Blanca Rosa Blanco Azcuy

She is one of the most popular Cuban actresses of the first decade of the 21st century in Cuba.

She was born in La Habana, and graduated from the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in 1995. During her time as a student at ISA, she participated in various theatrical productions under the direction of professors and directors such as: Vicente Revuelta, José Antonio Rodríguez, and Roberto Blanco.

Titles such as La historia de un antiguo encanto, Los invitados del rey, Ubu Rey, among others, were part of her early studies; as well as in the classics she had her role in Lady Macbeth and later, with the theater group Buscón, she was part of the cast of Cuentos de amor, humor y muerte and La historia de un escaparate. This under the direction of José A. Rodríguez. She participated in theatrical creation workshops taught by Eugenio Barba, as well as in the "Elsinor" festivals that took place at the Instituto Superior de Arte. During this stage she published works of dramaturgy, stories and poetic prose, as a contributor to the Faculty's magazine Albur.

Once graduated from ISA, she was asked to join the theater group "Irrumpe," under the direction of Roberto Blanco. She worked in television in telenovelas, police series, adventure films, and festival presentations and musical events. Miniseries, both humorous and of other genres, are part of the actress's work.

She has worked as a host in the programs 23 y M and Ecos de mujer, on Cuban Television, as well as in the Lucas Awards and the Festival Cubadisco.

She has worked as a model for photographer Roberto Salas, and for photographic exhibitions by painter Ismael Gómez Peralta. She appeared as a model in the music video Apretaíto, pero relajao, by Ian Padrón for the group Sampling. She is a member of UNEAC and the Asociación Hermanos Saíz, as well as of the Consejo Nacional de las Artes Escénicas.

Performances
In theater
La noche
Julio César
Hazañas que contar
Yo solo sé de amor
Electra
Yerma
El perro del hortelano

In television
Las honradas (Novel)
El espía (Teleplay)
Brigada especial (Police)
Las huérfanas de la Obra Pía (Novel)
Salir de noche (Novel)
Destino prohibido (Novel)
Entre la espada y la pared (Teleplay)
Operación coraje (Adventure)
La máscara de Don Juan (Story)
Un cuento de camino (Story)
Una mañana sin sol (Story)
La intrusa (Teleplay)
Jardín de madera (Teleplay)
La perla (Story)
Día y noche (Police)
Profesor en la Habana (Cuban-Spanish humorous series)
Tras la huella (Police)
Bajo el mismo sol: Casa de cristal (Telenovela)

Music video (No te deje por mala) – Pupy y los que son son
Music video (Dame un cachito) – Kola Loka

In film
Chivichana La película
Ciclos en el Trópico. Dir. David Rihondino.
El porvenir de una ilusión. Dir. Franco de Peña.
1995 – Matar el tiempo (Cuba–Chile). Dir. Pablo Basulto.
1997 – Kleines Tropikana. Dir. Daniel Díaz.
Hasta la Victoria Siempre (Argentine film shot in Cuba). Dir. Juan Carlos Desanzo.
2006 – Páginas del diario de Mauricio. Dir. Manuel Pérez Paredes.
2009 – El premio flaco (Feature fiction film). Dir. Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti.
Lisanka (Feature fiction film). Dir. Daniel Díaz Torres.
2011 – Habanastation Dir. Ian Padrón

Awards and recognition
Una mañana sin sol
Premio Caricato. For best female lead performance in Theater for Television. UNEAC. La Habana, 2003.