Najwa Nimri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nimri and the second or maternal family name is Urrutikoetxea.
Najwa Nimri
Nimri in 2018
Born
Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea

(1972-02-14) 14 February 1972 (age 52)
Pamplona, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1995–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Formerly ofNajwajean (with Carlos Jean)
Spouse
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(m. 1995; div. 2000)​

Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (Spanish: [ˈnaʝwa ˈnimɾj urutikoeˈtʃea]; born 14 February 1972) is a Spanish actress and singer.

In 1996, Nimri formed the musical duo Najwajean along with producer Carlos Jean, launching No Blood, an early instance of a trip-hop album in Spain.[1] She first appeared in a film with a leading role in Jump into the Void (1995),[2] eventually becoming one of the big names of 1990s and 2000s Spanish cinema.[3] Film roles that came after her debut include performances in Passages (1996), Open Your Eyes (1997), Blinded (1997), Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998), Asfalto (2000), Sex and Lucia (2001), and Fausto 5.0 (2001).

After spending some time on the back burner as an actress, her popularity greatly increased in the streaming era for her television work in villain roles in crime drama series Locked Up and Money Heist.[4][3]

  1. ^ "Resucita el tándem Najwa + Jean". 20minutos. 13 June 2007.
  2. ^ Fuentes, Alberto de las (23 April 2004). "Misteriosa y tímida". El Mundo.
  3. ^ a b Blanes, P.; Moreno, José M. (22 September 2024). "'La virgen roja', el crimen de la niña prodigio de la República es la metáfora de todo un país". Cadena SER.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference vanityfair was invoked but never defined (see the help page).