Magaly Solier
Magaly Solier
. Magaly Solier Romero (born 11 June 1986) is a Peruvian actress and singer. She became known among international audiences for starring in the Peruvian-Spanish film Madeinusa and gained even wider recognition after the release of the film The Milk of Sorrow which won the 2009 Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar in the 2010 Academy Awards. She was born in the province of Huanta in 1986, in the region of Ayacucho, a region that suffered from the systematic violence of terrorism during the late 80s and early 90s. She was discovered by film director Claudia Llosa before finishing high school. Her debut as an actress was starring in Madeinusa which was filmed in 2005 and became a success in 2006. She won her first awards for Best Actress at the Festival de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, and Festivalissimo - Festival Ibero-Latinoamericain of Montreal - Canada. In 2007 she participated in the Peruvian film Gods directed by Josué Mendez. She then starred in the Peruvian-Spanish film The Milk of Sorrow, also by Claudia Llosa, released in 2009 which she won the award for best actress in film festivals of Lima (Peru), Gramado (Brasil), Guadalajara (Mexico) and Festival Du Nouveau Cinema-Montreal (Canada).
