Juana Acosta

Personal context

Summary

Juana Acosta is a Colombian-born actress who has built a career in film, television, and theatre in Spain and Latin America, with roles in Anna, Crematorio, and La templanza. She has spoken about the need for more female perspectives, stronger women characters, and greater gender equality in the film industry, including equal pay and more women in senior production roles. With her sister, she founded Calite Films to develop stories featuring women protagonists, and she has said #MeToo helped women speak out about abuse of power. No public partisan campaigning or LGBTQ advocacy is on record.