Esther Acebo

Esther Acebo — Biography

Esther Acebo came to screens first as a presenter and reporter before the Spanish performer moved into acting. Her worldwide fame comes from playing Mónica Gaztambide, codenamed "Stockholm", in Netflix's La Casa De Papel (Money Heist); the character later became one of the series' main figures. Over the show's run from 2017 to 2021 she shared the cast with Álvaro Morte, Alba Flores, Pedro Alonso, Úrsula Corberó, Miguel Herrán and Darko Perić.

She began in television presenting: after studying sport sciences at the University of Castilla-La Mancha she began as host of the children's program Kosmi Club, then worked as a reporter and presenter on the Movistar+ youth channel Non Stop People. She stepped into acting on national television with Ángel o Demonio, drew attention in cinema with Ricardo Dávila's Los Encantados (2016), and acted in the short film Baraka, selected for the Tribeca Film Festival. After La Casa De Papel she played Diana in the 2019 miniseries Antes de perder, and in 2022 she appeared in the film Jaula.

She also works on stage, in plays such as Petra and El ojo de la aguja. In 2018 she was nominated for best actress at the Fénix Film Awards for her performance in La Casa De Papel.