Silvana Couñago Sestelo


Category: Actress and dancer
Birth Date: 4th December 1975
Birth Place: Redondela (Pontevedra)
 Curriculum

EDUCATION:
-Graduate in Classic Dance at the Royal Conservatoire for Dance (Madrid).            
-Studies on theatre at “Casa Hamlet” (A Coruña) since 2005.
-Teacher of classic, contemporary and funky dance at “Druída” Dance School.

 Work & Activities

DANCE:
-Druída Dance Company (since 1992). Annual tours promoted by the IGAEM and the INAEM all over Spain, Portugal, France and Romania.
-Spain Mura Contemporary Ballet, Japan (2002).
TELEVISION:
-‘Luar’ (TVG, since 1992).
-‘Son de estrelas’ (Voz Audiovisual, 2007 and 2008).
-‘Perdelo Todo’ (Voz Audiovisual, 2006).
-AGAPI, Mestre Mateo and María Casares Awards Shows.
 
THEATRE:
-Plays directed by Manuel Lourenzo: “O Cuarto do Príncipe” (2006-2007), “Lili Cuartel” (2006) and “Abran as cortinas” (2005).
CINEMA:
-2008: “Os Mortos vas ás presas”, directed by Ángel de la Cruz (supporting actress) and “Flores Tristes”, directed by Teo Manuel Abad (special extras).
-1998: “Finisterre”, directed by Xavier Villaverde (special extras).
TELEVISION:
-2009: “Libro de Familia”, CTV (episodic carácter).
-2007: “Valderrei”. Zenit TV (supporting actress). Character: Katia.
-2006: “A vida por diante”, Voz Audiovisual (episodic character) and “O Show dos Tonechos”, TVG (episodic character).
-Since 2004: Luar, “Lendas de Galicia” (supporting actress).
SHORTS:
-2008: “In Memoriam”, directed by Cristina Bodelón (star).
-2007. “Da man da raíña vermella”, directed by Omar Rabuñal (star).
-2006: “Duermebella”, directed by Lorena Terrón and “Buenos Días”, directed by Dani de la Torre.
ADVERTISING:
-2008: “Caixa Galicia”, Mondotropo Prod.
-2007: “Campaña de Normalización Lingüística” (Xunta de Galicia), “Comercio Galego” (Lúa Films) and “LV” (Lúa Films).
-2005: “Camiños da Concordia”, Xunta de Galicia (TVG).
-2004-2005: “Campaña de Nadal de TVG”.
VIDEO-CLIPS:
-2007: “Aphonic”, directed by Jorge Coira.
-2006: “Haiku”, directed by Carlos Sedes and “A Banda de Poi”, directed by Javier Jácome.
-2004: “Susana Seivane”, produced by TVE.
VIDEO DANCE:
-2000: “Vigilia”. Institut del Teatre. Barcelona.
-1998: “Batea”. Lua Films.
MAGIC:
-Assistant of Luis de Matos (Portugal) and Kevin James (USA), in Galicia and Portugal.