Background
She was born Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis in Rome, to father Ángel Sánchez-Gijón Martínez, a history professor, and Italian mother, Fiorella de Angelis, a mathematics professor She grew up in Spain.
She was born Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis in Rome, to father Ángel Sánchez-Gijón Martínez, a history professor, and Italian mother, Fiorella de Angelis, a mathematics professor She grew up in Spain.
Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón first became known internationally for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower"s daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in. She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira"s, Bigas Luna"s, Jaime Chavarri"s, Gabriele Salvatores" adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel and Brad Anderson"son