
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1968-11-05 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Also known as
- Aitana Sanchez Gijo · Aitana Sanchez Gijon · Aitana Sánchez Gijón · Aitana Sanchez-Gijon · Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis · Айтана Санчес-Хихон
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress.
Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004).
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Known For
TV Shows (10)

La Revuelta
2024
as Self - Guest

Velvet
2014
as Blanca Soto

Breathless
2024
as Pilar Amaro

Estoy vivo
2017
as Comisaria Verónica "Vero" Ruiz

Martínez y hermanos
2022
as Self - Guest

The Velvet Collection
2017
as Blanca Soto

Segunda Enseñanza
1986

La Regenta
1995
as Ana Ozores

Los 80
2004
as Nuria Acosta

El Corazón del Imperio
2021
as Julia Mesa
Movies (70)

Bitter Christmas
2026
as Mónica

The Machinist
2004
as Marie

A Walk in the Clouds
1995
as Victoria Aragón

Drifters
2011
as Vima

Parallel Mothers
2021
as Teresa

Volaverunt
1999
as Cayetana, Duquesa de Alba

Oviedo Express
2007
as Mariola Mayo

I'm Not Scared
2003
as Anna

Querido Fotogramas
2018
as Self

Velvet Colección: Grand Finale
2020
as Blanca Soto Fernández

The Backwoods
2006
as Isabel

Carta mortal
2003

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
1997
as Model

The Misfits Club
2014
as Madre de Valeria

Under Her Control
2022
as Beatriz

Rowing with the Wind
1988
as Teresa Guiccioli

Yerma
1999
as Yerma

Love Walked In
1997
as Vicky Rivas

The Monk
1990
as Sister Ines

The Perfect Husband
1993
as Klara

Jealousy
1999
as Carmen

Ruleta
1999

With Good Reason
2004

Tell Me About Love
2008
as Nicole

A Man, a Real One
2003
as Dolores

Maktub
2011
as Beatriz

The First Look
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Redondela
1987
as Luisa Peña

Tangos Are for Two
1998
as Juanita

Without a Trace
2001
as Ana

The Nautical Chart
2007
as Tánger Soto

The Low Land
2025
as Carmen Membrado

The Greek Labyrinth
1993
as Bernadette

Thi Mai
2018
as Elvira

Teresa
2015
as Doña Jimena

Hombres felices
2001
as Ana

Mi dulce
2001
as Ángela

The Frost
2009
as Rita

La Regenta
1995

The Whore and the Whale
2004
as Vera

Mouth to Mouth
1995
as Amanda

Survivor's Day
2023
as Elena Paz

My Other Jon
2023

Going Down in Morocco
1989
as Elena

Havanera 1820
1993
as Amelia Roig

The Chambermaid on the Titanic
1997
as Marie

Something Is About to Happen
2023
as Roberta

The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
2023
as Self - Actress

Jarrapellejos
1988
as Isabel

Alex's Strip
2020
as Vera

Anatomy of a Dandy
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Blind Man's Bluff
1994
as Bianca

Volcánica
2018

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
1996
as Maria de Loffredo

The Sea and the Weather
1989
as Mer

The Bird of Happiness
1993
as Nani

The Widow from Valencia
2010
as Leonarda

Romanza final (Gayarre)
1986
as Alicia

Fish Bones
2021
as Carmen

La muerte de Otilia Ruiz
2011
as Blanca Lupino

Wounded Animals
2006
as Claudia

El crimen de Perpignan
1991
as Yvette Romero

Disco Inferno
2015

The Frontier Law
1995
as Bárbara Miller Molina
Deseo Oculto
1992
El genio tranquilo
2006

Viento de cólera
1988

La mujer impuntual
1994
No hagas planes con Marga
1988
as Charo
Hidden Desire
1992
as Julia
About Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Lun… With 80 credits spanning from 1986 to 2026, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón has appeared in 70 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Movies
- Bitter Christmas (2026) — as Mónica
- The Machinist (2004) — as Marie
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995) — as Victoria Aragón
- Drifters (2011) — as Vima
- Parallel Mothers (2021) — as Teresa
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