Aglaja Amadò: Born in Lugano, Switzerland, she studied acting in London, New York and Los Angeles. She graduated in 2009 from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles where she participated in various American independent productions. In 2010 she returned to Switzerland where she began working in local cinema and television. She starred in films such as "Tutti giu" by Niccolò Castelli, "Jump" by Bindu de Stoppani and became the protagonist in the last season of the RSI television series "Affari di Famiglia". We also see Aglaja featured in many national advertising campaigns. In 2014 she produced her first short film: Carvina which will be screened at the Giffoni Film Festival, Ischia Film Festival and many others. In 2018 she was responsible for the Human Rights Film Festival programming office and in2022/23 she collaborated as a cultural operator for the Maggiolino del Teatro Pan festival and the Festival della fiaba in Cagiallo. Since 2015 she has been teaching theater regularly to children and teenagers and has his own theater company in Tesserete. In 2023 she founded the cultural association Lumina.
