Sonia Méndez

Category: Director and actress
Birth Date: 14th august 1980
Birth Place: Vigo (Pontevedra)

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 Curriculum

She has a multidisciplinary training in the field of theatre and audiovisual. She mainly studied in various schools as Espacio Aberto in Santiago de Compostela, Centre de Estudies Cinematogràfics of Catalunya in Barcelona and an Interpretation and Dramatic Arts Postdegree at the University of Santiago de Compostela.

She followed courses on Screenwriting and Directing Actors at the Centre de Estudies Cinematogràfics de Catalunya (Barcelona), in the International School of Film and TV Drama of Cuba studied dramatic construction, and in the School of Image and Sound in A Coruña trained as a filmmaker and Audiovisual Performances. Also, she currently teaches in the school of interpretation “Espacio Aberto” (Compostela) where she teaches an annual course for actors of “Interpretation in front of the camera”.

As actress, Sonia Mendez was worked in the TV serial “Terras de Miranda” (Galicia, 2001) which was later followed by other series such as “Os Atlánticos” produced by Filmanova and broadcasted on TVG. Meanwhile, she was participating in films like “Rafael”, by Xavier Bermúdez, “Unha Muller Invisible” by Gerardo Herrero, “Por mí y por todos mis compañeros” directed by Judas Diz or “El Sexo de los Ángeles” directed by Xavier Villaverde.

She is currently working on developing her first long film with Xamalú Filmes and she´s creator, screenwriter and actress on the online serial Angélica y Roberta, with Sandra Lesta.

 

EDUCATION

2007. “La Construcción Dramática”. International School of Cinema and TV (Cuba).

2006-­07. Performance and Audiovisual, EIS (A Coruña).

2005. “III Curso de Interpretación” with Carlos Neira. Espacio Aberto. Postgraduate course on Performance and Drama, University of Santiago de Compostela.

2001-­03. “Master y III Curso en Interpretación”. Centre de Estudis Cinematográfics de Catalunya (CECC). Barcelona.

Course on Script with Eugenia Klever. CECC (Barcelona).

Course on Actor Direction with Gustavo Fontán. CECC (Barcelona).

2004-­05. “Formación Actoral Regular” with Carlos Neira. Espacio Aberto (Compostela).

“Curso Regular de Técnica Vocal” with Cristina Domínguez. Espacio Aberto (Compostela).

1999-­01. “Preparación Física para el Actor” with Carlos Neira. Espacio Aberto (Compostela).

 Work & Activities

DIRECTION

2012. “Conversa cunha muller morta”. Short.

2011. “As damas negras”. Short.

2010. “Leo y Mario (se dejan)”. Short.

2008. “Perversa Lola”. Short.

 

ACTRESS

2011- 12. “Angélica y Roberta”, web serial nominee to Metre Mateo Awards.

 

CINEMA

2011. “El sexo de los ángeles” by Xavier Villaverde.

2010. “Años después” by Laura Gardos.

2007. “Rafael” by Xavier Bermúdez.

2007. “Una mujer invisible” by Gerardo Herrero.

2005. “Por mí y por todos mis compañeros” by Judas Diz.

 

TELEVISION

2012. “Os Bolechas especial Carnaval”, TV programme for TVG.

2009. “Horizonte 2”. Pilot TV serial. Filmanova for TVG.

2007-­09. “Os Atlánticos”. TV serial. Filmanova for TVG.

2005. “Pataghorubi”. TV-movie by Antón Dobao.

2005. “Rías Baixas”. TV serial for TVG.

2001-­04. “Terras de Miranda”. TV serial for TVG.

2003. “La Rosa de Alejandría”. TV-movie by Rafael Monleón.

 

SHORTS

2005. “Princesa”. Videocreation by Marguerita Morello.

2010. “Negro Café”, School of Image and Sound (Vigo)

2002. “Sec.13” by Pedro Deltell.

2002. Shorts in several formats by the ESCAC.

2002. “Roberto Zucco” by David Linares.

 

THEATRE

2010. “Aquí no llama ni dios”. Musical theatre.

2009. “Esperando a Godot”. NUT. Director: Carlos Neira.

2007. “Locos de Amor”. Espacio Aberto. Director: Carlos Neira.

2007. “VI Festa do Circo”. Sala Nasa.

2006. “Virxes, Western Relixioso”. Cabaret.

2005. “Matando Horas”, created according to texts by Rodrigo García. Sala Galán.

2004. “V Festa do Circo”. Sala Nasa (Santiago de Compostela)

2002. “El Velo”. Dirigida por Eugenia Klever. Barcelona.

2002. “Por Fascículos”. Cabaret.

2000. “Para Vos, Reina”. Espacio Aberto.

1999-­00. “Sintoo/Desamanecendo”. Ápeiron Teatro. Director: Carlos Lousada.

 Other Interesting Aspects

Teacher: She gives the anual course 'Interpretación delante de la Cámara' at Espacio Aberto, Santiago de Compostela.