Vicenta Ndongo

Vicenta Ndongo (born 23 February 1968) is a Spanish actress. She earned early public recognition for her role in Airbag.

Vicenta Ndongo
Ndongo in 2022
Born	(1968-02-23) 23 February 1968 (age 57) Barcelona, Spain
Other names	Vicenta N'Dongo
Alma mater	Institut del Teatre
Occupation	Actress
Awards	Premis Nacionals de Cultura [ca] (2024)

Biography

Born on 23 February 1968 in Barcelona, she is of Equatoguinean descent.^[1][2][3] She graduated in acting from the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre.^[4] Some of her early film credits include a performance in the 1995 Catalan-language film El perquè de tot plegat [ca] (1995) and that of Vanessa in Airbag (1997),^[5][1] which earned her public recognition.^[6] She also featured in Los lobos de Washington (1999) and No News From God (2001).^[1]

She landed roles in Cesc Gay's films In the City (2003) and V.O.S (2009),^[7] for which she earned a CEC Medal nomination for Best Supporting Actress,^[8] also starring alongside Alex Brendemühl in the 2007 drama Lo bueno de llorar [es].^[9]

Her television work include roles in both Catalan and Spanish-language series such as Hermanas [es], 7 vidas, Compañeros, Dinamita [ca], Aquí no hay quien viva, and Com si fos ahir [es].^[6][10][11] In 2022, she joined the cast of the streaming series Días mejores.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1997	Airbag	Vanessa		[5]
2003	Ilegal	María		[13][14]
2003	En la ciudad (In the City)	Sara		[15]
2005	Ar meno un quejío [es] (If Only a Lament)	Luna		[16]
2007	Lo bueno de llorar [es]	Vera		[17][9]
2009	V.O.S	Vicky		[18]
2013	Menu degustació (Tasting Menu)	Mar		[19]
2022	Mensajes privados	Vicenta		[20]
2022	Mantícora (Manticore)			[21]
2024	El salto (Jumping the Fence)	Elena Jiménez		[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Hermanas [es]	Cleofé		[10]
1999	7 vidas	Estefanía	Introduced in season 2	[10]
2004	Aquí no hay quien viva	Rocío		[23]
2022	Días mejores (When You Least Expect It)	Carmen		[24]
2025	Olympo	Isabel Durán		[25]