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Mona Martínez
Spanish actress
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Life and career
Born in Málaga in 1968,[1] Martínez is the youngest of nine siblings from a family of the neighborhood of La Luz.[2] Martínez started her career as a ballet dancer at the age of 10.[3][4]
She moved to Madrid to train her voice acting skills, but continued performing as a flamenco dancer across Spain.[1]
In 2002, she made her screen debut as an actress in the miniseries Padre coraje directed by Benito Zambrano. There was no looking back since then. She starred in movies and television shows like South from Granada, Ana by Day, The Realm, Taxi to Gibraltar, and Bye, for which she was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her television series includes Locked Up, Anclados, Vota Juan and Paquita Salas.[5][6][7]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Al sur de Granada | Madre niño dormido | ||
| 2005 | Camarón (Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend) | |||
| 2018 | Ana de día (Ana by Day) | Sole | [8] | |
| El reino (The Realm) | Jueza Costa | |||
| 2019 | Adiós (Bye) | María | ||
| Terminator: Destino Oscuro | Vendedora Calle | |||
| Intemperie (Out in the Open) | Mujer Entrada Cueva | |||
| Taxi a Gibraltar (Taxi to Gibraltar) | Justine Faithfull | |||
| 2022 | La maniobra de la tortuga (Unfinished Affairs) | Morgado | [9] | |
| Las niñas de cristal (Dancing on Glass) | Norma | [10] | ||
| Jaula (The Chalk Line) | Arana | [11] | ||
| 2025 | La deuda (The Redemption) | Sorina | ||
| Hamburgo (Hamburg) | Tere | |||
| 2026 | Narciso | Nenucha | ||
| La bola negra | La anciana / la nieve ('the old woman / the snow') |
Short films
| Year | Film title | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | La guarida | Iago de Soto | Antonia |
| Block 24 | Fernando Pozo[15] | Alba | |
Television series
| Year | Series Title | Channel | Role | Episodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Padre coraje | Antena 3 | Rosi | 3 episodes |
| Periodistas | Telecinema | 1 episode | ||
| 2002 - 2007 | El comisario | Telecinema | Varios personajes | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Javier ya no vive solo | Telecinema | 1 episode | |
| Despacito y al compás | TV3 | TV-Movie | ||
| 2006 | Hospital Central | Telecinco | Julia | 1 episode |
| 2008 | El síndrome de Ulises | Antena 3 | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | La chica de ayer | Antena 3 | 1 episodime | |
| Paquirri | Telecinco | 2 episodes | ||
| Un golpe de suerte | Telecinco | Bárbara | 31 episodes | |
| 2010 - 2011 | La duquesa | Telecinco | Carmen | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Hispania, la leyenda | Antena 3 | Curandera | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Isabel | La 1 | Sirviente de Aixa | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | La 1 | Reme | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Anclados | Telecinco | Madre de Raimundo | 2 episodes |
| Teresa | La 1 | La Religiosa de Lisboa | TV-Movie | |
| 2016 | Vis a vis | Antena 3 | Carlota | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Paquita Salas | Netflix | Script | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Vota Juan | TNT España | Simona | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Valeria | Netflix | Jefa de Carmen | 3 episodes |
| Veneno | Atresplayer Premium | Mari Carmen Ortiz | 2 episodes | |
| Antidisturbios | Movistar+ | Leire Costa | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | Deudas | Atresplayer Premium | Consuelo de la Vega | ¿? episodes |
Theatre works
| Year | Title | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Las Bárbaras | Carol López[16] | |
| Óscar o la felicidad de existir by Éric- Emmanuel Schmitt | Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente | ||
| Mi película italiana by Rocío Bello | Salvador Bolta | ||
| Un roble by Tim Crounch | Carlos Tuñón | ||
| 2018 | Alguien voló sobre el nido del cuco | Jaroslaw Bielski[17] | |
| La familia no | Gon Ramos[18] | ||
| 2017 | La Pilarcita | Chema Tena | |
| 2016 | Dios K | Víctor Velasco | |
| 2014 | Rinoceronte | Ernesto Caballero | |
| Boomerang | |||
| Montenegro | |||
| Ensayando a Don Juan | Albert Boadella | ||
| La dama duende de Pedro Calderón de la Barca | Miguel Narros | ||
| 2013 | Yerma de Federico García Lorca[19] | ||
| 2011 | ¡Ay, Carmela! by José Sánchez Sinisterra | José Luis Arellano | |
| Mi alma en otra parte de Manuel Mora | Xicu Masó | ||
| Avaricia, lujuria y muerte | Salvador Bolta | ||
| 2010 | La duquesa al hoyo y la viuda al bollo | La Pica de Flandes | |
| 2008 | Alicia atraviesa el Espejo | Jaroslaw Bielski | Réplika Teatro |
| Cervantes Circus | José Luis Sáiz | Nómadas Club | |
| 2007 | Comedias cómicas en el corral de comedias | ||
| 2004 | Alicia | Jaroslaw Bielski | Réplika Teatro |
| 2003 | Cartas cruzadas | José Luis Sáiz | |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Bye | Nominated | [20] |
| 34th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Nominated | [22][23] |
