Christina Ochoa

Christina Ochoa
Born Cristina Ochoa Lopez
(1985-01-25) January 25, 1985
Barcelona, Spain
Education Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
James Cook University
Occupation Actor, scientist, writer
Years active 2008-present

Christina Ochoa (born Cristina Ochoa Lopez; January 25, 1985 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actress, scientist, and author.[1]

Early life

Christina is the grand-niece of 1959[2] Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa, and daughter of acclaimed Spanish sculptor Victor Ochoa. She has spent her life surrounded by members of both the scientific and artistic world.[1][3]

Theatre and film

Christina Ochoa began acting as a hobby, starting out in theatrical plays in Washington, D.C., at the Little Theatre of Alexandria. She soon decided to pursue a career in performance arts, and moved to Madrid in order to study and work in the field. She has said: "Science was all my life .... But when I got on stage for the first time, there was a void inside me that was suddenly filled ... one I hadn't even known was empty."

From there, Ochoa moved on to work in theatre and TV, including on I Hate My Teenage Daughter,[4] Modern Family[1] and Spain's La que se avecina, as well as in films, including Cats Dancing on Jupiter.

She is the founder and owner of QE (Quantum Entanglement) Productions, responsible for the 2011 short film Stay with Me, which won awards at film festivals both in Europe and the United States.[4][5]

In 2014, Ochoa played Karen Morales on the Robert Rodríguez show, Matador.[1][3] She portrayed Ren on the TNT drama Animal Kingdom in 2016.

Writing

Ochoa has written articles for several publications. Her first published work was featured in Vogue[6] Spain. She has regular spreads featured in H,[7] in which she focuses on profile pieces and book reviews. She also has a monthly film column in El Imparcial.[8]

Science and academia

After graduating from Santa Isabel La Asuncion in Madrid, she went on to study oceanographic engineering at Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, off the coast of Africa in the Canary Islands. She continued with advanced marine biology studies at James Cook University in Australia, where she focused on the Elasmobranchii subclass of fish, which includes sharks and rays.[4]

She is currently studying physics at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) and has been an active member of Mensa since 2009.

Ochoa is part of the Los Angeles Committee for Science for Society, which promotes science in society and scientific literacy, and which is the sponsor of the Intel Science and Engineering Fair; ISEF.[1] She has also participated as an expert guest on scientific comedy podcast "Professor Blastoff", part of the Earwolf network.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Castellanos, Melissa (26 August 2014). "'Matador' Actress Christina Ochoa on Her El Rey Role, Ocean Science and Carrying on Her Family's Nobel Prize-Winning Legacy". Latin Post. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959.
  3. 1 2 Rodriguez, Priscilla (15 July 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Christina Ochoa Talks 'Matador' & Being a Science Enthusiast". Latina. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 McGinnis, Jeff (30 January 2014). "From Science to the Spotlight: Actress Christina Ochoa moves from academia to the arts". Toledo Free Press. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011 Archived 28 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine..
  6. ↑ , VOGUE Ed. Conde Nast Oct 2010. Article BOA – Christina Ochoa.
  7. ↑ , H Magazine, Ed. Future of Hollywood Spreads, Issues- 2010–2011.
  8. ↑ , Author: Christina Ochoa.

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