Victoria Luengo Saez (born 7 April 1990), also known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She gained recognition for her performance in television series Riot Police (2020).[1]

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Victoria Luengo
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At the 12th Gaudí Awards in 2020
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Victoria Luengo Saez

(1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34)
Other namesVicky Luengo
OccupationActress
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Biography

Victoria Luengo Saez was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca,[2][3][4][5] but after fours years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona,[6] where she was raised.[7] She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old.[7] She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School.[7] She made her television debut as a background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger television roles in Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva.[7] In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play staged at the National Theatre of Catalonia.[7]

She starred as lead character in the French TV movie Carmen [fr] (2011), directed by Jacques Malaterre,[6] also appearing in films such as La Trinca: la biografía no autorizada [es] (2011), Born (2014; for which she won a Best Actress Award at the 2015 New York City International Film Festival),[8] Barcelona, noche de invierno [es] (2015), The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018) and I'm Being Me (2020).[6][9]

She had a breakout performance in the television series Riot Police,[10] aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She portrayed Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction.[11]

On 31 August 2023, Luengo debuted with the single-role of Tessa in monologue play Prima Facie at Madrid's Teatros del Canal.[12][13]

In 2024, she expressed her preference to be known to the public by her real name, Victoria, rather than Vicky, which she adopted in her early career because she felt back then that Victoria was a name for an old person.[14]

Filmography

Television

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Luengo and Hovik Keuchkerian during a break in the shooting of Red Queen in Madrid
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2010 El pacto [es] Merche Aired as miniseries [15]
2010 La pecera de Eva Ari [7]
2011 Carmen [fr] TV movie [6]
2011 Homicidios María Losada [16]
2013–2017 La Riera [ca] Míriam Ambrós Santacana [17]
2019 Secretos de Estado [es] Raquel 13 episodes [7]
2020 Madres. Amor y vida Natalia [18]
2020 Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Laia Urquijo [11]
2021Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake)EvaEpisode: "El doble"[19]
2024
Reina Roja (Red Queen)Antonia Scott
Yo, adicto (I, Addict)
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Film

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2014 Born [ca] Marianna [8]
2015 Barcelona, noche de invierno [es] Olga [22]
2017 Blue Rai Lola [23]
2018 Las leyes de la termodinámica (The Laws of Thermodynamics) Eva [24]
2020
Hogar (The Occupant)Natalia
2021
Chavalas (Girlfriends) Marta [26]
El sustituto (The Replacement) Eva Vidal [27]
2022Suro (Cork)Elena[28]
2024
The Room Next DoorFred's Wife
Verano en diciembrePaloma
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Accolades

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Luengo receiving an award at the CiBRA Festival in Toledo in 2022
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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 26th Forqué Awards Best Actress in a Series Riot Police Nominated [31]
8th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Series Nominated [32]
68th Ondas Awards Best Actress in Spanish Fiction (TV) Won [33]
71st Fotogramas de PlataBest Television ActressWon[34]
2022
14th Gaudí AwardsBest ActressGirlfriendsNominated
2023 15th Gaudí AwardsBest ActressCorkWon[37]
37th Goya AwardsBest ActressNominated[38]
2024
32nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Stage Actress in a Leading RolePrima FacieWon
2nd Talía AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role in a Text TheaterWon
27th Max AwardsBest ActressNominated
2025
26th Iris AwardsBest ActressRed QueenPending
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References

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