{{Short description|Spanish actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Pepa Rus | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Josefa Rus | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Actress, humorist, singer | years_active = 2007–present | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = | children = | awards = | alma_mater = }} '''Josefa''' "'''Pepa'''" '''Rus''' (born 6 October 1985) is a Spanish actress, humorist, and singer known for having played the role of Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero on the TV series ''Aída''. {{TOC limit|3}}
==Biography== In mid–2007, Pepa Rus joined the secondary cast of the series ''Aída'', playing the role of Mauricio's young niece Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero, in her television debut. Regarding this, Rus commented: "It came to me by surprise. I found out on the bus when I was going to Seville to see my family. I dedicated myself to see all the chapters of ''7 vidas'' and the first seasons of ''Aida''."<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.diezminutos.es/tendencias/famosos-estilismo/pepa-rus-aida-me-ha-dado-la-fama-pero-yo-sigo-poniendo-lavadoras |title=Pepa Rus: 'Aída me ha dado la fama, pero yo sigo poniendo lavadoras' |trans-title=Pepa Rus: 'Aída Has Given Me Fame, But I Still Use Washers |magazine=Diez Minutos |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065423/https://www.diezminutos.es/tendencias/famosos-estilismo/pepa-rus-aida-me-ha-dado-la-fama-pero-yo-sigo-poniendo-lavadoras |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/210359/0/Pepa/Rus/personajes/ |title=Pepa Rus 'En "Aída" hay personajes defectuosos, como todos nosotros' |trans-title=Pepa Rus 'In "Aída" There are Flawed Characters, Like All of Us' |first=Antonio |last=Abeledo |work=20 minutos |language=Spanish |date=9 March 2007 |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref>
Subsequently, from 2008 until the end of the series in 2010, she starred in the role of Berta, a girl recently arrived in the city, in the series ''{{ill|Maitena: Estados alterados|es}}''. In 2010, she made her film debut, playing Pepi in the film ''{{ill|La mula|es}}'', where she shared the screen with Mario Casas, María Valverde, and Secun de la Rosa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bekia.es/cine/noticias/secun-rosa-pepa-rus-mario-casas-maria-valverde-presentan-pelicula-mula/ |title=Secun de la Rosa, Pepa Rus, Mario Casas y Maria Valverde presentan la película 'La Mula' |trans-title=Secun de la Rosa, Pepa Rus, Mario Casas, and Maria Valverde Present the Film 'La Mula' |work=Bekia |language=Spanish |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref>
In 2015, she joined the series ''{{ill|Gym Tony|es}}'', where she played Secundina "Secun" Garcia, a complaining neighbor who lives above the gym and who continually threatens Tony with reporting him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cuatro.com/gymtony/Eduardo-Gomez-Carmen-Pepa-Tony_0_1938825476.html |title=Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz y Pepa Rus se inscriben en el 'Gym Tony' |trans-title=Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz, and Pepa Rus are Written Into 'Gym Tony' |publisher=Cuatro |language=Spanish |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cuatro.com/gymtony/temporadas/temporada-01-02/t01xc66/Pepa-Rus-matricula-denunciar-Tony_2_1960380170.html |title=Pepa Rus se matricula en el gimnasio solo para denunciar a Tony |trans-title=Pepa Rus Joins the Gym Only to Denounce Tony |publisher=Cuatro |language=Spanish |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> In 2017 she again played Secundina García in the spin-off ''{{ill|Gym Tony LC|es}}''.
In theater she has participated in the plays ''Insolación'' (2015) and ''{{ill|A media luz los tres (play)|es|A media luz los tres|lt=A media luz los tres}}'' (2016), by Miguel Mihura.
==Acting roles== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2010 | ''{{ill|La mula|es}}'' | Josefa "Pepi" | Supporting role |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Notes !! Episodes |- | 2007–2014 | ''Aída'' | Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero | Telecinco | Lead role | 134 |- | 2008–2010 | ''{{ill|Maitena: Estados alterados|es}}'' | Berta | Cuatro | Lead role | 80 |- | 2013 | ''The Time in Between'' | Francisca "Paquita" | Antena 3 | Minor role | 2 |- | 2015–2016 | ''{{ill|Gym Tony|es}}'' | Secundina "Secun" García | Cuatro | Lead role | 269 |- | 2016 | ''Lo que escondían sus ojos'' | Matilde | Telecinco | Lead role | 4 |- | 2017– | ''La que se avecina'' | Clara | Telecinco | Supporting role | 4 |- | 2017 | ''{{ill|Gym Tony LC|es}}'' | Secundina "Secun" García | Cuatro | Lead role | 60 |- | 2017 | ''Morocco: Love in Times of War'' | Gloria Montellano | Antena 3 | Supporting role | 4 |- |}
====Guest appearances==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year !! Title !! Channel !! Notes |- | 2011 | ''{{ill|El club de la comedia (Spanish TV series)|es|El club de la comedia (España)|lt=El club de la comedia}}'' | LaSexta |- | 2015–2017 | ''{{ill|Me resbala|es}}'' | Antena 3 |- | 2015 | ''{{ill|Los Gipsy Kings|es}}'' | Cuatro |- | 2017 | ''{{ill|El gran reto musical|es}}'' | TVE |- | 2017 | ''MasterChef Celebrity'' | TVE |}
===Theater=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 2015–2016 | ''Insolación'' | |- | 2016 | ''{{ill|A media luz los tres (play)|es|A media luz los tres|lt=A media luz los tres}}'' | |- | 2017 | ''Un chico de revista'' | |- | 2017 | ''El curso de tu vida'' | Director |}
==Discography== ===Singles=== * 2011: "Lore, Lore, Macu, Macu"
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
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