With Euphoria entering its final chapter, Priscilla Delgado – trailed by a haze of mystique – emerges as one of the HBO show’s intriguing new faces. Well, fact fans, we can reveal she’s a devotee of Rosalía and hasan unwavering love for fostering animals.

Last February, photos circulated of 5’5 Spanish actor Priscilla Delgado stepping squint-eyed out of the Silver Slipper desert bar – Euphoria’s “fully nude, always lewd” strip-club haunt – alongside Zendaya, who plays the show’s central figure, Rue. Priscilla, fully clothed, appears mid-confrontation. Her character, still little more than a visual cipher, wears grey tracksuit bottoms, and a green tank top,long French-tip nails slicing the air, her gaze fixed and fiery. It is enough to ignite speculation across Deuxmoi, X, and Reddit, where fans rush to fill in the blanks.

Online theories soon spiralled, ranging from the weird to the damnright bizarre. One Reddit user offered a particularly vivid sketch: “20s female. Latina. Fiery dancer at a strip club. Brash & street smart. Determined to uncover the truth when something feels off.” For now, it remains conjecture – the kind Euphoria thrives on. “The mystery about it has made the whole process very discreet and very intimate,” the 23-year-old tells us, smiling knowingly. “As you can imagine, I can’t say much about my character or how [her plotline]eventually unfolds.” 

Priscilla’s real-life profile looks quite different. “I’m a very boring normal person,” she says, laughing. That apparently includes a deep affinity for animals, fostering wherever she can and making it a personal mission to “get homes for those little animals that are on the streets”; a guilty pleasure for staying up far too late watching films alone (one she refuses to feel all that guilty about) and a love-hate relationship with social media, “which is probably more hate than love.” Despite being held to perhaps the tightest pinky promise (or rather NDA) she’ll ever have to sign, Priscilla is warm and disarmingly open to let us into her world. Euphoria, on the other hand, is another matter entirely.

Seven years after the first episode dropped, and three months before the third and final season airs, the softly-spoken, rosy-cheeked Spanish actor is still sworn to secrecy, bound by the familiar non-disclosure that comes with joining HBO Max’s immersive, star-making account of adolescence.

So what can she confirm?

Albeit, very little. She’s joining the cast as a new face, character unnamed, and the cult show is finally moving its characters beyond the titillating drama of high school. “It brings new challenges and new circumstances that the [cast] eventually have to face,” she explains. Joining Euphoria itself was a challenge too, years in the making, tracking all the way back to her television debut aged seven, in a Spanish show calledLa chica de ayer. Then came her silver screen debut a few years later with thriller The Evil That Men Do, her first English-speaking role. “That was a turning point. At first, it was really like a game, but that’s probably the moment where I understood that there’s a lot of responsibility to being on a set, and you have to go with your homework done,” she says. “It’s a very serious thing – continuously being able to be part of the creation of a miracle all the time.”

So after a steady accumulation of miracles, Priscilla landed her first audition for Euphoria at 17, ahead of the show’s second season, reading for some of its major players. “I wasn’t prepared at that time for such an adventure,” she admits. “Imagine how stimulating it is to be part of something that you truly and deeply believe in, but not only you – a lot of people. Millions of people around the world.”

Still, after not bagging a role on her first try, it wasn’t enough to stop her putting her hat in the ring again. One more time. “They ended up giving me the character I was most curious to explore,” she shares. “When I got the news, it was a pinch-me moment. The Euphoria cast are the new generation of talent,inspiring so many people. Knowing I’d have the chance to meet them in person was absolutely immense.”

Priscilla’s admiration for the cast predates her involvement. Though no longer part of the show following his ALS diagnosis, Eric Dane’s performance as Cal Jacobs – father to Jacob Elordi’s dangerously charming Nate – left a lasting impression. “That is one of the most intriguing and mysterious performances I’veseen in an actor,” she says. “The way he holds the character, his eyes…This is a show of actors, it’s been a masterclass in every sense.”

At the centre of it all is director Sam Levinson. “Knowing him and being able to be part of his world has probably been the most rewarding thing thatI’ve ever experienced,” she says, pressing a hand to her heart. “He’s tremendously generous, with a unique and remarkable way of working. It’s been a dream to share this story with him.”

Much of that story will begin to unfold from 13th April – including Priscilla’s own character, whom she speaks about with quiet affection. “I think she’s very special. She’ll definitely have something to say or to transmit to the audience,” she says. “I really hope people enjoy her.”

Among the season’s other additions is Grammy Award-winning artist Rosalía, who released an 18-track album LUX late last year, receiving both critical acclaim and high praise online. Naturally, her casting has ignited speculation online – her appearance on the show marking her first ever not as a ‘composer’ or a ‘performer’, although the latter she takes on in a different medium. From the most recent trailer, it appears their characters are closely linked, circling back to Silver Slipper, where the singer dazzles as a sparkle-clad, burlesque-esque stripper. “The closest thing that I have to being a fan girl is with Rosalía,” Priscilla says giggling. “Now that I know her, I’m even more of a fan. I love her so much.”

Naturally, entry into the Euphoria sphere opens doors, and who knows what lies on the other side of this one. Understandably, the feeling still borders on the surreal. “Euphoria, as a feeling, is very dangerous because you’re always striving for it…but life cannot always be like that.” The last time she felt euphoric? She pauses, then laughs coyly. “I don’t know if I can disclose it,” she says, hiding a smile behind her hands. “I’ll leave it up to the imagination.”

Photography by Lenne Chai

Styling by Kaitlyn Vitug

Words by Aswan Magumbe

Hair by Cherilyn Farris at Highlight Artists

Make-up by Mariana Flores at Highlight Artists

Fashion Assistant Chloe Williams