Camila Sosa Villada

Camila Sosa Villada studied at National University of Córdoba. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is literature, acting and creative and professional writing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry and essay. Works named in the authority record are Bad Girls. Distinctions recorded are Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize and grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro du roman étranger.

• Name — Camila Sosa Villada • Birthplace — La Falda, Argentina • Born — 28 January 1982 • Education — National University of Córdoba • Occupation — Actress, writer, singer • Notable Works — Las malas (2019)

On 28 January 1982, Camilia Sosa Villada was born in La Falda, Argentina, 80 km from the city of Córdoba. Throughout her childhood, she moved around the Córdoba Province, living in a number of cities including Cruz del Eje, Los Sauces, Mina Clavero, and Córdoba. Camila Sosa Villada She studied for three years of Social Communication at the National University of Córdoba's School of Information Sciences and another four years for her bachelor's degree at the same university. In 2009, Villada premiered her play Carnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti (Carnes Tolendas, an on-stage portrayal of a travesti), a biodrama of her life which fused her personal experiences that she recorded on her blog, La Novia de Sandro [Sandro's Girlfriend], with the poetry of Federico García Lorca. The play, directed by María Palacios and revised by Paco Giménez, was selected for the 2010 National Theater Festival held in La Plata. In 2011, Javier van de Couter, filmmaker, actor, scriptwriter and author of the script of the Argentine drama miniseries Tumberos, cast Sosa Villada in a minor role in the film Mía, but later offered her the starring role after watching her in Carnes tolendas in Córdoba. Camila Sosa Villada In March 2010, the actress spent several months in Buenos Aires working with the Rojas Cultural Centre, which has a department for works relating to gender. Sosa Villada had the chance to perform Carnes tolendas in May 2010. She performed a sold-out show in the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA), which was well received by critics. Filming for Mía finished on 15 May 2010. She then spent another 15 days recording the dubbing for her character. In June 2010, Carnes tolendas was selected to be shown at the Theatre Students Bicentennial, a festival which brings together theatre students from all over the country. In 2012, Sosa Villada starred in the La viuda de Rafael (The Widow of Rafael), a miniseries which consisted of 13 episodes, which was aired from November to December that same year. She starred as Nina, the transsexual wife of a wealthy businessman (played by Luis Machín) who, after her husband dies in an accident, must fight for what's hers against her spiteful in-laws. Camila Sosa Villada On 7 August 2013, the Argentine Government granted her a new national identity card (DNI), updated with the name Camila Sosa Villada and the gender she identifies as. Camila Sosa Villada

Sources: Alternative Teatral • Year — Show — Notes • 2009 — Carnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti [Carnes tolendas, an on-stage portrait of a travesti] — Shown in theatres in Córdoba. • 2010 — El errante, los sueños del centauro [The Wanderer, the Dreams of the Centaur] — Play written by Jorge Villegas, which recounts the story of Manuel Baigorria (1809–1875) • 2011 — Evocaciones dramáticas sobre Tita Merello y Billie Holiday, o Llórame un río... [Dramatic evocations about Tita Merello and Billie Holiday, or Cry Me a River...] • 2014 — El bello indiferente [Le Bel Indifférent] — Play written by Jean Cocteau, directed by Javier Van de Couter, starring Hervé Segata. • 2015 — Los ríos del olvido [The Rivers of Oblivion] • 2015 — Despierta Corazón Dormido/ Frida [Awaken Sleeping Heart/Frida] • 2016 — Putx madre — Directed by and starring Camila Sosa Villada. • 2017 — El cabaret de la Difunta Correa. [The Difunta Correa's Cabaret]

• Year — Title — Notes • 2012 — La viuda de Rafael [The Widow of Rafael] — Miniseries starring Camila Sosa Villada as the protagonist, in which she also sings the show's opening theme song. • 2013 — Historia clínica [Medical History] — Feature-length documentary, directed by Norma Fernández, starring Sosa Villada as herself. Winner of the best documentary prize at the 'Diversa 2010' Cinema Festival. • 2014 — La celebración [The Celebration]

Camila Sosa Villada is recorded as having received Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize and grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro du roman étranger.