Candela Holgado Calvo

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Candela Holgado Calvo

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I’m an actress, playwright, and director. I see theatre as a place where people truly meet — not just characters. In every project, I look for something alive, something slightly out of control that forces us to really listen. I like moving between acting, writing, and directing, and I believe the three feed each other: writing helps me understand how I think, acting teaches me to be present, and directing reminds me that everything is a conversation.

As an actress, I enjoy both drama and comedy; I’m drawn to vulnerability, awkwardness, and contradiction. I love physical work, improvisation, and creating from play and intuition.

Outside theatre, I love going to the cinema (especially films that stay with you for days), reading, drawing, and learning new things. I speak Spanish, English, French, and a little bit of Mandarin Chinese. I play the piano, guitar, and cello, so music often finds its way into my creative process and how I understand performance.

I like to think of every project as an opportunity to bring all these sides together — curiosity, sensitivity, humour, and a constant desire to explore. More than results, I’m interested in processes, in the people I share them with, and in that unique energy that appears when something honest happens on stage.


Candela Holgado Calvo
23 yearsMadrid (ES), Cádiz (ES)
Genderfemale
Year of birth2003 (23 years)
Acting age17-27 years
Place of birthLima, Perú
NationalitySpanish
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27), Spain, Peru
Housing optionsMálaga (ES)
SpecializationsDancer, Singer, Comedian
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorhazel
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)160
LanguagesEnglish(native)Spanish(native)FrenchChinese
DialectsNorthern Peninsular (Castilian-North)(native dialect)CatalanSouthern Peninsular (Andalusian)Standard American EnglishStandard British English
AccentsSpanishAmericanEnglishFrenchItalian
InstrumentsGuitarPianoCello
SportBalletCrossFit
DanceBalletContemporary danceJazz danceFlamenco
PitchSoprano
SingingBalladJazzPop songsfolk song
Special skills(cartoon) voice acting
Training
Primary professional training
Television
2022
UPA NEXT (TV series)
Theater
2024 – 2025
Desamores y otras pequeñas reflexiones
2024
El laberinto mágico
2023
Un tiempo de perros
2023
Wow