Lia Chapman

Mis Tres Hermana Production
Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Author and Director

Madrid, Spain

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About Lia

LIA CHAPMAN - Actress - director

Lía Chapman is an award-winning actress, director, producer and writer born in the Dominican Republic, raised in New York and based in Madrid. She began her acting career in Spain in the series "Canguros" alongside Maribel Verdú. Lía has worked with renown directors such as Julian Schnabel, Fernando Trueba, Agusti Villaronga and Leticia Tonos.
In 2014, she directed the award-winning short film "Broken Angels". Her second short film, "In My Mother's Arms" has been official selection in more than 50 festivals and has won eight awards. Her film, "Último paseo", is considered one of the 10 best shorts films of 2020 in her native, Dominican Republic. This film was created in a 10-day cinematic immersion with two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi in Navarra, Spain in 2019.
Lía earned a degree in Sociology from Fordham University in New York and graduated with merits in directing from UCLA.
In 2020, she published her first book, El Coraje del Actor.

LIA CHAPMAN _
Lía Chapman es una galardonada actriz, directora y productora nacida en la República Dominicana, criada en Nueva York y afincada en Madrid. Comenzó su carrera como actriz en España en la serie "Canguros" junto a Maribel Verdú. Lía ha trabajado con directores de renombre como Julian Schnabel, Fernando Trueba, Agustí Villaronga y Leticia Tonos.
En 2014 dirigió el premiado cortometraje "Ángeles Rotos". Su segundo cortometraje, "En Los Brazos de Mi Madre" ha sido selección oficial en más de 50 festivales y ha ganado ocho premios. Su corto, "Último paseo", está entre los 10 mejores cortometrajes de 2020 en su país natal. Esta película fue creada en una inmersión cinematográfica de 10 días con el director iraní ganador de dos Oscar Asghar Farhadi en Navarra, en el 2019.
Lía se licenció en Sociología por la Universidad de Fordham en Nueva York y se graduó con méritos en dirección en UCLA.
En 2020 publicó su primer libro, El Coraje del Actor.

Gender:
Female

Height:
5' 7"

Weight:
130

Body type:
Athletic

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Black

Eyes:
Black

Ethnicity:
Latin/Hispanic

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Awards

Best supporting actress nomination, LA SILLA awards, "Mis 500 Locos"- Dominican Republic
(2022)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS / INDIE SHORT FEST (USA) - for JENNI
(2018)
BEST ACTRESS / Polla en Corto- CORTI A SUD (ITALY) FILM / "IN MY MOTHER'S ARMS".
(2018)
BEST SHORT / Cayenne Film Festival - for Broken Angels - Director - Lead actress
(2017)
2nd BEST FILM / Dominican Film Festival NY, for "In My Mother's Arms" - Dir.
(2017)
BEST ACTRESS / Festival internacional de cortometrajes PILAS EN CORTO, for "In My Mother's Arms"
(2017)
BEST DRAMA /Best Mini Films (15) ON MOVIESCREENPRO Film Festival, USA - FOR "IN MY MOTHER'S ARMS".
(2017)
BEST SHORT FILM / MUICORTOS / for, "IN MY MOTHER'S ARMS". Dir.
(2017)
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM FROM CARIBE / MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CORTOMETRAJES SOLIDARIO... (SPAIN)
(2017)
EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING AWARD / Hispanic Internacional Film Festival of New Jersey (USA)
(2017)
BEST DRAMATIC - ORIGINAL / The Houston International Film Festival / for "Broken Angels". Dir.
(2016)
BEST ACTRESS / FECISO-Festival Internacional de Cine Social Castilla-La Mancha / Broken Angels, dir
(2015)
BEST ACTRESS / Festival de cine social de Castilla-La Mancha, for "Broken Angels". Dir.
(2015)