Alba Galocha
Alba Galocha
Alba Galocha (born January 17, 1990) is a Spanish actress, model, and blogger.
Early Life
Alba grew up on the northern Spanish region of Galicia.
Education
She studied fashion at the IED's School of Fashion Design.
After completing her studies, she pursued a modeling career.
Career
Modeling
Alba Galocha at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - StreetStyle
Alba Galocha on the cover of L'Officiel
Galocha first started modeling while she was in school pursuing her degree in fashion design.
In 2012, she won the award for Best Model at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid. She also won an award at Madrid Fashion Week.
In 2014, Alba walked for Nicolas Ghesquière Paris and Louis Vuitton prêt-à-porter SS15 shows. Stylist Marie Amelie Sauve invited her back the following season.
Later that year, Alba was selected as one of the most influential people in the trends category by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
She was also chosen to be featured in "The Flow," a collaborative book by Nicolas Ghesquière and Juergen Teller.
In addition to her numerous editorials, Alba has been featured in Vogue Spain, Vogue Dutch, Jalouse, F Magazine, Marie Claire, French L'Officiel, Yo Dona, and Telva.
In 2015, she got her first big break into the film industry with a role in "El hombre de las mil caras," directed by Alberto Rodriguez, co-starring Jose Coronado and Marta Etura.
Blogging
In 2011, Alba bega writing a blog on Vogue Spain called "Tea Time in Vogue." On it, she discussed about her life, particuarly her passion for culture, photography, design, and literature. In a blog post, she talked about how she started the blog:
[...] I had a blog before on my own, and one day, one of the directors of Vogue.es called me said Hi, I really like your work as model...'—we knew each other from before—and she told me, 'And I really like how you write and so I want to put your blog inside Vogue. [30]
The blog is no longer active.
Acting
In 2016, Alba Galocha decided to change careers and became an actress.
She said that, after spending a year in Paris, she realized that she was a little tired of the fashion world and wanted to learn something new.
Since her transition, she has had roles in three more movies:
Plan de fuga (directed by Inake Dorronsoro)
No culpes al karma de lo que te pasa por gilipollas (directed by Maria Ripoll
Si tu voyais son coeur (directed by Joan Chemla with Gael Garcia Bernal and Marine Vatch)
Personal Life
Back shot of Alba Galocha; the images show four of her tattoos.
When she doesn't work, Alba Galocha enjoys reading, hanging out with friends, going to the movies, and working out at the gym.
She is an admirer of meaningful tattoos and piercings.
With regards to beauty products, Galocha personally likes using Aesop products, including their shampoo and face cream. She only wears makeup when working as a model or actress.
Her boyfriend is Australian.