Natalia Millan

Natalia Millán (born 27 November 1969 in Madrid) is a Spanish actress. When she was 16, she began studying at the Taller de Escuelas Imaginarias ( Escuela TAI). There she received singing lessons, jazz, interpretation and classic dance. She is one of the most multifaceted Spanish actresses. During a brief period, she worked as a professional singer. When Natalia was 18 years old she entered Escuela de Ballet Nacional Español where she studied with Aurora Pons and Victoria Eugenia, improving her craft with people as important as Carmen Roque, body expression with Arnold Taraborrelli and Agustín Bellús. She also received singing lessons at Escuela de Música Creativa and Escuela Popular de Música. Their principal work has been in theatre, she worked under choreographers Carmen Senra & Denisis Perdikidis' orders, being their first performances on musicals Jesucristo Superstar & My Fair Lady. Their way on Spanish scene was reinforced in Compañía de Tetro de la Danza with “La pasión de Drácula”, “Al fin...Solos”, “Hazme de la noche un cuento”, de Jorge Márquez, “Mata-Hari” or "La Reina del Nilo" . With Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico she performed principal roles on shows as “La gran sultana” & “Fuente Ovejuna". On the film “El cepo” in 1982 she performed a woman named as herself.

In 1986 by TVE she worked at “El domingo es nuestro”, ” A mi manera", with Jesús Hermida & Innocente Innocente. In 1987 worked with Luis Eduardo Aute singing the poem “Tengo sed” and as a chorist with songs as “Idiosincrasia”. She participated as a dancer & singer in 1996 with Pilar Miró's film “Tu nombre envenena mis sueños”. 1996-1999 "El Súper - Historias de todos los días", was a good experience for her of hard and fool rhythm working on that TV series. After, she was hired by Antena 3 for “Policías, en el corazón de la calle”; the TV series. In 2003, she took the main role in the film “Nubes de Verano" appearing on Spanish cinema screens in 2004.

In 2003 she performed Sally Bowles in the famous musical Cabaret.^[1] In 2005 she got a role in the film "Regreso a Moira" by Mateo Gil. After three successful seasons in Cabaret, on the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá in Madrid, in 2006, Natalia was hired for the film "Mi último verano con Mariam" directed by Vicente Monsonís. Since 2007, she interprets Elsa in " El Internado" a successful series by Antena 3. El Internado has been awarded with Premio Ondas as the best Spanish TV series in 2007. At the beginning of 2008, she participated as a judge in "Tienes talento" by Cuatro, a Spanish version of "Britain's Got Talent". In May, she performed in "El Mercader de Venecia", the musical where she interpreted Porcia; directed by Denis Rafter. Natalia interpreted too in the film "Sangre de Mayo", Anastasia, by José Luis Garci. At the moment, she is the principal protagonist in the glamorous musical shown in Broadway called "Chicago", in the role of Velma Kelly. In August 2014, Natalia helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.^[2]

Cinema

• El cepo (1982), de Francisco Rodríguez Gordillo.
• Fiebre de danza (1984), de Manuel Mateos.
• No hagas planes con Marga (1988), de Rafael Alcázar.
• Tu nombre envenena mis sueños (1996), de Pilar Miró.
• El tiempo perdido (1997), de Norberto López Amado.
• Salvaje (2002), de Joaquín Llamas.
• Atraco a las 3... y media (2003), de Raúl Marchand Sánchez.
• Nubes de verano (2004), de Felipe Vega.
• Mi último verano con Marián (2007), de Vicent Monsonís.
• Sangre de mayo (2008), de José Luis Garci.

Television roles

Fixed roles: El Súper (1996–1999) • Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000–2001) • Un paso adelante (2002–2003) • Películas para no dormir: Regreso a Moira (2006), by Mateo Gil. • El internado (2007) • Galerias Velvet (2014- )

Episodic roles: El comisario (2000) • Siete Vidas (2001) • Agente 700 (2001)

Theatre

1986 - La reina del nilo 1990 - La pasión de Drácula 1991 - Hazme de la noche un cuento 1992 - Al fin... Solos (obra teatral - Madre Amparo - 1992...1993) - La gran sultana 1993 - Fuente Ovejuna 1999 - La última aventura 2001 - La Música ) - El Cementerio de Automóviles - Lectura del monologo 2003 - Cabaret 2006 - La Magia de Broadway 2008 - El Mercader de Venecia 2009 - Chicago 2007,2010-El Internado

Prizes and nominations

TURIA'S PRIZES 2005-> the best actress/ Nubes de verano/Winner

SILVER FRAMES 2003-> the best theatre actress/Cabaret/ Nominated

TEATRO DE ROJAS' PRIZES 2008-> the best female interpretation

PÚBLIC TV PRIZES 2009->the best drama protagonist actress

Notes

External links

• Natalia Millan at the Internet Movie Database
• Official web site