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Carolina Yuste
Spanish actress (born 1991)
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Carolina Ortega Yuste (born 30 July 1991) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Goya Awards. Her film credits include performances in Carmen & Lola (2018), Quién te cantará (2019), Sky High (2020), Jokes & Cigarettes (2023), and Undercover (2024). She has also featured in television series La sonata del silencio and Brigada Costa del Sol.
Biography
Carolina Ortega Yuste was born on 30 July 1991 in Badajoz,[1][2] Extremadura. She trained at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD) in Madrid.[3]
She won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2019 for her role as Paqui in Carmen & Lola,[1] her feature film debut.[4] She made her Catalan-language debut in Jokes & Cigarettes (2023), portraying singer Conchita in a role that won her the Gaudí Award for Best Actress.[5][6][7]
Yuste also joined the cast of the stage play Caperucita en Manhattan, based on the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite and scheduled to debut at Teatro de La Abadía on 23 January 2025.[8]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | La sonata del silencio (The Sonata of Silence) | Dorita | [9] | |
| 2019 | Brigada Costa del Sol (Drug Squad: Costa del Sol) | Sole | [10] | |
| 2020–21 | Dime quién soy (Dime quién soy: Mistress of War) | Lola | [11] | |
| 2023 | Sin huellas (No Traces) | Desi | Main | [12] |
| Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía) | Nisa | [13] | ||
| 2025 | La canción | Massiel |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carmen y Lola (Carmen & Lola) | Paqui | [1] | |
| 2020 | Hasta el cielo (Sky High) | Estrella | [15] | |
| 2021 | El cover (The Cover) | Margarita | Amy Winehouse impersonator | [16] |
| Chavalas (Girlfriends) | Desi | [17] | ||
| Sevillanas de Brooklyn (When Brooklyn Met Seville) | Ana | [18] | ||
| La familia perfecta (The Perfect Family) | Sara | [19] | ||
| 2022 | Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers) | Maite | [20] | |
| 2023 | Chinas (Chinas, a Second Generation Story) | Amaya | [21] | |
| Saben aquell (Jokes & Cigarettes) | Conchita | [22] | ||
2024 | La infiltrada (Undercover) | Mónica / Arantxa | ||
| TBA | Toda la suerte del mundo † |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 33rd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Carmen & Lola | Won | [25] |
| 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Nominated | [26][27] | ||
2021 | 4th Berlanga Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Cover | Won | [28] |
2022 | 9th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Girlfriends | Nominated | [29] |
| 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Nominated | [30] | ||
2024 | 11th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Jokes & Cigarettes | Nominated | |
| 16th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
| 79th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Chinas, a Second Generation Story | Nominated | |||
| 38th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Jokes & Cigarettes | Nominated | ||
| 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | |||
| 11th Platino Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 30th Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Undercover | Won | ||
2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Nominated | ||
| 80th CEC Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
| 39th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
| 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |||
| 12th Platino Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| 31st Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a Series | La canción | Nominated | ||
2026 | 13th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Series | Nominated | ||
| 34th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
