Itziar Ituño

Born Name: Itziar Ituño Martínez
Date of Birth: 18 June 1974
Place of Birth: Basauri, Basque Country, Spain
Height: 1.64 m
Nationality: Spanish
Occupation: Actress
Itziar Ituño Martínez (born June 18, 1974) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the Spanish television series Money Heist (La casa de papel).

Early life
Ituño was born in Basauri, on June 18, 1974. She studied acting at the Basauri Theater School, and also graduated in urban-industrial and political sociology from the University of the Basque Country.

Career
Ituño's first appearance was in the Basque film Agur Olentzero, agur (Goodbye Olentzero, Goodbye) which was released in 1997.

In 2001 she got a role in the soap opera Goenkale. In this television series, she played Nekane Beitia, a lesbian policewoman from the fictional village of Arralde. She played the role until 2015, when the show was canceled. This role increased her visibility in the Basque Country.

She continued to work as an actress, starring in the films Loreak (Spanish submission for the Academy Awards) and Igelak, released in 2015 and 2016 respectively. In 2017, she starred in the television series La casa de papel (broadcast on Antena 3 and then acquired by Netflix) in the role of Raquel Murillo, a police negotiator.

In addition to her film, television and theater roles, she is also a singer in three bands: Dangiliske,

On 26 September 2017, she was a presenter of the Basque Film Gala and the EITB Gala for the 65th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

On 19 March 2020, Ituño tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Spain