Asun Ortega

Infobox Model
name = Asun Ortega


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birthname = Asunción Ortega Vidal
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|10|08
location = Murcia, Murcia, Spain
height = height|ft=5|in=8 " [http://www.asunortega.com/ Asun Ortega: Biography] ". "AsunOrtega.com". Retrieved May 25, 2008.]
haircolor = Black
eyecolor = Brown
measurements = 34A-24-35
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homepage = http://www.asunortega.com

Asunción Ortega Vidal (born October 8, 1981), is a Spanish actress and model.

Biography

Early life and acting career

Ortega was born as Asunción Ortega Vidal in Murcia, Spain, she is one of 5 siblings.Her father died when she was 15 on March 13th, 1997. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2459960/bio|title=Asun Ortega Biography|accessdate=2008-05-01] She is fluent in Spanish, German and English. She also speaks some Dutch and Portuguese.cite web|url=http://www.asunortega.com/|title=Asun Ortega Official Website] Ortega attended the "Ivana Chubbuck" Studio and studied acting with star "Patricia Velasquez".cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2459960/bio|title=Asun Ortega Biography|accessdate=2008-05-01]

In the beginning of 2007 and before enrolling in acting classes with Ivana she was one of the 10 finalists in the well-known acting Spanish contest "Casting Online Fotogramas". [cite web|url=http://www.castingfotogramas.com/casting/sala/finalistas.asp|title=Finalists 2007 - Casting Online Fotogramas] In 2008 she was once again one of the 10 finalists in "Casting Online Fotogramas". [" [http://www.fotogramas.orange.es/NOTICIAS/3448@[e-mail] ¡Ya tenemos finalistas del CASTING ON LINE!" ] "Revista Fotogramas". February 4 2008. Retrieved on May 04 2008.]

Her debut was in the film "Chicano Blood" directed by "Damian Chapa" in 2007. [ [http://www.bellisimas.com/index.php?modulo=entrevista&idEntrevista=31 ASUN ORTEGA:"Hollywood es como un caramelo con una envoltura preciosa y un interior muy amargo..."] "Bellisimas.com". April 25 2007.] Right after she had a supporting but very intense role in the feature film "Mi Padre" directed by "Giancarlo Candiano". [ [http://www.bellisimas.com/index.php?modulo=entrevista&idEntrevista=31 ASUN ORTEGA:"Hollywood es como un caramelo con una envoltura preciosa y un interior muy amargo..."] "Bellisimas.com". April 25 2007.] [ [http://www.interviu.es/zcaliente/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=40&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=44844&idseccio_PK=560&h= Tocala (o penétrala) de nuevo Sam] "Interviu". September 10 2007.] [ [http://mambanegraytuvideox.blogspot.com/2007/05/rodaje-de.html Rodaje de...] "TuvideoX.com". May 22 2007.]

She has worked with film directors such as "Michael Ojeda" (Police Code,2007), [cite web|url=http://www.bestshotreels.com/|title=Director Michael Ojeda's Official Website] "Samson Crouppen" ("Bikini Killers Club",Episode 1,2008), [ [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=33257955 BIKINI KILLERS CLUB] "MySpaceTV Videos". April 28 2007,] "Evan Georgiades" ("God's Complex",2008),"Tom Madigan" ("Unfortunate Twilight",2008) and in TV commercials like the one she just recently made in the USA for "Ford Focus" with director "Gerard Smith"cite web|url=http://www.asunortega.com/|title=Asun Ortega Official Website] and others tv spots such as "CortinaHogar",televised in "Antena3 TV" (Spain).cite web|url=http://www.item.es/|title=ITEM Producciones Official Website]

Plagiarism accusation

In the beginning of 2007 Ortega was accused of copying the video of another contestant in the "Casting Online Fotogramas" contest.The actress who accused her was "Silvia Giner" and her video was an extract from the short film "La Nevera" (2002).Giner claimed Ortega of using her ideas to create the video that later on resulted as one of the 10 finalists in the contest. [Giner, Silvia. [http://ironcita.blogspot.com/2007/01/asun-ortera-finalista-y-plagiadora.html "Asun Ortega: Finalista y Plagiadora"] , "Actress Silvia Giner's Official Blog", January 09, 2007.] cite web|url=http://www.silviaginer.es/|title=Silvia Giner Official Website]

The scandal was spread over the Internet by several critics in the industry who also wrote articles about the accusation. [Abuín, Alberto. [http://www.blogdecine.com/2007/01/12-algo-huele-a-podrido-en-fotogramas-y-filmax "Algo huele a podrido en Fotogramas y Filmax"] , "Blogdecine.com", January 12, 2007.] [Felson. [http://www.cinemaspop.net/index.php/2007/01/13/de-plagios-en-el-patio-hico-del-cine-espanol/ "De plagios en el patio chico del cine español"] , "Cinemaspop.net", January 13, 2007.]

Modeling career

In 2005 Ortega traveled around Spain and Europe to work as a print model.

In 2005 and 2006 she worked with artist-photographer "EcceHomo"cite web|url=http://www.eccehomo-foto.com/|title=EcceHomo Official Website] in Madrid, who also included her in his internationally published book "SkinFlowers".cite book | last =EcceHomo| coauthors =| title =Skinflowers| publisher =Norma Comics|date=2007| location =Spain| pages=48| id =ISBN 978-84-9847-189]

She has also worked with many other good photographers such as "Juan Ramón D.Pintado"cite web|url=http://www.juanra.net/asun/index.html|title= Juan Ramón D.Pintado Official Website] [Ros Moreno, Javier. [http://jros.org/blog/?p=19 "Exposición Juan Ramón D. Pintado"] , "Photography critic Javier Ros Moreno's Official Blog", June 12, 2007.] [ [http://www.photo-b.net/photo/1280 Asun Ortega photographed by Juan Ramón D. Pintado ] ] ,"Pepe Saura" [ [http://fotoblog.nuevalente.net/pepesaura/asun-in-blue/ Asun Ortega photographed by Pepe Saura ] ] cite web|url=http://www.pepesaura.com/|title=Pepe Saura Official Website] ,"Oscar Vázquez Chambó" in Valencia who included her in his exposition at the well-known art gallery "Ibalart" (Valencia-Spain),cite web|url=http://www.ibalart.com/oscar.html/|title=Asun Ortega photographed by Oscar Vázquez Chambó] [Levante-EMV, València. [http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008031300_18_418981__Panorama-Vazquez-Chambo-exposa-imatges-femenines-entre-retrat-galeria-Ciclorama "Vázquez Chambó exposa imatges femenines entre el retrat i el nu a la galeria Ciclorama"] , "levante-emv.com", March 13, 2008.] cite web|url=http://www.oscarvaz.com/|title= Oscar Vázquez Chambó Official Website] ,"Juan Del Rosario" in Barcelona,cite web|url=http://www.juandelrosario.com/index.php?op=fineart&open=personel|title= Juan Del Rosario Official Website] ,"Felipe Medina" in Madrid,who handles the national photography website "Fotoebora" [ [http://www.fotoebora.com/modelos/Asun_Ortega/Asun_Ortega.htm Asun Ortega photographed by Felipe Medina ] ] and who included her in his nationally published book "La psicología en fotografía de modelaje",cite book | last =Felipe Medina| coauthors =| title =La psicología en fotografía de modelaje| publisher =Fotoebora.com|date=2007| location =Spain| pages=57| ] [ [http://www.fotoebora.com/4.pdf Asun Ortega photographed by Felipe Medina for his book La psicología en fotografía de modelaje ] ] "Rafa Canelas" in Madrid [SobreExposicion.com, Spain. [http://www.sobreexposicion.com/2007/03/22/217/ "Exposición de Rafa Canelas"] , "sobreexposicion.com", March 22, 2007.] cite web|url=http://www.rafacanelas.com/moda.html|title= Rafa Canelas Official Website] and recognized Spanish artists such as "Javier Arizabalo". [ArteLibre.net, Spain. [http://www.artelibre.net/ARIZABALO/index.html "Javier Arizabalo García"] , "artelibre.net",2007.] cite web|url=http://www.javierarizabalo.com/page1/page1.html|title= Javier Arizabalo Official Website]

Appeared in magazines like "Femjoy", [ [http://www.femjoy.com/models.php?ms=asun&x=40&y=9 Asun Ortega photographed for Femjoy Magazine ] ] "Glove Mansion", [ [http://www.glovemansion.com/about_us.htm#asun Asun Ortega photographed for Glove Mansion Magazine ] ] "Torrid Art", [ [http://www.torridart.com/models/asun/ Asun Ortega photographed for Torrid Art Magazine ] ] "NenaBlue", [ [http://www.nenablue.com/models.php List of models photographed for NenaBlue Magazine ] ] and "Bellisimas". [ [http://www.bellisimas.com/index.php?modulo=modelos&modelo=0004 Asun Ortega photographed for Bellisimas Magazine ] ]

Her images has been showcased in the international recognized website "One Model Place". [ [http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?ID=188155 Asun Ortega & One Model Place ] ]

Personal life

Ortega enjoys travelling, writing,painting, and reading. She defines herself as a very creative, open minded and friendly person. " [http://www.asunortega.com/ Asun Ortega: Biography] ". "AsunOrtega.com". Retrieved May 25, 2008.]

Ortega has been linked with Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. " [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141853/bio Nick Carter: Biography] ". "IMDB". Retrieved May 25, 2008.] [ [http://people.famouswhy.com/asun_ortega/] "FamousWhy". May 2008.] She is married and lives in the city of Los Angeles. " [http://www.asunortega.com/ Asun Ortega: Biography] ". "AsunOrtega.com". Retrieved May 25, 2008.]

Filmography

Discography

* "Wifey" - Asun Ortega / Mba Shakoor - October 2007 [ [http://www.myspace.com/mbamusic MBA Shakoor Official Myspace ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.asunortega.com/ Official website]
*imdb name|id=2459960|name=Asun Ortega