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Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea is a Spanish actress and singer of Navarrese and Jordanian descent.
Nimri's mother is Navarrese and her father is Jordanian; his name is Karam Nimri. She has a brother named Karim Nimri, a half-brother named Andre Nimri and two half-sisters named Sara and Nadia Nimri. Najwa also has a cousin who is a singer named (Antix) Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao and now lives in Madrid.Her first important film role was in Salto al vacío, the first movie by film director Daniel Calparsoro. Her career as a singer started with small groups. In 1996, she formed the band Najwajean with Carlos Jean.[1] She has also released three solo albums. She was married to Daniel Calparsoro[2] and in 2004, she had a son, Teo.
Several of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle, and as Elena in Sex and Lucia (Spanish title Lucía y el sexo). Both films were directed by Julio Medem. She starred next to Eduardo Noriega in Abre los ojos and El Método (The Method).
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1995 | Salto al vacío | Álex | Daniel Carparsoro |
1996 | Pasajes | Gabi | |
1997 | Abre los ojos | Nuria | Alejandro Amenábar |
A ciegas | Marrubi | Daniel Calparsoro | |
1998 | Los amantes del círculo polar | Ana (young) | Julio Medem |
9'8m/s² | "Ella" | Alfonso Amador Nicolás Méndez | |
1999 | The Citizen | Jay Anania | |
2000 | Guerreros | Daniel Carparsoro | |
Asfalto | Lucía | ||
2001 | Fausto 5.0 | Julia | Isidro Ortiz Álex Olle Carlos Padrissa |
Antes que anochezca | Fina Zorilla Ochoa | Julian Schnabel | |
Lucía y el sexo | Elena | Julio Medem | |
2002 | Piedras | Leire | Ramón Salazar |
2003 | Utopía | Ángela | María Ripoll |
La reina del bar Canalla | Linda | Daniel Azancot | |
2004 | A + (Amas) | Dam | Xabier Ribera |
Agents secrets | María Menéndez | Frédéric Schoendoerffer | |
2005 | El método | Nieves | Marcelo Piñeyro |
20 centímetros | "La Conejo" | Ramón Salazar | |
2006 | Trastorno | Natalia | Fernando Cámara |
Las vidas de Celia | Celia | Antonio Chavarrías | |
2007 | Mataharis | Eva | Icíar Bollaín |
Oviedo Express | Bárbara | Gonzalo Suárez | |
2010 | Todo lo que tú quieras | Marta | Achero Mañas |
Route Irish | Marisol | Ken Loach | |
Habitación en Roma | Edurne | Julio Medem | |
2011 | Verbo | Inés | Eduardo Chapero-Jackson |
2012 | The Wine of Summer | Ana | Maria Matteoli |
2013 | 10.000 noches en ninguna parte | Claudia | Ramón Salazar |
2018 | Quién te cantará | Lila | Carlos Vermut |
El árbol de la sangre | Macarena | Julio Medem |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Episodes |
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2015-2016 2018- |
Vis a vis | Zulema Zahir | Antena 3 FOX Spain |
32 episodes |
2019-present | La Casa de Papel | Alicia | Netflix |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]