Elsa Pataky

Elsa Pataky was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu in Madrid, Spain. Her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, is a publicist of Romanian and Hungarian ancestry, and her father, Jos�� Francisco Lafuente, is a Spanish biochemist. She attended the Universidad de San Pablo CEU where she studied journalism and began to take an interest in acting. She joined Teatro C��mara de ��ngel Guti��rrez, a theater company in Madrid, and left college when she was offered a role in the long-running Spanish TV series Al salir de clase (1997).More Spanish TV roles followed, alongside a growing career in movies, first in Spain but increasingly internationally.She met her husband, Chris Hemsworth, through the management company that represents them both, ROAR.




Bio:
Elsa Pataky was born Elsa Lafuente Medianu in Madrid, Spain. Her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, is a publicist of Romanian and Hungarian ancestry, and her father, Jos�� Francisco Lafuente, is a Spanish biochemist. She attended the Uni... [Details Intro]