Alba Flores Biography, Family

Alba Flores is a Spanish actress who is best known for her character as Saray Vargas in Locked Up (Vis a Vis) and Nairobi in Money Heist (La Casa de Papel). Alba Flores original name is Alba González Villa, she was born on 27 October 1986 in Madrid, Spain.

Alba Flores is the only daughter of famous Spanish Singer Antonio Flores. From childhood, Alba developed her interest in acting, obviously because of her family background in the acting field. From the age of 13, She started studying drama and music. Alba started her career with Theatre, she starred in many roles. She came into the limelight with her performance in “Honeymoon in Hiroshima (Luna de miel en Hiroshima)”.

In 2005, Alba Flores made her debut in the movie “The Warm (El Calentito)”. In 2006 she made her debut on television with the show “El comisario”. Alba played an Indian woman in the movie Vicente Ferrer. In this movie, Alba speaks the Indian language Telugu.

In 2015 Alba starred in the women’s prison drama series Locked Up (Vis a Vis), She played a role named Saray Vargas, who was sentenced to four years in prison. The show became a big hit and Alba received a huge appreciation for her extraordinary performance and she won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Award and Best Female Performer Award.

In 2017 Alba Flores starred in Tv Series Money Heist (La Casa De Papel). Initially, it was released on the Spanish television channel Antena 3. In late 2017 Netflix acquired the show streaming rights across the world and there the miracle has happened. The show became the biggest hit and it became the most-watched non-English show on Netflix. The Money Heist got top ratings in the IMDb and other review websites.

The design of the characters in Money Heist made the show the biggest hit. Alba Flores played the character of “Nairobi”, a young girl who is in charge of printing money and melting gold. Her extraordinary performance got her several awards including Platino Award for Best Supporting Actress and Iris Award in the Best Actress category.

Family

Parents

Alba Flores father’s name is Antonio Flores, He was a famous Spanish singer and her mother’s name is Ana Villa, she was a theatrical producer. Alba’s father died when she was nine years old.

Alba Flores grandmother Lola Flores is an actress and singer. Alba aunts are singers Lolita Flores and Rosario Flores.

Alba Flores is not yet married and currently, she is single.

Some Interesting Facts about Alba Flores

• Alba Flores is a pure vegetarian & she is a member of PETA.
• Apart from acting, she excelled in instruments. She plays piano and guitar on-stage performances.
• She is an advocate for LGBT and Spanish Roma Community.

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