{{short description|Spanish actress}} {{family name hatnote|Ballesteros|Triguero|lang=Spanish}} {{Cleanup translation|Spanish|type=check|listed=nolist|date=October 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Elena Ballesteros | image = Elena Ballesteros en los Premios Goya 2017.jpg | alt = 1'73 | caption = | birth_name = María Elena Ballesteros Triguero | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|6}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = actress | spouse = Paco Marin 1999 to 2006<br/>{{marriage|Dani Mateo|2010|2016|reason=divorced}} | years_active = | known_for =

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'''María Elena Ballesteros Triguero''' (born 6 July 1981) is a Spanish actress.

== Biography == Ballesteros began her career doing commercials while going to castings to achieve her dream of becoming an actress. Her first opportunity arrived with the role of Lola in the TV series ''More than friends'' in 1996.She worked with Paz Vega, Melani Olivares and Alberto San Juan, among others. At the same time, she hosted the children's program ''Club Disney''.<ref>[http://www.canalred.info/ver-biografia.asp?id=394 Biografía de Elena Ballesteros]</ref>

Afterwards she was in the TV series ''Journalists'', in which she played José Topped's daughter. This role made her famous and opened the doors of cinema. Since then, she has worked with directors like Manuel Iborra, Gerardo Smith, Mariano Barroso and Roger Young. She stood out in Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo's ''Coffee Alone or with Them'', one of the more popular Spanish films of 2007.<ref>[http://www.diariosur.es/20070725/cultura/cafe-solo-ellas-convierte-20070725.html 'Café solo o con ellas' se convierte en la cinta española más taquillera del año]</ref> She was also in ''Fermat's Room'' which had a big international cast. In 2009, she filmed in Buenos Aires for the film ''All and sundry'' with director Manolo González, whose screenplay was rewarded by the ASGAE.

She went back to work in television, starring in the comedy-musical ''Paco and Veva''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050418060547/http://www.lukor.com/not-soc/ecos/0409/08170012.htm Elena Ballesteros, embarazada en la presentación de la nueva temporada de 'Paco y Veva']</ref> with Hugo Silva, ''Table for five'' and an intrigue series called ''Personal Reasons.'' In the summer of 2007, she began the shooting under Antenna 3, broadcasting with the title ''The Family Kills'', in which she had a lead role with the actor Daniel Guzmán. In July 2011, she premièred in the series ''Scarlet Tip'' on Telecinco.

Since June 2011 she has written a personal blog on Fotogramas called "Now I think ...".

== Personal life == She has a daughter named Jimena from her relationship with actor Paco Marín.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060428114308/http://www.novarevista.com/famosos/Elena_Ballesteros_1.html Nova]</ref> She married comic Dani Mateo on 23 July 2010 whom she met during the shooting of ''The Family Kills''.<ref>[http://www.europapress.es/chance/gente/noticia-dani-mateo-elena-ballesteros-despues-boda-luna-miel-20100805132713.html Dani Mateo y Elena Ballesteros, después de la boda, de luna de miel]</ref> In July 2016, the couple announced their divorce.<ref>[http://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20160708/403056468151/ruptura-dani-mateo-elena-ballesteros.html Confirmado: Dani Mateo y Elena Ballesteros se divorcian]</ref>

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Films |- align="center" ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Year ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Title ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Character ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Notes |- | 2000 | ''Kasbah'' | Laura | Secondary |- | 2001 | ''Clara and Elena'' | Elena (Teenager) | Secondary |- | 2002 | ''The place where was the paradise'' | Ana | Protagonist |- | 2003 | Imperium: Augustus | Octavia | Film of television |- | 2004 | ''A year in The Moon'' | Sonia | Protagonist |- | 2006 | ''The Dreyer Cycle'' | Elena | Protagonist |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''Café solo o con ellas'' | Alma | Protagonist |- | ''Fermat's Room'' | Oliva | Protagonist |- | 2008 | ''K-117'' | Chica of Red | Short film |- | 2009 | ''The just moment'' | Suck | Short film |- | 2010 | ''All and sundry'' | Sandra | Protagonist |- | 2011 | ''The contrary to the love'' | Sandra | Secondary |- | 2013 | ''As all the mornings'' | Lucía | Protagonist |- | 2015 | ''Reverso'' | Marta | Protagonist |- align="center" ! colspan="4" style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Television series<br> |- align="center" ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Year ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Title ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Character ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Notes |- | 1997–1998 | ''More than friends'' | Lola | '''21''' episodes |- | 1998–2002 | ''Journalists'' | Isabel Sanz | '''82''' episodes |- | 2004 | ''Paco and Veva'' | Veva | '''18''' episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | ''Personal reasons'' | Silvia Durán | '''15''' episodes |- | ''Seven lives'' | Olivia | '''1''' episode |- | 2006 | ''Table for five'' | Cristina | '''7''' episodes |- | 2007–2009 | ''The family Kills'' | Susana Kills | '''36''' episodes |- | 2011 | ''Scarlet tip'' | Eva Jiménez | '''9''' episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''Cuéntame un cuento'' | Elena | '''1''' episode |- | ''Fragile'' | Olga | '''1''' episode |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''The mysteries of Laura'' | Nuria | '''1''' episode |- | ''Blind to appointments'' | Rebeca of the Tower | '''25''' episodes |- | 2015 | ''B&b, de boca en boca'' | Maite | '''3''' episodes |- | 2016 | ''Apaches''<ref>[http://www.formulatv.com/noticias/44928/elena-ballesteros-nerea-barros-eloy-azorin-claudia-traisac-fichajes-apaches/ Elena Ballesteros, Nerea Barros, Eloy Azorín, Lluís Soler y Claudia Traisac, nuevos fichajes de 'Apaches']</ref> | Cris | Main cast |- align="center" ! colspan="4" style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Television programs<br> |- align="center" ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Year ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Title ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Channel ! style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" | Notes |- | 1996–1997 | ''Club Disney'' | TVE | Presenter/host |}

== Radio == * ''Which disgust of summer'' (2014) with Dani Mateo in the Chain BE. * At present collaborator of " The Dovecot" ( Oh My LOL) in the Chain Be

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb name|0050787}} in <span>In</span>ternet Movie Database (in English) * [http://www.lahiguera.net/cinemania/actores/elena_ballesteros/ Index card in Cinemanía] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022051000/http://www.pizquita.com/actores-388.html Index card in Pizquita] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428114308/http://www.novarevista.com/famosos/Elena_Ballesteros_1.html Interview in 2006] * [http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/265307/0/elena/ballesteros/confieso/ Interview in 20 minutes on The family Kills in July 2007] * [http://www.elenaballesterosblog.blogspot.com Official blog Elena Ballesteros] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611225010/http://ahora-que-lo-pienso.blogs.fotogramas.es/ Personal blog of Elena Ballesteros]

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