Carmen Machi

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Machi and the second or maternal family name is Arroyo.

María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She become popular for her role as Aída in the television series 7 vidas and Aída.

Carmen Machi
At the 2017 Sitges Film Festival
Born	María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (1963-01-07) 7 January 1963 (age 62) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994-present

Biography

María del Carmen Machi Arroyo was born on 7 January 1963 in Madrid and raised in neighbouring Getafe.^[1][2] Her father's family comes from Genoa.^[2] After several years as a theatre actress, she became popular thanks to her character Aída first in the TV series 7 Vidas, and later in a spinoff series made for the character, Aída.

She made her feature film debut in Shacky Carmine (1999).^[3] She has also worked in movies like Hable con ella (2002), Descongélate (2003), Los Amantes Pasajeros (2013), Ocho apellidos vascos (2014) and Ocho apellidos catalanes (2015).^[4]

In 2024, she was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Shacky Carmine	Periodista Telek	Feature film debut	[6]
2000	Para pegarse un tiro	Vania
2001	Sin vergüenza (No Shame)	Cecilia
2002	Hable con ella (Talk to Her)	Enfermera Jefe
	El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant)	Teresa		[7]
2003	Torremolinos 73	Clienta Peluquería
	Descongélate! (Chill Out!)	Carmela
2004	Escuela de seducción	Camarera rombo
2005	Vida y color (Life and Color)	Leo		[8]
	El sueño de una noche de San Juan	Mostaza	Voice
	Un rey en la Habana	Estrella
2006	Lo que sé de Lola (Lola)	Carmen		[9]
2007	Surf's Up		Spanish dub
	Lo mejor de mí	Carmen
2009	Los abrazos rotos (Broken Embraces)	Chon
	La mujer sin piano	Rosa
2010	Pájaros de papel (Paper Birds)	Rocío Moliner		[10]
	Que se mueran los feos (To Hell with the Ugly)	Nati		[11]
2013	Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited!)	Portera
	La Estrella	Trini		[12]
2014	Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades	Susana
	Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair)	Merche / Anne
	Kamikaze	Lola		[13]
2015	Ocho apellidos catalanes (Spanish Affair 2)	Merche / Carme
	Mi gran noche (My Big Night)	Rosa		[14]
2016	La puerta abierta (The Open Door)	Rosa		[15]
	Villaviciosa de al lado (A Stroke of Luck)	Mari		[16]
	Las furias (The Furies)	Casandra		[17]
2017	El bar (The Bar)	Trini		[10]
	Pieles (Skins)	Claudia		[10]
2018	Thi Mai, rumbo a Vietnam [es]	Carmen		[18]
	La tribu (The Tribe)	Virginia		[19]
2019	Lo nunca visto [es]	Teresa		[20]
2020	Nieva en Benidorm (It Snows in Benidorm)	Marta		[21]
2022	Cerdita (Piggy)	Asun		[22]
	Amor de madre [es] (Honeymoon with My Mother)	Mari Carmen		[23]
	Llenos de gracia (Full of Grace)	Marina		[24]
	La voluntaria [es] (The Volunteer)	Marisa		[25]
	Rainbow	Maribel		[26]
	Mañana es hoy (Tomorrow Is Today)	Pilar		[27]
2023	La voz del sol (Speak Sunlight)	Maruja		[28]
2024	Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres (We Treat Women Too Well)	Remedios Buendía		[29]
	Verano en diciembre (Family Affairs)	Teresa		[30]
TBA	Las delicias del jardín †	Pepa		[31]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999–2006	7 vidas	Aída García García	101 Episodes
2000–2001	Policías, en el corazón de la calle	Mónica	4 Episodes
2005–2014	Aída	Aída García García	Main Role
2007	Lo que surja	Madre de Alex	Episode: Voy a contarlo
2012	Rescatando a Sara	Leticia Carancho	2 Episodes
	Fenómenos	Dulce	1 Episode
2018	Arde Madrid	Clara Pérez	4 Episodes
2019	Criminal: Spain	Isabel Ferradas Pérez	Episode: Isabel
	Vida Perfecta	María del Pilar	3 Episodes
2020	30 Coins	Carmen	Episode: Telarañas
2023	La Mesías	Montserrat	Character is also portrayed by Ana Rujas and Lola Dueñas	[32]
2024	Celeste	Sara Santano		[33]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2005	14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role	7 vidas	Won	[34]
2006	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actress in a Leading Role	Aída	Won	[35]
2009	18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role	La tortuga de Darwin	Won	[36]
2014	6th Gaudí Awards	Best Supporting Actress	La Estrella	Nominated	[37]
2015	2nd Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Film	Spanish Affair	Nominated	[38]
	29th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[39]
	24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role		Won	[40]
2017	4th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actress in a Film	The Open Door	Nominated	[41]
	31st Goya Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[42]
	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Leading Role		Won	[43]
2021	8th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Series	30 Coins	Nominated	[44]
2023	10th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Film	Piggy	Nominated	[45]
	37th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[46]
	10th Platino Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[47]
2024	11th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Series	La mesías	Nominated	[48]
	11th Platino Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series		Won	[49]
	30th Forqué Awards	Best Actress in a Series	Celeste	Nominated	[50]
2025	26th Iris Awards	Best Actress	La mesías	Pending	[51]
	12th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actress in a Series	Celeste	Pending	[52]