Ana Duato
Ana Duato at the awards ceremony for International Women's Day in 2019.
Born
Ana Consuelo Duato Boix

(1968-06-18) 18 June 1968
Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse
Miguel Ángel Bernardeau
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(m. 1989)​
Children2, including Miguel Bernardeau
RelativesNacho Duato (cousin)

Ana Consuelo Duato Boix (born 18 June 1968) is a Spanish actress, who is best known for portraying Mercedes Fernández in the television series Cuéntame cómo pasó.

Biography

Ana Consuelo Duato Boix was born on 18 June 1968, in Valencia. She has one older sister, named Zulema Duato Boix. She is the cousin of famous dancer and choreographer Nacho Duato.

Personal life

In 1989, she married the television producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau Maestro. On 12 December 1996, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy, whom they called Miguel Bernardeau. In 2004, she gave birth to the couple's second child, a girl, whom they called María Bernardeau Duato, was born in Madrid, Spain.

Lawsuits

On 7 April 2016, Ana Duato was accused of Tax evasion and Money laundering crimes together with the actor, Imanol Arias and her husband, Miguel Ángel Bernardeau, in the Panama Papers scandal as the owner of an offshore company, Trekel Trading Limited, based on the island nation of Niue that held a bank account under his complete control at the Swiss bank Banque Franck SA. In May 2016, a judicial investigation was opened for the alleged crimes.[1][2][3]

Career

Ana Duato first role was with the Spanish director Basilio Martín Patino in 1987.

Between 2001 and 2023, she starred in the Televisión Española prime-time series Cuéntame cómo pasó as Mercedes Fernández, the mother of a Spanish middle-class family during the years of the rule of Francisco Franco, the transition to democracy, and the current democracy.

UNICEF

As part of her charity work, Ana Duato has been one of the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors since December 2000.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Movie Character Director Notes
1987 Madrid Basilio Martín Patino
1989 Un negro con un saxo Lidia Francesc Bellmunt
1991 Cómo levantar 1000 kilos Sara Antonio Hernández
1992 Una estación de paso Juan's mother Gracia Querejeta
1993 Y creó en el nombre del padre Óscar del Caz Short film
1994 Los amigos del muerto Friend Icíar Bollaín Short film
1994 Amor propio Judge's Assistant Mario Camus
1996 Adosados Paula Mario Camus
1996 The Dog in the Manger Marcela Pilar Miró
1997 The Color of the Clouds Tina Mario Camus
1998 La vuelta de El Coyote Joy Mario Camus
1999 Los Lobos de Washington Tertuliana Javier Bardem
2000 Las razones de mis amigos Elena Gerardo Herrero

Television

Year Title Character Network Notes
1989–1990 Brigada Central Virginia Televisión Española 14 episodes
1993 Celia María del Pilar Gálvez de Montalbán Televisión Española 6 episodes
1993 Para Elisa Televisión Española 1 episode
1993 Lleno, por favor Mother Antena 3 1 episode
1994 Colegio Mayor Bibi Telemadrid 1 episode
1994–1995 Villarriba y Villabajo Paulina Televisión Española 25 episodes
1995–1997 Médico de familia Irene Cerezo Telecinco 29 episodes
1997–1998 Querido maestro Lola Telecinco 22 episodes
1999–2000 Mediterráneo Clara Salgado Telecinco 13 episodes
2000 Estudio 1 Televisión Española 1 episode
2001 Severo Ochoa. La conquista de un Nobel Carmen Covián Televisión Española 2 episodes
2001–2023 Cuéntame cómo pasó Mercedes Fernández López Televisión Española 413 episodes

Ana Duato at IMDb

References

  1. ↑ Pérez, Fernando Jesús (10 May 2016). "Ana Duato e Imanol Arias recogen en la Audiencia la querella por delito fiscal". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Vázquez, Ángeles (6 May 2016). "Anticorrupción acusa a Imanol Arias y Ana Duato de haber defraudado tres millones de euros". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "La Fiscalía pide que Imanol Arias y Ana Duato declaren por fraude fiscal". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "National ambassadors". UNICEF. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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