Biographie
Aïda Ballmann is an actress, director, and producer from the Canary Islands, born on the island of El Hierro with German heritage.
She studied Dramatic Arts in Gijón and completed her degree in Seville in 2009. Additionally, she trained in the Meisner technique in both Germany and Spain, among other disciplines.
Her early theater work involved collaborations with the companies La sonrisa del lagarto, Fauna y Arte, and La carbonería de la Lola, participating in over a dozen productions. She also worked as a stunt performer, which led to roles in La Fura dels Baus productions such as El oro del Rin and La Valquiria.
In 2012, she starred in her first feature film, The Extraordinary Tale, directed by J.F. Ortuño and Laura Alvea, filmed in English. For this role, she won Best Actress awards at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival and Film Bizarro, was nominated for Best Actress at the Andalusian Film Awards (ASECAN), and received reviews in publications like The Hollywood Reporter. Shortly after, she earned the Best Actress award at Festivalito for Perséfone and was honored with the Leoncio Morales award for her cultural contributions to her native island.
She has appeared in Spanish television series including Lo que escondían sus ojos, El tiempo entre costuras, Águila Roja, Brigada de fenómenos, and Malviviendo, and has acted in various Spanish and international films. Notable titles include La velocidad de nuestros pensamientos by Nacho Chueca, the German film Die Insel by Lars Ostmann, El gigante y la sirena by Roberto Chinet, Atlánticas by Guillermo García López, The Europeans by Víctor García León, and Gleich by Jeniffer Castañeda. Among her short films, Five Minutes by Genesis Lence stands out, premiering worldwide in the Short Film Corner at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, where she co-starred alongside her sister Serai Ballmann.
Her directorial and production debut was the documentary Sand Path, which has been screened at over thirty-five festivals and explores themes of interculturality.
