Paula Echevarría Colodrón (born 7 August 1977) is a Spanish actress and model.
Career In 2000, she made her television debut on series such as Al salir de clase, Policías, and Compañeros. During that year, she also worked as a reporter of the summer Telecinco news show Emisión Imposible.
In 2002, she participated as an actress on the Spanish version of Agatha Christie's mystery novel And Then There Were None.
In 2003, she was part of the cast of the television series London Street by Antena 3, and made an appearance in the movie Carmen by Vicente Aranda.
In 2004, she was part of the cast of the movie El chocolate del loro of Ernesto Martín and became part of the regular cast of the Telecinco's series El comisario. until the end of 2007.
In 2005, she made an appearance in the documentary Las locuras de Don Quijote.
In 2006, she was part of the main cast of the thriller Rojo intenso of Javier Elorrieta.
In 2007, she starred along with Álex González in the drama Luz de domingo of José Luis Garci. The film received 5 Premios Goya nominations from the Spanish film academy and was one of the three Spanish candidates for an Academy Award nomination. In 2008, she worked again for Garci in Sangre de mayo. This film celebrated the bicentenary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising. It received seven Premios Goya nominations and was also one of the three Spanish candidates for an Academy Award nomination.
From 2010 to 2013, she was one of the main characters on the TVE-1 series Gran Reserva, filmed in the Spanish region of Rioja about wine business and family feuds. Other actors included Ángela Molina and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba.
From 2010 to 2020, she had a diary blog on Elle website, called Tras la pista de Paula. She is the Spanish person with the highest number of followers on Instagram. In 2012, she was the person with the highest growth in Google searches in Spain. In 2015, Echevarria was the most searched person on Bing in Spain for two consecutive years.
In 2012, she starred in Vulnerables by Miguel Cruz.
From 2014 to 2016, Echevarría was one of the main characters on Velvet, the prime-time series on Antena 3, together with Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Marta Hazas, José Sacristán, Amaia Salamanca, Manuela Velasco and Cecilia Freire. The series takes place at the end of the 1950s and is centered around the love between a seamstress and the wealthy heir of a department store.
In 2017, she filmed Ola de crímenes together with Juana Acosta and Maribel Verdú. The movie premiered on 5 October 2018.
Personal life
On 22 July 2006, she married the Cantabrian singer David Bustamante in the Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga in Asturias. On 17 August 2008, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Daniella Bustamante Echevarría. The couple divorced in March 2018.
Since March 2018, Echevarría has been in a relationship with the Spanish former football player Miguel Torres. In September 2020, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On 11 April 2021, she gave birth to her second child and first child with her partner, a son named Miguel Torres Echevarría.
Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel Notes20007 vidasRocíoTelecinco1 episodeCompañerosPaula Antena 31 episode2001Mi tenientePaulaTVE1 episodePolicías, en el corazón de la calleEvaAntena 31 episodeAl salir de clase BertaTelecinco4 episodes2003London StreetNuriaAntena 313 episodesCódigo fuegoNuria1 episode2004–2007El comisarioDeputy Inspector Clara Osma Telecinco48 episodes2010–2013Gran ReservaLucía Reverte RuizTVE42 episodes2014–2016VelvetAna Ribera López de MárquezAntena 355 episodes2017, 2019Velvet ColecciónMovistar+8 episodes2019Los nuestrosSergeant Martina Ibáñez HachaTelecinco3 episodes 2025 Camino a Arcadia Irene Vix 6 episodes
Television programs Year Program Channel Notes2000Emisión imposibleHost2008TP de OroTVEPresenter of award for best advertisement2009Gala X Edición de Pelo PanteneJudgeSaturday Night Live CuatroGuest2011Festival Internacional de Cine de San SebastiánAward Recipient201327th Goya AwardsTVE2015Gala 25 años de Antena 3Antena 3Host2017Premios FerozCo-host2017TVEAward Recipient2018Volverte a verTelecincoGuest2018Mi casa es la tuya2021Planeta CallejaCuatro2023Mask Singer: Adivina quién cantaAntena 3Contestant with Miguel Torres
Film Year Movie Character Director 2002Peor imposible, ¿qué puede fallar?Girl #2José SemprúnMachín, toda una vidaNuria Villazán2003CarmenMarisolVicente Aranda2004El chocolate del loroPatriciaErnesto Martín2005Las locuras de Don QuijoteAltisidoraRafael AlcázarLa dama blancaNacho Carballo2006Rojo intensoAnaJavier Elorrieta2007Sunday LightEstrellaJosé Luis Garci2008Sangre de MayoInés2011El bizcochoNeighborLola Guerrero 2012VulnerablesCarlaMiguel Cruz2018Ola de crímenesVanesaGracia Querejeta2019Si yo fuera ricoLorenaÁlvaro Fernández Armero
Theater Year Title Character Director Theater2002Diez negritosVera ClaythorneRicard Reguant 2003José MusaNacho Carballo
Music videos Year Song Artist2010"A contracorriente"David Bustamante2019"Sería más fácil"Carlos Rivera
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2010Iris AwardsBest ActressGran ReservaZapping Awards2012Neox Fan AwardsBest BodyHerself2013Best Film ActressVulnerablesBest BodyHerselfBest Couple (with David Bustamante)2014Best Television ActressVelvetBest Selfie (with David Bustamante)HerselfBest Kiss (with Miguel Ángel Silvestre)VelvetMIM Series AwardsBest Leading Actress in Drama2015Neox Fan AwardsBest Television ActressMoment OMG (with Miguel Ángel Silvestre)El que parte Internet (with David Bustamante)HerselfMIM Series AwardsBest Leading Actress in DramaVelvet2016MIM Series AwardsFotogramas de Plata AwardsBest Television Actress
References
External links Paula Echevarría – Official Blog on ELLE