Daniela de Ángel

Daniela de Angel is an international actress born in Medellin, Colombia. At the age of 5, Daniela's family moved to Spain, where she received her primary and secondary education at a British school. Since childhood she has excelled at horse ridding, competing at a professional level from the age of 13, winning various medals at the Eventing Spanish Nationals, and being invited to join the Spanish national team for the Europeans at the age of 15. That same year she was spotted in Miami, Florida, by the manager of a prestigious New York model agency. However, she kindly declined the offer in order to continue with her school education and her riding competitions. At the age of 18 Daniela de Angel graduated from high school in Madrid and moved to London to study Geology at Royal Holloway University of London. At the age of 20 Daniela de Angel received a scholarship from the University of California Davis, and took the opportunity to study acting at the university. Back in London she graduated with an MSc in Geology, studied Science Media Production at Imperial College while studying contemporary theatre at RADA, The Royal Academy of dramatic Arts, where she played Antonia in Dario Fo's "We can't pay? We won't pay". In 2006 she directed the documentary "No Mines Land", winning an award at the London IWM Festival. In 2007 Daniela de Angel moved back to Madrid, Spain, and signed with her agent starting her career as a professional actress. Ever since, she has worked as an actress in national and international theatre, TV, film productions, and advertising campaigns. Daniela has also directed several short films selected in prestigious film festivals around the world. Due to her international nature, multilingual skills and versatility as an actress, Daniela spends her time between Los Angeles, Colombia, London and Madrid.