Aida Ballmann

• Birthplace — Canary Islands, Spain • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2006 – present • Notable Works — The Extraordinary Tale • Website — https: aidaballmann.com/en/

Aïda Ballmann studied drama in Gijón, and finished her degree in Seville in 2009. She trained in the Meisner technique in Germany and Spain.

Ballmann's first works in theatre were with the companies La Sonrisa del Lagarto, Fauna y Arte, and La Carbonería de la Lola, with which she participated in more than twelve productions. She also worked as a stunt performer, which led her to participate in the productions El Oro del Rin and La Valquiria of La Fura dels Baus. In 2012, Ballmann starred in her first feature film, The Extraordinary Tale, by J.F. Ortuño and Laura Alvea, shot in English, for which she was awarded best actress at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival. and at Film Bizarro. She was nominated for best actress at the Andalusian Film Writers' Association Awards (ASECAN), and was reviewed in magazines such as Hollywood Reporter. She was awarded best actress at the Festivalito for Perséfone and received the Leoncio Morales Award for her contribution to the culture of her native island. Ballmann participated in series such as Operación Barrio Inglés, Una vida menos en Canarias, Endlich Witwer, Crossfire, Lo que escondían sus ojos, El Tiempo entre Costuras, Águila Roja, Brigada de Fenómenos and Malviviendo, and starred in various Spanish and international feature films. Among them were La Velocidad de nuestros Pensamientos by Nacho Chueca, the German production Die Insel by Lars Ostmann, El Gigante y la Sirena by Roberto Chinet, Atlánticas by Guillermo García López, The Europeans by Víctor García León, Gleich by Jeniffer Castañeda, The metamorphosis of Narcissus, by the Iranian director Hamed Alizadeh, L´avia i el foraster by Sergi Miralles or A una isla de ti, by Alexis Morante. Of her short films, Five Minutes by Genesis Lence and co-starring her sister Serai Ballmann, stands out. Its world premiere was at the Short Film Corner section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. For this work, Ballman was nominated for best actress at VIFA 2022. Ballmann's debut as a director and producer was with the documentary Sand Path.

• Title — Director — Character — Year • A una isla de ti — Alexis Morante — Lara — 2026 • L´avia i el foraster — Sergi Miralles — Julia — 2024 • The metamorphosis of Narcissus — Hamed Alizadeh — María — 2024 • Gleich — Jeniffer Castañeda — Ebba — 2023 • Five Minutes (short film) — Genesis Lence — Aida — 2021 • Los europeos (The Europeans) — Víctor García León — Erika — 2020 • Sand Path — self — self — 2018 • El Gigante y La Sirena — Roberto Chinet — Lavinia — 2017 • La velocidad de nuestros pensamientos — Nacho Chueca — Erika von Brücken — 2017 • Die Insel — Lars Ostmann — self — 2016 • Perséfone (short film) — Cándido Perez Armas — Perséfone — 2016 • La Paradoja de la Calle Real (short film) — Selu Vega — Lucía — 2015 • Golosinas (short film) — Iván López — Ana — 2014 • Podredumbes (short film) — Juan Carlos Guerra — Linda — 2014 • The Extraordinary Tale — Laura Alvea and José F. Ortuño — She — 2013

• Title — Episode — Character — Year • Una vida menos en Canarias — 2 — Erin Kelly — 2024 • Operación Barrio Inglés — 8 — Miss Eva — 2024 • Endlich Witwer 3 — TV movie — Frau Zindler — 2023 • Atlánticas — El Hierro and Clara Lago — Self — 2018 • Lo que escondían sus ojos — 3 — Hilde — 2016 • Air — 5 — Brigitte — 2015 • Brigada de fenomenos — 1 — Vampire — 2015 • Águila Roja — 1 — Spy — 2014 • El tiempo entre costuras — 2 — Anke Von Fries — 2013 • Malviviendo — 1 — Russian — 2011

• Title — Company — Character — Year • Recetas para el Alma — La carbonería de la lola — Mía — 2021 • Principios — Colectivo Amazonas — La científica del amor — 2020 • Mi vida con Pablo — Micro teather Granada — Main cast — 2014 • Evidentemente — Micro teather Sevilla — Main cast — 2012 • El oro del Rhin — Fura del Baus — Stunwoman — 2011 • Valquiria — Fura del Baus — Stunwoman — 2010 • La Despedida — La sonrisa del lagarto — Federica — 2008 • Boneca — La sonrisa del lagarto — Nina — 2006