Ariadna Gil Hiner is a popular Spanish actress. She received the Goya Award for Best Actress. Viewers know her from the painting "Graceful Era". She also starred in Pan's Labyrinth and Bear's Kiss.
Biography
The adorable Spanish woman was born in the Catalan capital Barcelona on January 23, 1969. Her father is the renowned lawyer August Jil Matamala. The famous Spanish lawyer has been invited to television more than once. Since childhood, the future actress devoted a lot of time to music lessons. Her hobbies include vocals, dancing and playing the violin. Ariadne sang in a group and participated in theatrical performances. She became a film actress thanks to the famous director Bigas Luna. He invited a graceful girl to the painting "Lola" in 1986.
Personal life
Ariadne Gil was married to screenwriter and director David Trueba. She starred in 8 of his films. One child was born in their family. Unfortunately, David and Ariadne's marriage fell apart. Later, the American actor of Danish origin Viggo Mortensen became her partner. The couple have been together since 2009. Sputnik Gil does more than act in films. He is also a writer, photographer and artist. Viggo was also married. His ex-wife is an American actress and punk singer Eksen Cervenka. They have a common child - Henry Mortensen. He also became an actor.
Career
During her acting career, Ariadne Gil has appeared in several dozen films. She first appeared on screen in 1985 in Lola, and the next film with her participation came out only 3 years later. But it was the main role in the Spanish thriller El complot dels anells. Further in the career of the actress there was again a lull for 2 years. But since the 1990s, Ariadne has been filming quite actively.
This period was opened by the film by Luis Aller with the original title Barcelona, lament. As the name suggests, the action takes place in Gil's hometown of Barcelona. The character of the actress in this thriller is Miranda. The very next year, Ariadne gets the female lead in the historical adventure film Captain Escalaborn and plays Marina. Another year has passed, during which Gil's filmography was replenished with 3 works - in the films "I love your rich bed", "Revolver" and "Graceful era". In the first comedy, she played the main character Sarah. In the second Spanish-American television drama, she was cast as Nuria. And in the third film with Penelope Cruz in the title role, the actress got the role of Violet. This comedy melodrama takes place in the 1930s. Among the heroes are a front-line deserter, an elderly artist and his daughters. The film has won numerous awards, including the British Academy Award, Goya and Oscar.
Main roles
The actress was noticed not only by the directors, but also by the audience. Ariadne continues to be actively invited to Spanish films. Gil has starred in Love Is Evil, The Worst Years of Our Lives and the miniseries Arnau. But in the film "This is a lie" Ariadne was again eclipsed by the famous Penelope Cruz. In 1995, Gil got the lead role in the comedy Celestial Mechanics. The film was shown at the Toronto and Mar del Plata International Film Festivals, as well as the Sudbury Cinefest.
In the same year she played the main character Maria in the drama Antarctica. In the story, the girl is distributing drugs. She doesn't like such a life, and she decided to change her fate. Soon she is given a chance, but things did not go as Maria expected. The film won the Goya Prize. Later, the actress played India in the film Atolladero and Malena in the film Malena is the name of tango. In the second film, the heroine Gil receives an emerald from her grandfather that can save her from death. The drama tells how the heroine competed with her sister and was looking for her place in life. The film was seen not only by residents of Spain, but also by guests of the Toronto International Film Festival.
In 1996, Ariadne played the main character Maria in the rating film "Defenders of Freedom". The character Gil is a nun who, escaping from a destroyed monastery, gets shelter in a brothel. The film received several nominations for the Goya Prize. Then the actress got a notable role in the drama "A Streetcar in Malvarroso" and starred as Charlotte in the comedy melodrama produced in Spain, France and Germany with Emmanuelle Bear and Penelope Cruz "Don Juan". The film was nominated for a Cesar.
In 1998, Gil was invited to the American film "Angels Talk" about how a young teacher was offered a job as a governess for daughters from a wealthy family of a politician and landowner. This was followed by 2 more big roles - Isabel in the melodrama "Black Tears" and Elena in the drama "Second Skin" about how a husband cheated on his wife with another man. In 2000, Ariadne starred with Ornella Muti in the Spanish-French comedy "Social Lions". The plot tells how the owner of a suburban bar decided to attract members of the high society into the ranks of his customers in order to avoid bankruptcy. The film was nominated for a Cesar.
In the early 2000s, Ariadne could be seen starring in films such as Nuts for Love (Alicia), Masterpiece (Amanda), The Dark Side of the Heart 2 (Alejandra), Past the Box Office (Carmen), The Charm of Shanghai (Anita and Chen), The Vicious Virgin (Lola), and The Soldiers of Salamina (Lola). Then she played the central characters in the dramas Difficult Parents and The Ant in the Mouth. In 2005, Gil plays Julia in the thriller Those Who Are Not. According to the script, she, together with her husband and children, moves to a house where strange things are happening. It is unclear if the woman is really going crazy, but they begin to forcefully treat her.
In 2008, the actress played in the crime thriller Blood Sisters. Her heroine is one of the 2 sisters Aurora, who trades in robberies. Then there was a notable role in the drama "The Dancer and the Thief" about life in Chile during the transition to democracy. In 2011, Gil was offered the lead female role in the miniseries Marco, in 2013 she starred in the Mexican-Canadian comedy The Boy Who Smells Like Fish, and in 2017 she played the heroine in the military action film Hostile Zone.
