Where was Alba Flores born and raised?

Alba Flores is the only daughter to her parents Antonio Flores (father), a musician and composer, and  Ana Villa (mother), a theatrical producer. She was born on 27th October 1986 in the capital city of Spain, Madrid.  Her whole family was somehow connected to the screen. Her grandmother was Lola Flores, who was an actress, singer herself. Alba is a niece of Lolita Flores and Rosario Flores, who are singers. Not only this, but her grandfather was also Antonio Gonzalez, who was a famous Spanish guitarist and a singer. From the age of 13, she studied drama interpretation and trained to play the piano. Alba went to the University of Madrid for her studies.

Personal Life

Although been in some romantic scenes in the show as for her script, her sexuality is lesbian. Keeping privacy about her personal life, we don’t have much information about it. According to some sources, she isn’t dating anyone currently but was in a relationship with another lesbo Ondina Maldonado, a Spanish singer.

Her father and grandmother died when she was just nine years old. Her father has composed a song dedicated to Alba Flores’s name Alba itself. Alba is a vegetarian and is against an animal on the plate. She is a Gypsy from her father’s side, and being lesbian, she participates in LGBT and Gypsies Community programs and campaigns. She is also active in the campaign for environmental causes and even women’s rights. She talks and advocates about feminism as well.

Despite being on screen, she also performs on stage in the theaters and even instruments.

Career and Awards

Alba Flores started her acting career in 2005 when she got a small role in a Spanish movie, El calentito. In the television series El Comisario, she played in one episode in 2006. She played another role in 2008 in tv series The Ulysses Syndrome.  Then for her better acting skills, Alba Flores started training at the Corazza Acting Studio.

In 2013 Alba Flores again got a chance to play in the Antenna 3 series El Tiempo entre costuras, where she was a servant of the protagonist, Jamila. She also played in the movie Vicente Ferrer which took place in India; she was an Indian woman.

After all her struggle in the field, she got a significant role in the famous show Vis a Vis. She was portrayed as a character named Saray Vargas, a Gypsy who was facing 4-year prison for Assault at the beginning of the show. The show was compared with Orange Is the New Black, but after some episodes, Vis a Vis start getting positive reviews, and people loved Alba as well.

This was her first breakout role. She was able to win some awards because of this show consisting of an Ondas Awards for Best Female Performer in Fiction, Spanish Actor’s Union Awards for best-supporting actress in tv series. She was nominated for other awards as well.

As she was working in Vis a Vis with Alex Pina, Alba Flores was asked if she is interested in playing a role in the famous series worldwide, La Casa de Papel, also known as Money Heist. She didn’t have to go through an audition process; instead, Pina wrote a role. Alba Flores played as a Nairobi, a robbers group that makes a world’s biggest heist in the series. She was one of the main characters in the series that was in charge of some necessary stuff.

Netflix acquired Money Heist and globally stream it in late 2017, that’s when it starts gaining attention. It became the most viewed non-English series on Netflix. Due to gaining more popularity over the whole world, Netflix demands the additional season of Money Heist. At the International Emmy Awards, this show won best drama series as well. Alba Flores won Premios Iris Award for best actress and many other nominations for her outstanding performance as Nairobi.

Except for the television screen, she performed in theater plays consisting of great plays like La Rosa Tatuada and Troyanas. She was the daughter of the King of Troy in the play.

For the Netflix made documentary Night on Earth, she worked as a Spanish narrator.

Net Worth

As of 2021, She has an estimated net worth of $2 Million dollars. She took $40K per episode.

Where was Enrique Arce born and raised?

Enrique Arce was born on 8th October of 1972 in the capital of Spain, Valencia. His birth name is Enrique Javier Arce Temple. Before taking acting lessons, Arce participated and won 2 million pesetas from the television station, Nou Television. However, he used all of his prized amounts to received acting skills from the American arts conservatory, American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His age is 48 years old turning to 49 in October of 2021.

Arce belongs to Hispanic ethnicity and his nationality is Spanish. His sexual orientation is straight. He has libra as his birth sign.

Body Measurement

Enrique Arce’s height is 5 feet and 6 inches and his weight is about 70 kg. He has brown hair and brown eyes and possesses an average body build. He is known for having a long chin and broad jaws.

Where did he go to School?

Arce initially planned to become a lawyer. He took law classes for 4 years. However, he changed his mind and decided to pursue an acting career. Thus, he joined the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where he trained to become a professional actor.

What is the relationship status of Enrique?

Arce is probably single now since there has been no update or rumors regarding his love life these days. He was previously committed to Cristina Pena who is also a television actress. After divorcing her, he started dating Gemma Mengual who is a synchronized swimmer. Their relationship started in 2005 and ended in 2008. He also had a small fling with actress, Monica Cruz in 2009.

Arce is an outgoing person who loves to visit different places and countries enjoying companies. He is mostly seen traveling to different places, trying different foods in his Instagram account.

Social Media

Arce is active on Instagram and has over 1 million followers. He can be connected by @enriquearceactor.

How did Arce start his career?

Enrique Arce initially started his film career in the Spanish film, El Corazon del guerrero in 2000. first made his television debut in 1999 with the series, Leaving Class and in another series, Petra Delicado as Perez. He made his appearance in a total of 11 episodes.

Movies

He later transcended his role in international films like One of the Hollywood, Beyond Re-Animator, Iron Cross, Terminator: Dark Fate going back and forth from Spanish film to American and English films.

Arce has also appeared in several short films like The Logic of the Game alongside Ed Harris and Liam Hemsworth, Little Piece of mine, What if we do a threesome, The industrial use of corpses, and others.

Television Shows

Arce In 2000, he further played a major role in the comedy-drama series, Journalists portraying the character of Edu Cabrera.

He further gained success with his television appearance in Companions, Tirando a dar, Genesis, in the mind of the murderer, A Matter of Sex, Physics or Chemistry, To Love is Forever, Knightfall, Ines of My Soul, and Money Heist. His role as Arturo Roman in Money Heist was the breakthrough moment of his career.

As of 2021, Arce is still making his appearance in the series, Money Heist and we will be able to witness more of his amazing performances in the coming years.

Theatre

Arce has appeared in several Spanish theatrical performances. His best play performances are La candida Erendira, La Celestina, Otelo, La vida es sueno and others.

What movies did Enrique Arce win an award for?

Arce was awarded Festival Award for BEST ACTOR FEATURE for his starring role ass Xavier in the action, comedy, and crime film, Bad Investigate in 2019.

What is the Current Net Worth of Enrique Arce?

There hasn’t been a clear estimation of Enrique Arce’s net worth yet. However, we believe he has accumulated over 10 million dollars from his successful acting career.

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