Personal details
- Birth Date: 1983-02-09
- Height: 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
- Birth Location: Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
- Professions: Actress, Producer, Writer
Celia Freijeiro García, born in Vigo, Galicia, totally has art in her DNA—her dad’s the painter Rafael Freijeiro, so yeah, creativity runs in the fam. She bounced over to the US for a year at 18, then landed in Madrid, where stuff really started to happen for her career-wise. She’s got this wild versatility—one minute she’s dramatic, next she’s hilarious—so you can’t really pin her down. She’s obsessed with theatre, honestly, and kicked things off on stage. Her big moment came with “El Color de Agosto” in 2006 (Paloma Pedrero’s piece), which scored her nominations for some pretty major Spanish theater awards—Valle Inclán, Mayte, big names. Fast-forward to 2013, she’s the lead in Artaud’s “Los Cenci” at Teatro Español, directed by Sonia Sebastian. Again, she grabs a Valle Inclán nomination. Then there’s her take on “Mucho Ruido y Pocas Nueces” (or if you’re feeling fancy, “Much Ado About Nothing”) in 2014—critics and crowds loved it, and it got a nod at The International Almagro Classical Theatre Festival. She’s not just a stage queen, though. On the big screen, she’s in “De Chica en Chica” (she even produced that one) and “Todo es Silencio,” acting alongside big Spanish stars. But TV is where most people know her—lead roles in “Seis Hermanas,” “Homicidios,” and the web series “Chica Busca Chica,” which hit Netflix and Amazon in the US. Oh, and she runs her own production company, Pocapena Producciones, juggling theater, short films, and features. Seriously, she does it all.
She’s actually the daughter of Rafael Freijeiro, that painter everyone in the art world seems to know—or at least pretends to. You see his work in those fancy galleries, and suddenly, there’s his kid, popping up in film credits. Makes sense, right? Art runs in the family; it’s like a legacy thing, not just genetics but a whole vibe passed down. Some folks might say she’s just riding on his coattails, but honestly, she’s got her own thing going on. There’s this subtle confidence, probably from growing up surrounded by canvases bigger than most apartments, and you can feel it in her performances. People love digging into celebrity backgrounds, finding that one connection, and hers is actually pretty cool. Imagine dinner at their place—paint everywhere, creative energy bouncing off the walls, probably a little wild. It’s not just a random trivia fact; it tells you a lot about how she approaches her craft, with that boldness you only get when art’s in your blood.
February 9, 1983
5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
42 years old