘El callejón’ and ‘Por un puñado de besos’. But her next step was already decided, and she would eventually live in Los Angeles. It was the year 2014.

Limited by his poor command of the language, he spent several months perfecting the language before starring in ‘Knock knock’, a movie he co-starred with Keanu Reeves. The actor got on well with the Cuban so he invited him to be a part of ‘Exposed’ in 2016. He didn’t give up on English and joined ‘War Dogs’ the same year. He also starred in the biographical ‘Hands of Stone’.

The moment Ryan Gosling’s character in the 2017 movie ‘Blade Runner 2049’ was chosen to play his girlfriend, Joi, was a clear leap forward in his career. Although it was a minor role, the reviews were positive. He also directed the films “Overdrive” and “Corazón” between 2017 and 2018.

Thanks to her work on ‘Knives Out’ she finally reached the mainstream. (‘Puñales por el espalda’) in 2019. He appeared thanks to his role Nominated for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globe and his colleagues won the National Board of Review’s Best Ensemble Award. In fact, the recognition he gained with the film made him stand out even in small roles in the later reduced roles he worked in 2020 such as ‘Informant’ and ‘The Night Clerk’. He took part under his wing and in the same year with the roles he played as Latin characters in ‘Sergio’ and ‘La Red Avispa’ with the platform he was on.

De Armas is back to work in the 2021 James Bond movie “No Time to Die,” with Daniel Craig in “Knives Out.”. Certain to be among Hollywood’s elite cast, Cuban was selected in 2022 to star in ‘Deep Water’ with Ben Affleck and ‘The Gray Man’ with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.

Finally, she got the role of Marilyn Monroe in the movie ‘Blonde’ (2022). Her role in the Brad Pitt-produced film earned her Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture and 95th Academy Awards for Best Actress.

The Cuban, who is only 31 years old and the future is under his feet, has not been unemployed recently and will star in ‘Ghosted’ and ‘Balerina’ in 2023. Three countries over fifteen years and a long way to go.

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