Carolina Yuste

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

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.

Carolina Yuste
Yuste in 2024
Born	Carolina Ortega Yuste (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33) Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Education	RESAD
Occupation	Actress

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.^[5][6]

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 [es] on 23 January 2025.^[7]

Filmography

Key

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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	La sonata del silencio (The Sonata of Silence)	Dorita		[8]
2019	Brigada Costa del Sol (Drug Squad: Costa del Sol)	Sole		[9]
2020–21	Dime quién soy (Dime quién soy: Mistress of War)	Lola		[10]
2023	Sin huellas (No Traces)	Desi	Main	[11]
	Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía)	Nisa		[12]
2025	La canción †	Massiel		[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Carmen y Lola (Carmen & Lola)	Paqui		[1]
2020	Hasta el cielo (Sky High)	Estrella		[14]
2021	El cover (The Cover)	Margarita	Amy Winehouse impersonator	[15]
	Chavalas (Girlfriends)	Desi		[16]
	Sevillanas de Brooklyn (When Brooklyn Met Seville)	Ana		[17]
	La familia perfecta (The Perfect Family)	Sara		[18]
2022	Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers)	Maite		[19]
2023	Chinas (Chinas, a Second Generation Story)	Amaya		[20]
	Saben aquell (Jokes & Cigarettes)	Conchita [es]		[21]
2024	La infiltrada (Undercover)	Mónica / Arantxa		[22]

Accolades

Carolina Yuste holding her Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	33rd Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Carmen & Lola	Won	[23]
	28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role		Nominated	[24][25]
2021	4th Berlanga Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Cover	Won	[26]
2022	9th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Girlfriends	Nominated	[27]
	30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Minor Role		Nominated	[28]
2024	11th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actress in a Film	Jokes & Cigarettes	Nominated	[29]
	16th Gaudí Awards	Best Actress		Won	[30]
	79th CEC Medals	Best Actress		Nominated	[31]
	38th Goya Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[32]
	32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Leading Role		Nominated	[33][34]
	11th Platino Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[35]
	30th Forqué Awards	Best Actress in a Film	Undercover	Won	[36]
2025	12th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actress in a Film		Nominated	[37]
	39th Goya Awards	Best Actress		Won	[38]
	33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Leading Role		Won	[39]
	12th Platino Awards	Best Actress		Pending	[40]