Spanish girl, 8, clinches best acting award at Berlin festival

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 26, 2023 11:04 am

Berlin: Eight-year-old Spanish girl Sofia Otero on Saturday won the best acting prize at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in the film '20,000 Species of Bees'.

In the feature debut by Spanish director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, Otero plays a nine-year-old child who was born a boy but who considers herself a girl.

Sofia Otero poses with the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for the film 20,000 especies de abejas (20,000 Species of Bees) on the red carpet after the award ceremony of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. AFP

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