Rosana Pastor was born in
Alboraya,
province of Valencia, on 7 August 1960. Pastor studied at the School of Dramatic Art of Valencia (ESAD). She had classes under Antonio Díaz Zamora, Antonio Tordera and Francisco Romá (director of the film
Tres en raya). She acted in
Ken Loach's 1995 film
Land and Freedom, alongside
Ian Hart and
Icíar Bollaín. Apart from her extensive career as a film and television actress, she has also worked on stage. She featured in plays such as
Pessoa en Persona;
Les Troyens;
Uncle Vanya;
La pell en Flames; and as "
Joan of Arc" at the
Palau de les Arts, with the Orchestra and choir of the
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. She directed and narrated the show "Enoch Arden", that integrates the music of
Richard Strauss, narration and singing. She was nominated for
Best Supporting Actress at the 2002 Goya Awards for her role as Doña Elvira in
Mad Love. She portrayed
Doña Juana Coello in
The El Escorial Conspiracy. In November 2015 it was announced that she would run in the
Spanish general election of the same year for Spanish left-wing political party
Podemos in coalition with the left-wing Valencian nationalist
Compromís. In the event, she was one of the elected MPs
running for Valencia. ==Selected filmography==