| Camila Sosa Villada | |
| Birth Place: | La Falda, Argentina |
| Birth Date: | 1982 1, df=y |
| Alma Mater: | National University of Córdoba |
| Occupation: | Actress, writer, singer |
| Notable Works: | Las malas (2019) |
Camila Sosa Villada (born 28 January 1982) is a transgender Argentine writer and theatre, film, and television actress.[1] [2] [3]
On 28 January 1982, Camilia Sosa Villada was born in La Falda, Argentina, 80km (50miles) from the city of Córdoba. Throughout her childhood, she moved around the Córdoba Province, living in a number of cities including Cruz del Eje, Los Sauces, Mina Clavero, and Córdoba.
She studied for three years of Social Communication at the National University of Córdoba's School of Information Sciences and another four years for her bachelor's degree at the same university.[4]
In 2009, Villada premiered her play Carnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti [Carnes Tolendas, an on-stage portrayal of a travesti], a biodrama of her life which fused her personal experiences that she recorded on her blog, La Novia de Sandro [Sandro's Girlfriend], with the poetry of Federico García Lorca. The play, directed by María Palacios and revised by Paco Giménez, was selected for the 2010 National Theater Festival held in La Plata.[5] [6]
In 2011, Javier van de Couter, filmmaker, actor, scriptwriter and author of the script of the Argentine drama miniseries Tumberos, cast Sosa Villada in a minor role in the film Mía, but later offered her the starring role after watching her in Carnes tolendas in Córdoba.
November 2020.
In March 2010, the actress spent several months in Buenos Aires working with the Rojas Cultural Centre, which has a department for works relating to gender. Sosa Villada had the chance to perform Carnes tolendas in May 2010. She performed a sold-out show in the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA), which was well received by critics.
Filming for Mía finished on 15 May 2010. She then spent another 15 days recording the dubbing for her character.
In June 2010, Carnes tolendas was selected to be shown at the Theatre Students Bicentennial, a festival which brings together theatre students from all over the country.
In 2012, Sosa Villada starred in the La viuda de Rafael (The Widow of Rafael), a miniseries which consisted of 13 episodes, which was aired from November to December that same year. She starred as Nina, the transsexual wife of a wealthy businessman (played by Luis Machín) who, after her husband dies in an accident, must fight for what's hers against her spiteful in-laws.
On 7 August 2013, the Argentine Government granted her a new national identity card (DNI), updated with the name Camila Sosa Villada, and the gender she identifies as.[7]
November 2020.
Sources: Alternative Teatral[8]
| Year | Show | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Carnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti[''Carnes tolendas, an on-stage portrait of a travesti] | Shown in theatres in Córdoba. | |
| 2010 | El errante, los sueños del centauro[''The Wanderer, the Dreams of the Centaur''] | Play written by Jorge Villegas, which recounts the story of Manuel Baigorria (1809-1875) | |
| 2011 | Evocaciones dramáticas sobre Tita Merello y Billie Holiday, o Llórame un río...[''Dramatic evocations about Tita Merello and Billie Holiday, or Cry Me a River...''] | ||
| 2014 | El bello indiferente [''Le Bel Indifférent] | Play written by Jean Cocteau, directed by Javier Van de Couter,starring Hervé Segata. | |
| 2015 | Los ríos del olvido [The Rivers of Oblivion] | ||
| 2015 | Despierta Corazón Dormido/ Frida [Awaken Sleeping Heart/Frida] | ||
| 2016 | Putx madre | Directed by and starring Camila Sosa Villada. | |
| 2017 | El cabaret de la Difunta Correa.[The Difunta Correa's Cabaret] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | La vereda de la calle Roma[''The Sidewalk of Rome Street] | Starred as protagonist. | |
| 2009 | Camila, desde el alma[''Camila, from the Soul''] | Feature-length documentary, directed by Norma Fernández, starring Sosa Villada as herself,winner of the best documentary prize at the 'Diversa 2010' Cinema Festival. | |
| 2011 | Mía [''Mine''] | Film directed by Javier van de Couter, starring Rodrigo de la Serna y Maite Lanata. Awards and nominations:
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| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | La viuda de Rafael[''The Widow of Rafael] | Miniseries starring Camila Sosa Villada as the protagonist, in which she also sings the show's opening theme song. | |
| 2013 | Historia clínica[''Medical History''] | Feature-length documentary, directed by Norma Fernández, starring Sosa Villada as herself.Winner of the best documentary prize at the 'Diversa 2010' Cinema Festival. | |
| 2014 | La celebración[''The Celebration''] |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | La novia de Sandro[''Sandro's Girlfriend''] | Poetry book. | |
| 2018 | El Viaje Inútil[''The Useless Journey] | Autobiography. | |
| 2019 | Las malas [''Bad Girls''] | Novel. | |
| 2019 | Tesis sobre la domesticación[Essays on Domestication] | Novel. | |
| 2022 | Soy una tonta por quererte [''I'm a fool for loving you''] | Short Stories. |
Sosa Villada has received the following awards as an actress and singer:
• In 'Mujeres, cordobesas y pioneras', an article published on Córdoba's news website on 7 March 2016.
• Sosa Villada, Camila (2016): "Thank you to those who adore us" (broken link, available on the Internet Archive; see page history and the latest version)., article published on 9 May 2016 on the online magazine Bardomag's web page.