Chus de Castro

Chus de Castro was born in Madrid, Spain. She is a young actress and screenwriter and her film directorial efforts have also achieved a lot of attention and recognition from her film peers and the public. She studied Drama at the prestigious Spanish Drama School "La Barraca of Alicia Hermida" and "Drama and Writing Studies" at the "Escuela Libre de interpretación" with actors Juan Diego, Clara Sanchis, Carmelo Gomez, Magui Mira and playwright and theatre director Jose Sanchis Sinisterra. She got a "College Certificate in Film Studies, Film Acting and Screenwriting" in the renowned "First Team Film Foundation" of actress/director Assumpta Serna and actor/director/screenwriter Scott Cleverdon and also a "Drama Certificate in English" at the University of Edinburgh. In addition to that, she also went to college ("The European University of Madrid-UEM"), earning a Bachelor's degree in "Translation and Interpretation" in English and French. Moreover, in order to improve her drama studies, she also studied in many different Drama Schools such as: Estudio Juan Carlos Corazza (Acting in English); Arte 4 Film Workshop, Central de Cine Film School, Laboratorio William Layton, Comedy Timing and Acting Improv with actor and comedian Cesc Albiol, Forma y Trama Writers Workshop, Film Acting Masterclass with film director Gracia Querejeta, Actor's training with theatre director Tamzin Townsend and Self-expression,Stage Movement and Physicality with the prestigious Arnold Taraborrelli. She has worked in theatre productions such as "Hard Candy" of Jonathan Rand, "El Poeta y los Niños" of F.G.Lorca, "El Viejo Celoso" of Miguel de Cervantes, "La Mujer Sola" (Monologue of Dario Fo) and "Talem, Lecho Conyugal" of Sergi Belbel. She collaborates as an actress and screenwriter with the "First Team Foundation" in a wide range of different film projects such as: "Superliberal" (a critically acclaimed short), "The Morning After", "El Gesto", "Punto de Información", "Hotline". "Ese Instante-That Instant" was her directorial debut. She wrote it and acted as well in it, and it turned out to be a critically acclaimed short film and one of the most watched shorts at Notodofilmfest. It also won Audience Award in "Festival El Barbú". She has participated in films such as "La Vida Mancha" directed by Enrique Urbizu, "Entre Abril y Julio" directed by Aitor Gaizka and "Lo Contrario al Amor" directed by Vicente Villanueva. Chus de Castro won Best Actress Award at "The Telde Cinexpress Film Festival" for her role in the short film "Yo Así No Levanto Cabeza (Chopsticks)" directed by Assumpta Serna and also written by Chus de Castro. She co-directed "Love Crisis", also starring and written by her. It won "Audience Award" in "Cortopatía Film Festival" (Madrid, Spain), "Special Jury Award" in "Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Roberto di Chiara" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and "Special Jury Award" in "XXI Sguardi Altrove Film Festival" (Milan, Italy). It got more than fifty nominations in Film Festivals worldwide. She worked as an actress in projects like "Amanece Que No Es Trozo" and "Incoming Call" and also in different projects of her own such as "Bromance", "Ruptura Original (Last Stop Eden)", "Y Esa Es La Buena?" (Finalist in Notodofilmfest), "Connection", all in competition in festivals all over the world. On TV, she has worked in different TV shows in recent years, but it is worth mentioning her performance as "Remedios" in the popular TV series "El Secreto de Puente Viejo" (Antena 3 TV). She is now working in several upcoming TV and film projects as an actress and screenwriter. Chus de Castro' s film script "Por Lo Que Más Quieras" made it to the final in the Official Selection at "The Cannes Golden Plume Screenwriting Competition 2018". Now, she's working on her new tv series project as an actress and screenwriter.