{{short description|Spanish actress and dancer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Alejandra Meco | birth_name = {{nowrap|Alejandra Meco Nahim}} | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Madrid]], Spain | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer}} | years_active = 2013–present | known_for = * ''[[Acacias 38]]'' <small>(2016–2017)</small> * ''[[El secreto de Puente Viejo]]'' <small>(2018–2019)</small> | website = [https://www.alejandrameco.com/ Alejandra Meco] }} '''Alejandra Meco Nahim''' is a Spanish actress and dancer, known for playing the leading role of Teresa Sierra in the soap opera ''[[Acacias 38]]'' and for that of Elsa Laguna in the soap opera ''[[El secreto de Puente Viejo]]''.
== Biography == Born in 1990 in [[Madrid]] ([[Spain]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chi è Alejandra Meco |url=https://chi-e.com/alejandra-meco/ |website=Chi è...? |language=it}}</ref> Alejandra Meco studied classical dance at the conservatory in her hometown before attending university.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco |url=https://elfarorepresentacion.com/meco-alejandra/ |website=El Faro Representación |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco |url=https://moviement.it/artista/alejandra-meco/ |website=Moviement |language=en}}</ref> She later decided to become an actress, so she took up acting studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Me gustaría hacer de mala Alejandra Meco habla con la revista Aquí de CLM |url=https://www.alejandrameco.com/prensa/me-gustaria-hacer-de-mala-alejandra-meco-habla-con-la-revista-aqui-de-clm/ |website=Alejandra Meco |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Currículum |url=https://www.alejandrameco.com/curriculum/ |website=Alejandra Meco |language=es}}</ref> In addition to [[Spanish language|Spanish]], she speaks fluent [[English language|English]], [[Italian language|Italian]], and [[French language|French]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco |url=https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/alejandra-meco |website=e-talenta.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco |url=https://www.rbcasting.com/rb/web/alejandrameco |access-date= |website=RBCasting |language=es}}</ref>
== Career == After living in [[Italy]] for a year,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intervista esclusiva ad Alejandra Meco: "Lavorare in Italia per me sarebbe un sogno" - Sbircia la Notizia Magazine |url=https://www.sbircialanotizia.it/intervista-esclusiva-ad-alejandra-meco-lanno-in-cui-ho-vissuto-in-italia-e-stato-uno-dei-piu-belli-della-mia-vita/ |language=it}}</ref> she returned to her hometown, where she began to gain recognition as a television actress. In 2013, she played Sara Alonso in the short film ''Juegos de verano'' directed by Agustín Montero and Luis Riesco. In 2014, she starred in the series ''[[Aída]]'' and in the short film Anillo de Amantes, directed by Javier Figuero. In 2015, she starred in the series ''[[El Caso. Crónica de sucesos]]'' (as Daughter of Garcés) and in ''Relájate y Goza'' (as Novia de Américo).<ref name=":1" /> The following year, in 2016, she participated in the television program ''Telepasión española'', broadcast on [[La 1 (Spanish TV channel)|La 1]].
In 2016 and 2017, she was cast as Teresa Sierra in the [[La 1 (Spanish TV channel)|La 1]] soap opera ''[[Acacias 38]]'', alongside actors [[Gonzalo Trujillo]], [[Sara Miquel]], [[Marc Parejo]] and [[Inés Aldea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Una Vita: Alejandra Meco è pazza dell'Italia! Intervista... |url=http://www.unavita.info/2017/06/una-vita-alejandra-meco-pazza-dell-italia-intervista.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Una Vita: Alejandra Meco (Teresa) racconta il suo debutto ad Acacias 38 - Video |url=http://www.unavita.info/2016/04/una-vita-alejandra-meco-teresa-racconta-il-suo-debutto-acacias-38-video.html}}</ref> In 2018, she played the role of Martina in the short film ''Desire or Desiré'' para los incultos, directed by Franco Audrines. That same year, she starred in the films ''Desire'' directed by Carlo Felice Audrines, and ''De perdidos al Río'' directed by [[Patricia Medina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audiovisuales {{!}} Centro del Actor |url=http://centrodelactor.com/audiovisuales/}}</ref>
In 2018 and 2019, she was cast as Elsa Laguna in the [[Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel)|Antena 3]] soap opera ''[[El secreto de Puente Viejo]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco se ha convertido en la nueva protagonista de El secreto de Puente Viejo |url=https://www.pressreader.com/spain/supertele/20180814/281569471562376}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco, protagonista de ''El secreto de Puente Viejo'' de Antena 3 |url=https://www.alejandrameco.com/prensa/alejandra-meco-protagonista-secreto-puente-viejo-antena-3/ |website=Alejandra Meco |language=es}}</ref> alongside actors Ibrahim [[Al Shami]], [[María Lima]], [[Iván Montes]], [[Paula Ballesteros]] and [[Trinidad Iglesias]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco, dopo Teresa Sierra di Una Vita ed Elsa de Il Segreto, cosa fa oggi l'attrice? |url=https://www.comingsoon.it/tv/anticipazioni/alejandra-meco-dopo-teresa-sierra-di-una-vita-ed-elsa-de-il-segreto-cosa-fa/n114909/ |website=ComingSoon.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco è Elsa Laguna, la nuova protagonista di Il segreto |url=https://www.sorrisi.com/tv/soap/alejandra-meco-e-elsa-laguna-la-nuova-protagonista-di-il-segreto/ |website=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni}}</ref>
In 2019, she played the role of Laura in the short film ''#pornovenganza'' directed by Ignacio López.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#pornovenganza |url=https://www.ilcineocchio.it/film/pornovenganza/ |website=Il Cineocchio}}</ref> The following year, in 2020, she played the role of Lucía Soto in the short film ''The Aboves and the Belows'' directed by Alejandro Marcos. That same year, she starred in the film ''Déjate llevar''. In 2022, she starred in the film ''[[Venus (2022 film)|Venus]]'' directed by [[Jaume Balagueró]] and in the short films ''The Only Family'' and ''A Shame'', both directed by Matthew Winters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco Presentadora - Página Oficial de la Actriz |url=https://www.alejandrameco.com/prensa/alejandra-meco-presentadora-certamen-cortometrajes-japon-espana-150-anos/ |website=Alejandra Meco |language=es}}</ref> In 2024 she played the role of Zoe Castañar in the series ''Muertos S.L.'' and that of Elena Barco in the series ''Sueños de libertad''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alejandra Meco es Elena, la secretaria de la empresa de la Reina |url=https://www.antena3.com/series/suenos-de-libertad/alejandra-meco-elena-secretaria-empresa-reina_2024021665cf82224129260001bf2f92.html |website=Antena 3 |language=es}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Director |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Desire'' | rowspan="4" | |Carlo Felice Audrines |- |''De perdidos al Río'' |Patricia Medina |- |2020 |''The aboves and the bellows'' |Alejandro Marcos |- |2021 |''Déjate llevar'' |K. Shaker |- |2022 |''[[Venus (2022 film)|Venus]]'' |Nina |[[Jaume Balagueró]] |}
=== HTV series === {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Notes |- |2014 |''[[Aída]]'' | colspan="2" | |- |2015 |''Relájate y Goza'' |Novia de Américo |2 episodes |- |2016 |''[[El Caso. Crónica de sucesos]]'' |Daughter of Garcés |1 episode |- |2016–2017 |''[[Acacias 38]]'' |Teresa Sierra |346 episodes |- |2018–2019 |''[[El secreto de Puente Viejo]]'' |Elsa Laguna |282 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Muertos S.L.'' |Zoe Castañar |1 episode |- |''Sueños de libertad'' |Elena Barco |70 episodes |- |2025 |La encrucijada | Nuria |1 episodio |- |2026 |Lidia Poet |Consuelo |6 episodios |}
=== Short films === {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Director |- |2013 |''Juegos de verano'' |Américo's girlfriend |Agustín Montero and Luis Riesco |- |2014 |''Anillo de Amantes'' | |Javier Figuero |- |2018 |''Desire o Desiré para los incultos'' |Martina |Franco Audrines |- |2019 |''#pornovenganza'' | |Ignacio López |- |2020 |''The Aboves and the Belows'' |Lucia Soto |Alejandro Marcos |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''The Only Family'' | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |Matthew Winters |- |''A Shame'' |}
== Theater == {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Author ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Director |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |''Dos Mujeres'' |Javier Dualte | rowspan="4" |Eduardo Recabarren |- |''El tartufo'' |[[Molière]] |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''La Casa de Bernarda Alba'' |[[Federico García Lorca]] |- |''Lo bueno de las lores es que se marchitan pronto'' |[[José Sanchís Sinisterra]] |- |2014 |''Cómo gustéis'' |[[William Shakespeare]] |Lorena Bayonas |- |2015 |''Batas Blancas'' | rowspan="2" | |Eduardo Recabarren and Aintzane Garreta |- |2020 |''Negro'' |Ricardo Campelo Paravides |}
== Television programs == {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Channel |- |2016 |''Telepasión española'' |[[La 1 (Spanish TV channel)|La 1]] |}
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Result |- |2020 |Hollywood Blood Film Festival |Best Supporting Actress |{{Won}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premi: Hollywood Blood Horror Festival 2020 |url=https://www.cinemaitaliano.info/conc/12521/2020/premi/hollywood-blood-horror-festival.html |website=cinemaitaliano.info |language=it}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Wikiquote}} {{Commons}} * {{IMDb name|5583007|Alejandra Meco}} * {{Official website|https://www.alejandrameco.com/|Alejandra Meco}} at alejandrameco.com
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