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02/07/2015 – Alterio – 29th Annual Goya Awards – Arrivals – Centro de Congresos Principe Felipe – Madrid, Spain – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos
Birth Name: Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of Birth: 21 January, 1974
Ethnicity: Argentinian [Italian, Basque, possibly other]
Malena Alterio is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became known with the Spanish televesion series Aquí no hay quien viva , playing the role of Belén López Vázquez.
Malena was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of Argentine-Spanish actor Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato and Modésta Ángela “Tita” Bacaicoa Destéfano, a psychoanalyst. Her aunt, Norma Bacaicoa, was a stage actress, director, and teacher. She is the sister of actor Ernesto Alterio. Malena is married to Luis Bermejo Prieto.
Malena’s paternal great-grandparents were from Carpinone, Italy.
Malena was raised in Spain after her family left Argentina due to George Rafael Videla’s coup d’état.