Elsa Pataky plays Vera, the young and unfaithful trophy wife of the wealthy Don Hidalgo, on QUEEN OF SWORDS. A spoiled and callous schemer who agrees to spy for Colonel Montoya, Vera courts Tessa�s friendship, fooled by her guise as the petty Maria Teresa Alvarado and mistaking her as a kindred spirit
The stunning blonde actress, who has a college degree in Journalism, studied acting with Angel Guti�rrez at The C�mara Theatre for two years. Afterwards, she performed in the classical theatre play El maestro de Danzar by Lope de Vega. Pataky also studied theatre at the Cultural Center of Las Rozas in Madrid, and, for two years, took a movie course with Paco Pino, one of Spain�s best drama teachers.

Her professional debut was as Raquel on the television series Al salir de clase for director Antonio Cuadri, who also directed her in the telefilm Clara. Additional small screen credits include the prime-time series T�o Willy.

Pataky headlines Pascal Jongen�s upcoming film Menos es m�s and Alvaro Fern�ndez Armero�s El arte de morir, as well as appeared in Tataro.

Pataky, who speaks

Spanish, Rumanian, French and English, was born in Madrid to a Spanish father and Rumanian mother. Her interests in sports include roller-skating, skiing, horseback riding, skydiving and parachuting. She also likes to read and