Victoria Luengo Saez (born 7 April 1990), also known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She gained recognition for her performance in the television series Riot Police (2020).[1]
Victoria Luengo Saez was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca,[2][3][4][5] but after four years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona,[6] where she was raised.[7] She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old.[7] She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School.[7]
Career beginnings
She made her television debut as a background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger television roles in Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva.[7] In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play staged at the National Theatre of Catalonia.[7]
She had a breakout performance in the television series Riot Police,[10] aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She portrayed Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction.[11]
On 31 August 2023, Luengo debuted with the single-role of Tessa in monologue play Prima Facie at Madrid's Teatros del Canal,[12][13] clinching an Actors and Actresses Union Award and a Talía Award for the role.[14] During an interview to Cadena SER, she expressed her preference to be known to the public by her real name, Victoria, rather than Vicky, which she adopted in her early career because she felt back then that Victoria was a name for an old person.[15]
Luengo starred as high-IQ investigator Antonia Scott in the Prime Video thriller series Reina Roja, based on the novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado.[16] Released in February 2024, the series received mixed reviews,[16] but Luengo landed an Iris Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance and the series was renewed for a third season before the release of season 2.[17][18]
She appeared in a minor part in The Room Next Door, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, who had early considered Dua Lipa for the role.[19] Luengo stated that she was directed "in quite a sensory way".[20] Her performance in the English-language film earned her a nomination for the Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best Film Actress in a Minor Role.[21]
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