Pepa_Rus
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.
Pepa Rus | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josefa Rus (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985 (age 38) Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, humorist, singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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."[1][2]
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 Maitena: Estados alterados [es]. In 2010, she made her film debut, playing Pepi in the film La mula [es], where she shared the screen with Mario Casas, María Valverde, and Secun de la Rosa.[3]
In 2015, she joined the series 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.[4][5] In 2017 she again played Secundina García in the spin-off Gym Tony LC [es].
In theater she has participated in the plays Insolación (2015) and A media luz los tres [es] (2016), by Miguel Mihura.
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2014 | Aída | Inmaculada "Macu" Colmenero | Telecinco | Lead role | 134 |
| 2008–2010 | Maitena: Estados alterados [es] | Berta | Cuatro | Lead role | 80 |
| 2013 | The Time in Between | Francisca "Paquita" | Antena 3 | Minor role | 2 |
| 2015–2016 | 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 | 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
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Insolación | |
| 2016 | A media luz los tres [es] | |
| 2017 | Un chico de revista | |
| 2017 | El curso de tu vida | Director |
Singles
- 2011: "Lore, Lore, Macu, Macu"
- "Pepa Rus: 'Aída me ha dado la fama, pero yo sigo poniendo lavadoras'" [Pepa Rus: 'Aída Has Given Me Fame, But I Still Use Washers]. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Abeledo, Antonio (9 March 2007). "Pepa Rus 'En "Aída" hay personajes defectuosos, como todos nosotros'" [Pepa Rus 'In "Aída" There are Flawed Characters, Like All of Us']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Secun de la Rosa, Pepa Rus, Mario Casas y Maria Valverde presentan la película 'La Mula'" [Secun de la Rosa, Pepa Rus, Mario Casas, and Maria Valverde Present the Film 'La Mula']. Bekia (in Spanish). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz y Pepa Rus se inscriben en el 'Gym Tony'" [Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz, and Pepa Rus are Written Into 'Gym Tony'] (in Spanish). Cuatro. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Pepa Rus se matricula en el gimnasio solo para denunciar a Tony" [Pepa Rus Joins the Gym Only to Denounce Tony] (in Spanish). Cuatro. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.