Luna Pamies

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pamies and the second or maternal family name is Barberá.
Luna Pamies
Luna Pamies at the 2023 Goya Awards
Born
Luna Pamies Barberá

(2003-12-24) December 24, 2003
San Bartolomé, Orihuela, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active2022–present

Luna Pamies Barberá (born 24 December 2003) is a Spanish actress. She made her film debut in the leading role of El agua (2022), directed by Elena López Riera, which premiered at the Directors' Fortnight of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Her performance earned her a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Actress at the 37th Goya Awards in 2023.[2]

Early life

Pamies was born on 24 December 2003 in San Bartolomé, a small pedanía (hamlet) of Orihuela in the Vega Baja del Segura region of the Province of Alicante, Spain.[3] She grew up alongside her mother and two sisters.[4] She had never considered a career in the performing arts before being discovered for the film El agua.[5]

Career

Discovery and El agua (2022)

In 2019, filmmaker Elena López Riera began searching for non-professional actors for her debut feature film El agua, set in her native Orihuela. López Riera spotted Pamies at a botellón during the village fiestas in San Bartolomé, when she was 15 years old and still attending secondary school with no experience in acting.[6] She was selected from among more than 3,000 candidates for the role of Ana, the film's protagonist, and after approximately one year of rehearsals and dramaturgical training, began filming at the age of 17.[7] In the film, she acted alongside established professionals Bárbara Lennie and Nieve de Medina.[8]

El agua had its world premiere on 20 May 2022 at the Directors' Fortnight of the 75th Cannes Film Festival.[9] The film subsequently screened at numerous international festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema), the San Sebastián International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Tabakalera), and the Tokyo International Film Festival, among others.[10]

Awards and recognition

On 12 November 2022, Pamies won the Premio Berlanga for Best Lead Actress at the fifth edition of the Premios Berlanga, the Valencian Community's film awards. El agua received six nominations at the ceremony and won two awards, with Pascual Valero also winning Best Supporting Actor.[11]

At the 37th Goya Awards, held on 11 February 2023 in Seville, Pamies was nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Actress.[12]

Enemigos (2025)

Following her debut, Pamies began formal acting training. She has spoken openly about the difficulties of pursuing an acting career from a small rural village without financial independence, including experiencing impostor syndrome during the audition process. In her second feature film, Enemigos (2025), she plays Lola, the sister of the protagonist Chimo (Christian Checa), in a drama about bullying, revenge, and forgiveness.[13] The film, directed by David Valero and produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Atípica Films,[14] premiered at the 28th Málaga Film Festival in March 2025 and was released theatrically in Spain on 9 May 2025.[15] It was later made available worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on 29 August 2025.[16]

Public image

Due to her physical resemblance to American actress Zendaya, Pamies has been nicknamed "la Zendaya española" (the Spanish Zendaya) in the Spanish media.[17]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
2022 El agua Ana Elena López Riera Film debut; lead role
2025 Enemigos Lola David Valero

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 5th Berlanga Awards Best Lead Actress El agua Won [18]
2023 37th Goya Awards Best New Actress El agua Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ "EL AGUA". Quinzaine des Cinéastes. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Luna Pamies, actriz revelación: así es su maquillaje para los Premios Goya con Dior Beauty" [Luna Pamies, breakout actress: her Goya Awards makeup with Dior Beauty]. Harper's Bazaar España (in Spanish). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Quién es Luna Pamies, la actriz revelación a la que comparan con Zendaya" [Who is Luna Pamies, the breakout actress compared to Zendaya]. ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Luna Pamies". Vogue México (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Luna Pamies, del botellón a la alfombra roja del Festival de Cannes" [Luna Pamies, from the botellón to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet]. ABC (in Spanish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Luna Pamies, la nueva estrella a la que descubrieron en un botellón de pueblo" [Luna Pamies, the new star who was discovered at a village botellón]. El País – S Moda (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Luna Pamies: "Cuando me llamaron para contarme que estoy nominada, dije: se han equivocado"" [Luna Pamies: "When they called to tell me I was nominated, I said: they've made a mistake"]. El Español (in Spanish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Cannes aplaude el realismo mágico de la española 'El agua', de Elena López Riera" [Cannes applauds the magic realism of the Spanish film 'El agua', by Elena López Riera]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Cannes Directors' Fortnight Debuts 'El Agua' From Elena Lopez Riera". Variety. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  10. ^ "El agua: el realismo mágico original de una película que fascina" [El agua: the original magic realism of a film that fascinates]. RTVE.es (in Spanish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  11. ^ "La oriolana Luna Pamies gana el Premio Berlanga a Mejor actriz por su participación en la película El agua" [Luna Pamies from Orihuela wins the Premio Berlanga for Best Actress for her role in the film El agua]. Todo Cultura Vega Baja (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  12. ^ "La película cuenta con dos nominaciones a los Goya" [The film has two Goya nominations]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  13. ^ González, Zaira (26 August 2025). "Luna Pamies: "Ser actriz es muy difícil si no tienes independencia económica"" [Luna Pamies: "Being an actress is very difficult if you don't have financial independence"]. Vega Baja Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Enemigos". Amazon MGM Studios. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  15. ^ "En el barrio las cuentas se pagan. Tráiler de 'Enemigos'" [In the neighbourhood debts are paid. Trailer for 'Enemigos']. El Séptimo Arte (in Spanish). 26 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  16. ^ "'Enemigos': estreno en Amazon Prime Video, tráiler oficial y reparto" ['Enemigos': Amazon Prime Video premiere, official trailer and cast]. Los Lunes Seriéfilos (in Spanish). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Luna Pamies, la estrella española de Cannes 2022 y revelación del año" [Luna Pamies, the Spanish star of Cannes 2022 and revelation of the year]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  18. ^ "'Vasil' y 'Desenterrats', grandes ganadores de los Premios Berlanga del Audiovisual Valenciano 2022" ['Vasil' and 'Desenterrats', big winners of the 2022 Premios Berlanga del Audiovisual Valenciano]. Valencia Extra (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Premios Goya: Valeria Sorolla, Luna Pamies y Zoe Stein, las actrices revelación" [Goya Awards: Valeria Sorolla, Luna Pamies and Zoe Stein, the breakout actresses]. La Razón (in Spanish). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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