Fátima Baeza

Baeza studied at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in Madrid and developed an extensive career on stage before working in television. She made early guest appearances on Spanish series such as Farmacia de guardia, as Sister Mariví, Hermanas and El comisario before joining the cast of Hospital Central.^[4]

Baeza was part of the cast of Hospital Central from its 2000 premiere as the nurse Esther García. According to the actress, her role was originally minor and she was nearly written out of the series until a love story with the character Maca Fernández, played by the newly arrived Patricia Vico, gave her character continuity; the storyline became a hit and the two became icons for the LGBT community.^[5] After leaving the regular cast, she returned for a 2011 season finale that reunited several of the show's historic actors.^[6]

After Hospital Central, Baeza continued working steadily in television, with roles in series such as Desaparecidos, HIT and Madres.^[7] In the Antena 3 drama Heridas (2022) she played the teacher Carmen, a role she has described as a reflection of contemporary society, while also working on the production as an acting coach.^[8][9] Alongside her acting, Baeza has worked as an acting coach, including coaching child performers.^[10] She also appeared in the short film Tótem Loba, directed by Verónica Echegui, which won the Goya Award for Best Short Fiction Film in 2022.^[11]

In May 2019 she initiated and starred in the stage show Miss Mara. Quien se reserva no es artista, a production of the Teatro Circo Price in Madrid based on her own research about the Spanish trapeze artist Miss Mara, directed by the company Teatro en Vilo and performed alongside trapeze artists.^[12] In 2025 she returned to the stage opposite her partner, the actor Guillermo Ortega, in Frankie y Johnny en el claro de luna, the Terrence McNally play directed by Pilar Massa at the Teatro Lara in Madrid.^[13] The production was staged in the theatre's Sala Lola Membrives.^[14]

Baeza has had a long-term relationship with the actor Guillermo Ortega, known for the series La que se avecina, with whom she has two children; the couple have also worked together on stage.^[15] Their daughter, Alma, who turned 18 in November 2025, has also begun a career in acting.^[16]

The following filmography is based on her professional film database profile.^[17]