Candela Holgado Calvo

Candela Holgado Calvo

About me

I’m an actress, playwright, and director. I see theatre as a place where people truly meet — not just characters. In every project, I look for something alive, something slightly out of control that forces us to really listen. I like moving between acting, writing, and directing, and I believe the three feed each other: writing helps me understand how I think, acting teaches me to be present, and directing reminds me that everything is a conversation.

As an actress, I enjoy both drama and comedy; I’m drawn to vulnerability, awkwardness, and contradiction. I love physical work, improvisation, and creating from play and intuition.

Outside theatre, I love going to the cinema (especially films that stay with you for days), reading, drawing, and learning new things. I speak Spanish, English, French, and a little bit of Mandarin Chinese. I play the piano, guitar, and cello, so music often finds its way into my creative process and how I understand performance.

I like to think of every project as an opportunity to bring all these sides together — curiosity, sensitivity, humour, and a constant desire to explore. More than results, I’m interested in processes, in the people I share them with, and in that unique energy that appears when something honest happens on stage.

Information

Acting age
17-27 years
Year of birth
2003 (23 years)
Place of birth
Lima, Perú
Height (cm)
160
Eye color
hazel
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Medium
Place of residence
Madrid (ES), Cádiz (ES)
Housing options
Málaga (ES)
Nationality
Spanish
Languages
English(native)Spanish(native)FrenchChinese
Dialects
Northern Peninsular (Castilian-North)(native dialect)CatalanSouthern Peninsular (Andalusian)Standard American EnglishStandard British English
Accents
SpanishAmericanEnglishFrenchItalian
Instruments
GuitarPianoCello
Sport
BalletCrossFit
Dance
BalletContemporary danceJazz danceFlamenco
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Dancer, Singer, Comedian
Singing
BalladJazzPop songsfolk song
Special skills
(cartoon) voice acting
Pitch
Soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2021 – 2024
Laboratorio William Layton

Television

UPA NEXT (TV series)

Theater

Desamores y otras pequeñas reflexiones
El laberinto mágico
Un tiempo de perros
Wow