Verónica Forqué

Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika foɾˈke]) (born 1 December 1955) is a Spanish actress of stage, film and television who comes from an artistic and theatrical family. Her mother is Carmen Vázquez Vigo and her father was the director José María Forqué. Her brother is director Álvaro Forqué. She was married to Spanish actor Manuel Iborra, by whom she has a daughter, María (born 1990).

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Forqué and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez-Vigo.
Verónica Forqué
Born
Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo

(1955-12-01) 1 December 1955
Madrid, Spain

Born in Madrid, she began her career in the 1972 film My Dearest Señorita (Mi querida señorita). She continued acting with regularity and appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's 1984 film, What Have I Done to Deserve This? (¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?) as "Cristal". She plays the lead in Almodóvar's Kika, for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress.

In 2008, she received from the Gijón International Film Festival, the Nacho Martinez award,[1] and again in 2017.[2]

She has appeared on several Spanish television series:

  • La Vida de Rita ("The Life of Rita") (2003) as "Rita"
  • Platos rotos ("Broken Dishes") as "María" (in at least 10 episodes)
  • Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial ("Adam and Eve's matrimony agency") in at least 19 episodes.

Selected filmography

References
  1. "News - VERÓNICA FORQUÉ, NACHO MARTÍNEZ AWARD- ISABEL COIXET, WOMAN OF CINEMA AWARD- WHIT STILLMAN, HONORS AWARD". 30 October 2017 (in Spanish). gijonfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. "Gijón International Film Festival". imdb.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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