Pepa Rus | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josefa Rus 6 October 1985 Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, humorist, singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Josefa "Pepa" Rus (born 6 October 1985) is a Spanish actress, humorist, and singer known for having played the role of Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero on the TV series Aída.
Biography
In mid–2007, Pepa Rus joined the secondary cast of the series Aída, playing the role of Mauricio's young niece Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero, in her television debut. Regarding this, Rus commented: "It came to me by surprise. I found out on the bus when I was going to Seville to see my family. I dedicated myself to see all the chapters of 7 vidas and the first seasons of Aida."[1][2]
Subsequently, from 2008 until the end of the series in 2010, she starred in the role of Berta, a girl recently arrived in the city, in the series Maitena: Estados alterados. In 2010, she made her film debut, playing Pepi in the film La mula, where she shared the screen with Mario Casas, María Valverde, and Secun de la Rosa.[3]
In 2015, she joined the series Gym Tony, where she played Secundina "Secun" Garcia, a complaining neighbor who lives above the gym and who continually threatens Tony with reporting him.[4][5] In 2017 she again played Secundina García in the spin-off Gym Tony LC.
In theater she has participated in the plays Insolación (2015) and A media luz los tres (2016), by Miguel Mihura.
Acting roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | La mula | Josefa "Pepi" | Supporting role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2014 | Aída | Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero | Telecinco | Lead role | 134 |
| 2008–2010 | Maitena: Estados alterados | Berta | Cuatro | Lead role | 80 |
| 2013 | The Time in Between | Francisca "Paquita" | Antena 3 | Minor role | 2 |
| 2015–2016 | Gym Tony | Secundina "Secun" García | Cuatro | Lead role | 269 |
| 2016 | Lo que escondían sus ojos | Matilde | Telecinco | Lead role | 4 |
| 2017– | La que se avecina | Clara | Telecinco | Supporting role | 4 |
| 2017 | Gym Tony LC | Secundina "Secun" García | Cuatro | Lead role | 60 |
| 2017 | Morocco: Love in Times of War | Gloria Montellano | Antena 3 | Supporting role | 4 |
Guest appearances
| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | El club de la comedia | LaSexta | |
| 2015–2017 | Me resbala | Antena 3 | |
| 2015 | Los Gipsy Kings | Cuatro | |
| 2017 | El gran reto musical | TVE | |
| 2017 | MasterChef Celebrity | TVE |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Insolación | |
| 2016 | A media luz los tres | |
| 2017 | Un chico de revista | |
| 2017 | El curso de tu vida | Director |
Discography
Singles
- 2011: "Lore, Lore, Macu, Macu"
References
- ↑ "Pepa Rus: 'Aída me ha dado la fama, pero yo sigo poniendo lavadoras'" [Pepa Rus: 'Aída Has Given Me Fame, But I Still Use Washers]. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Abeledo, Antonio (9 March 2007). "Pepa Rus 'En "Aída" hay personajes defectuosos, como todos nosotros'" [Pepa Rus 'In "Aída" There are Flawed Characters, Like All of Us']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Secun de la Rosa, Pepa Rus, Mario Casas y Maria Valverde presentan la película 'La Mula'" [Secun de la Rosa, Pepa Rus, Mario Casas, and Maria Valverde Present the Film 'La Mula']. Bekia (in Spanish). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz y Pepa Rus se inscriben en el 'Gym Tony'" [Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz, and Pepa Rus are Written Into 'Gym Tony'] (in Spanish). Cuatro. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Pepa Rus se matricula en el gimnasio solo para denunciar a Tony" [Pepa Rus Joins the Gym Only to Denounce Tony] (in Spanish). Cuatro. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.