Ivana Baquero
Gender: Female
Born: 11th June 1994 (currently 17 years old)
Nationality: Spain
TV programs: HBO First Look
Movies: Pan's Labyrinth, The Anarchist's Wife, Rottweiler, The New Daughter, Romasanta, The Red Virgin
Ivana Baquero Macías (born June 11, 1994; Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actress. At the age of 11, Baquero was chosen by director Guillermo del Toro to play the lead role of Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth, for which she won critical acclaim and the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Baquero attends school in her home town of Barcelona. She goes to the American School of Barcelona where she learned to speak fluent English, along with Spanish and Catalan.
Baquero acted a few small roles in a number of films before receiving great acclaim on Pan's Labyrinth. The most notable of these films is Fragile, in which she played a minor role alongside Calista Flockhart and Richard Roxburgh. She was in a number of other films including Romasanta and Rottweiler. She has also appeared on Spanish television on a few occasions.
From about 1000 young actresses, Baquero was picked to play the role of Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth in 2006. Guillermo Del Toro, the director of the film, said that when he first saw her with her curly hair and deep dark eyes, he knew instantly that she was perfect for the role. The role of Ofelia was originally intended for a girl of the age of 8, but the script was altered to
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