Victoria Luengo Saez (born 7 April 1990), also known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She gained recognition for her performance in the television series Riot Police (2020).

She has since featured in films such as Girlfriends (2021), The Replacement (2021), Cork (2022), The Room Next Door (2024), Family Affairs (2024), Bitter Christmas (2026), and The Beloved (2026) as well as in television series such as Red Queen. She also received industry recognition for her role in the monologue play Prima Facie.

Life and career Early life and education Victoria Luengo Saez was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca, but after four years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona, where she was raised. She took an interest in acting at a young age, and she got her first role in a stage play at barely 14 years old. She studied acting, dance and singing at the Barcelona's Memory School.

Career beginnings She made her television debut as a background actress in Rumors (2006), later obtaining larger television roles in Hospital Central and La pecera de Eva. In 2013, she joined the theatrical cast of Una historia catalana, a play staged at the National Theatre of Catalonia.

She starred as lead character in the French TV movie (2011), directed by Jacques Malaterre, also appearing in films such as (2011), Born (2014; for which she won a Best Actress Award at the 2015 New York City International Film Festival), Barcelona Christmas Night (2015), The Laws of Thermodynamics (2018) and I'm Being Me (2020).

Breakthrough and consolidation She had a breakout performance in the television series Riot Police, aired in 2020 on Movistar+. She portrayed Laia Urquijo, an Internal Affairs police officer who must investigate the potential misbehaviour committed by a squad of riot police officers during an eviction.

On 31 August 2023, Luengo debuted with the single-role of Tessa in monologue play Prima Facie at Madrid's Teatros del Canal, clinching an Actors and Actresses Union Award and a Talía Award for the role. During an interview to Cadena SER, she expressed her preference to be known to the public by her real name, Victoria, rather than Vicky, which she adopted in her early career because she felt back then that Victoria was a name for an old person.

Luengo starred as high-IQ investigator Antonia Scott in the Prime Video thriller series Red Queen, based on the novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado. Released in February 2024, the series received mixed reviews, but Luengo landed an Iris Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance and the series was renewed for a third season before the release of season 2.

She appeared in a minor part in The Room Next Door, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, who had early considered Dua Lipa for the role. Luengo stated that she was directed "in quite a sensory way". Her performance in the English-language film earned her a nomination for the Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best Film Actress in a Minor Role.

She played a supporting role as a heroin addict in the miniseries I, Addict (2024), which was part of the official selection of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival. Also in September 2024, she was reported to have signed on to star alongside Javier Bardem in Rodrigo Sorogoyen's The Beloved. In the film, premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, she played a struggling actress and estranged daughter described by Owen Gleiberman as exuding "a fascinating quality of pensive engagement" suggesting a more anxious version of Brooke Adams. In May 2025, she was reported to have been cast in a leading role in Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas. She described her character as a "broken woman, vampirised by a man". She was also cast in a leading role in Saints.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2014 Marianna 2015 Barcelona, nit d'hivern (Barcelona Christmas Night) Olga 2017 Blue Rai Lola 2018 Las leyes de la termodinámica (The Laws of Thermodynamics) Eva Hogar (The Occupant) Natalia Chavalas (Girlfriends) Marta El sustituto (The Replacement) Eva Vidal 2022 Suro (Cork) Elena The Room Next Door Fred's wife Verano en diciembre (Family Affairs) Paloma Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas) Patricia El ser querido (The Beloved) Emilia Vera (Saints) Lali

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2010 Merche Aired as miniseries 2010 La pecera de Eva Ari 2011 TV movie 2011 Homicidios María Losada 2013–2017 Míriam Ambrós Santacana 2019 Raquel 13 episodes 2020 Madres. Amor y vida Natalia 2020 Antidisturbios (Riot Police) Laia Urquijo 2021 Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake) Eva Episode: "El doble" Reina Roja (Red Queen) Antonia Scott Yo, adicto (I, Addict) Rui

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result 2021 Best Actress in a Series Riot Police Best Main Actress in a Series Best Actress in Spanish Fiction (TV) Best Television Actress 14th Gaudí Awards Best Actress Girlfriends 2023 Best Actress Cork Best Actress Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role Prima Facie Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Text Theater Best Actress Best Actress Red Queen 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Leading Role Best Film Actress in a Minor Role The Room Next Door

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