Thais Valdés Maceira

Renowned Cuban actress. Graduate of the Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte. With extensive and varied participation in film and television, with ventures into theater both in Cuba and in Mexico. Recipient of awards and recognition for her acting work such as the Pitirre Award for Best Actress at the 14th Cinemafest San Juan de Puerto Rico, 2002 for "Nada", the directorial debut of Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti.

Born in Ciudad de La Habana. Graduate of Secondary and Higher Education at the Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte, in La Habana in 1985.

"Una novia para David", a film directed by Orlando Rojas in 1985, marked the beginning of her acting career and her film debut.
She has played leading roles in important Cuban cinema films; as well as in novels and television serials, in theatrical works and one-woman shows.

On television
1986 Del lado del corazón.
1987 Hoy es siempre todavía.
1988 Playing Carla in the film "Nada"
Psicólogo.
Los Inocentes.
Dossier del Desamor
1992 Las Honradas
1992-1994 La hora de las brujas.
1997 Siempre en mi corazón.
1999 Camello rosa.

In theater
1989 Vade Retro.
1990 Un tranvía llamado deseo.
2005 El son de Electra. Dir. Ramón Díaz. México

In film
1985 Una novia para David. Dir. Orlando Rojas.
De tal Pedro tal astilla. Dir. Luis Felipe Bernaza.
1988 Plaff o demasiado miedo a la vida. Dir. Juan Carlos Tabío.
1989 Barrio Negro. (Cuba-Switzerland-France). Dir. Pierre Kovalnik.
1991 Adorables mentiras. Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
Alicia en el Pueblo de Maravillas. Dir. Daniel Díaz.
1994 Amores. (First feature film of the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, EICTV. Pisces Story). Dir. Paola Castillo.
1997 Kleines Tropikana. Dir. Daniel Díaz.
1999 Un paraíso bajo las estrellas. Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
2001 Nada. Dir. Juan Carlos Cremata.
2006 Video. Amor Perfecto. Dir. Alejandro Ramírez. México

Awards and Recognition
Second prize for television acting. Concurso de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba. La Habana, 1986. "Del lado del corazón".
Mention for female acting. Seventh Forum of the Performing Arts. 1986. "Nada".
Pitirre Award for Best Actress. XIV Cinemafest San Juan de Puerto Rico, 2002. "Plaff o Demasiado miedo a la vida".
Mention for female acting in film. Concurso de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba. La Habana, 1989.
2nd prize for acting, VII National Acting Competition. La Habana, Cuba (July/86).
Mention VII Forum of the Performing Arts. 1986