Biography and filmography

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress.

Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004).

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Movies (70)

Bitter Christmas

Bitter Christmas

2026 · Mónica

Fury

Fury

2025 · Thanks

The Low Land

The Low Land

2025 · Carmen Membrado

The First Look

The First Look

2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Something Is About to Happen

Something Is About to Happen

2023 · Roberta

The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite

The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite

2023 · Self - Actress

My Other Jon

My Other Jon

2023

Survivor's Day

Survivor's Day

2023 · Elena Paz

Under Her Control

Under Her Control

2022 · Beatriz

Fish Bones

Fish Bones

2021 · Carmen

Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

2021 · Teresa

Anatomy of a Dandy

Anatomy of a Dandy

2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Alex's Strip

Alex's Strip

2020 · Vera

Velvet Colección: Episodio final

Velvet Colección: Episodio final

2020 · Blanca Soto Fernández

Volcánica

Volcánica

2018

Querido Fotogramas

Querido Fotogramas

2018 · Self

Thi Mai

Thi Mai

2018 · Elvira

Teresa

Teresa

2015 · Doña Jimena

Disco Inferno

Disco Inferno

2015

The Misfits Club

The Misfits Club

2014 · Madre de Valeria

Maktub

Maktub

2011 · Beatriz

Drifters

Drifters

2011 · Vima

La muerte de Otilia Ruiz

La muerte de Otilia Ruiz

2011 · Blanca Lupino

The Widow from Valencia

The Widow from Valencia

2010 · Leonarda

The Frost

The Frost

2009 · Rita

Tell Me About Love

Tell Me About Love

2008 · Nicole

Oviedo Express

Oviedo Express

2007 · Mariola Mayo

The Nautical Chart

The Nautical Chart

2007 · Tánger Soto

The Backwoods

The Backwoods

2006 · Isabel

El genio tranquilo

El genio tranquilo

2006

Wounded Animals

Wounded Animals

2006 · Claudia

With Good Reason

With Good Reason

2004

El Maquinista

El Maquinista

2004 · Marie

The Whore and the Whale

The Whore and the Whale

2004 · Vera

Carta mortal

Carta mortal

2003

A Man, a Real One

A Man, a Real One

2003 · Dolores

I'm Not Scared

I'm Not Scared

2003 · Anna

Hombres felices

Hombres felices

2001 · Ana

Mi dulce

Mi dulce

2001 · Ángela

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2001 · Ana

Volaverunt

Volaverunt

1999 · Cayetana, Duquesa de Alba

Jealousy

Jealousy

1999 · Carmen

Yerma

Yerma

1999 · Yerma

Ruleta

Ruleta

1999

Tangos Are for Two

Tangos Are for Two

1998 · Juanita

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

1997 · Marie

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997 · Model

Love Walked In

Love Walked In

1997 · Vicky Rivas

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado

1996 · Maria de Loffredo

Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth

1995 · Amanda

The Frontier Law

The Frontier Law

1995 · Bárbara Miller Molina

Un paseo por las nubes

Un paseo por las nubes

1995 · Victoria Aragón

La Regenta

La Regenta

1995

La mujer impuntual

La mujer impuntual

1994

The Perfect Husband

The Perfect Husband

1993 · Klara

Havanera 1820

Havanera 1820

1993 · Amelia Roig

The Bird of Happiness

The Bird of Happiness

1993 · Nani

The Greek Labyrinth

The Greek Labyrinth

1993 · Bernadette

Deseo Oculto

Deseo Oculto

1992

El crimen de Perpignan

El crimen de Perpignan

1991 · Yvette Romero

The Monk

The Monk

1990 · Sister Ines

The Sea and the Weather

The Sea and the Weather

1989 · Mer

Going Down in Morocco

Going Down in Morocco

1989 · Elena

No hagas planes con Marga

No hagas planes con Marga

1988 · Charo

Rowing with the Wind

Rowing with the Wind

1988 · Teresa Guiccioli

Jarrapellejos

Jarrapellejos

1988 · Isabel

Viento de cólera

Viento de cólera

1988

Casanova

Casanova

1987

Redondela

Redondela

1987 · Luisa Peña

Romanza final (Gayarre)

Romanza final (Gayarre)

1986 · Alicia

TV shows (12)