Ivana Baquero

Ivana Baquero Macías (born 11 June 1994) is a Spanish actress.

At the age of 11, she was chosen to star as Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth, for which she won critical acclaim and the Goya Award for Best New Actress.

She attended the American School of Barcelona, where she learned to speak fluent English, Spanish and Catalan.

[1] From about 1,000 young actresses, Baquero was picked to play the role of Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth in 2006.

The role of Ofelia was originally intended for a girl of the age of 8, but the script was altered to accommodate Baquero, who was 11 at the time.

Baquero and Guillermo del Toro attending the North-American premiere of Pan's Labyrinth