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Valeria Varbanova

Valeria Varbanova

About me

Valeria Varbanova, aged 24, was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and studied at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov”. 
Her debut performance took place in Milko Lazarov’s recent film Tarika.  Valeria is Talents Sarajevo Allumni from Acting Studio 2024 in the programme of Sarajevo Film Festival.

Valeria has worked on several short and feature films and participated in over ten theatre plays. Currently, she is taking part in Apocryphal directed by Ivan Dobchev at the Sfumato Theatre Laboratory.

In 2023, Valeria earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, completing four years of acting training under professor Ivan Dobchev's guidance. Before that, she spent over five years taking various acting classes. Additionally, Valeria graduated from the National School of Music “Lyubomir Pipkov” where she developed her skills as a professional folklore singer.

Information

Acting age
16-26 years
Place of birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height (cm)
170
Weight (in kg)
52
Eye color
blue-gray
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Medium
Nationality
Bulgarian
Languages
Bulgarian(native)EnglishFrench
Instruments
PianoAccordionGuitar
Sport
AthleticsAcrobaticsSwimming
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappellaFolkPopPop songsfolk songJazz
Special skills
Singer-songwriter
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2019 – 2023
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA)

Other professional training

2024
Talents Sarajevo
2023
Intensive casting workshop with Julian Kostov

Awards

2022
After Midnight (Drama)

Film

MY FATHER'S SHOES (Feature film)
Mima (MR) Hristo Simeonov Producer: Katya Trichkova Written by: Hristo Simeonov, Petar Krumov
Earth (Feature film)
Supporting role Nikolay Todorov Producer: Poli Angelova
2024
TARIKA (Feature film)
Maria (SR) Milko Lazarov Producer: Veselka Kiryakova
2024
The Reptiles (Short film)
Galina (SR) Kristina Spasovska Producer: Maya Vitkova-Kosev
2023
Away from home (Short film)
Victoria (MR) Ani Nedyalkova Producer: UFO Film&Television Studios
2023
PARASITE (Short film)
Antonia (MR) Mira Ilieva Producer: New Bulgarian University Written by: Mira Ilieva
2022
Wipeout (Short film)
Main role Alex Krasimirov Written by: Alex Krasimirov
2021
After Midnight (Short film)
Lucy (MR) Alex Krasimirov Producer: Geoffrey Ames, Lubo Marinov Written by: Alex Krasimirov

Theater

Apocryphal (Drama)
Kumata Ivan Dobchev Theater: Theater Laboratory SFUMATO
2024
Mahamaya Electronic Devices (Drama)
3 (MR) Lyuba Todorova Theater: Theater Laboratory SFUMATO Written by: Ivan Viripaev
2024
Lazarus and Jesus (Drama)
Marta (MR) Ivan Dobchev Theater: NATFA Theatre Written by: Emilian Stanev
2023
King Lear (Drama)
Kordelia (Ot) Lilia Abadjieva Theater: NATFA Theatre Written by: W. Shakespeare
2023
Ivanov-Barabanov (Drama)
Avdotya Nazarovna (SR) Ivan Dobchev Theater: NATFA Theatre Written by: A. P. Chekhov
2021
UTERUS (Drama)
Bejb (MR) Ana Bateva Theater: I AM STUDIO Written by: Dejan Dukovski