Inma Cuesta

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Inma Cuesta

Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez (born 25 June 1980) is a Spanish actress. She has starred in films such as The Sleeping Voice (2011), Three Many Weddings (2013), and The Bride (2015).

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Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez

(1980-06-25) 25 June 1980 (age 44)
Valencia, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
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Some of her best known television credits include performances in Águila Roja and Arde Madrid.

Early life

Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez was born in Valencia on 25 June 1980.[1] Born to parents from Andalusia, Cuesta spent her childhood in Arquillos, province of Jaén (Andalusia).[2][3] Her father was an upholsterer, so she used to collect the leftovers to make handbags and sell them to finance her studies. Aged 18, she moved to Córdoba to study a Degree at the School of Dramatic Art. After completing her studies, she continued her training in Seville. In 2005 she moved to Madrid and entered the Conservatory and School of Dance, a performing arts center run by Carmen Roche.

Career

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Once settled in the capital of Spain, Cuesta undertook her career in the world of the theater from the hand of Nacho Cano starring in the musical Hoy no me puedo levantar. Her first starring role in television was in the series Amar en tiempos revueltos, playing the role of Elisa, a humble girl who became a well-known singer of the time.

After three seasons and almost three years in the musical she signed for another television series, Plan América with Pepe Sancho (TVE 2008).

Very soon she got her first change in the cinema with the 2007 comedy Love Expresso, in which she featured alongside Asier Etxeandía, Alejo Sauras, Diego Paris, Terele Pávez and Elena Ballesteros, among others. Later, she starred together with Fele Martínez and Angel de Andrés the film El kaserón.

In 2009, she began to play the role of Margarita in the series Águila roja which was broadcast by the Spanish public television service TVE.[4]

She shot Águila Roja: la película, the film version of the series, and starred in the film Cousinhood, a comedy by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, along with Quim Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo and Antonio de la Torre. On 21 October 2011 she premiered The Sleeping Voice, a film by Benito Zambrano, co-starring with María León.

At the beginning of 2012, she was a candidate for the Goya Awards as Best Actress thanks to her role in The Sleeping Voice. That year, she also participated in the shooting of the film Unit 7 (Alberto Rodríguez) with Mario Casas and Antonio de la Torre. Also, she played the role of Carmen de Triana in Blancanieves, a silent and black-and-white version of fairy tale Snow White, in which actresses Maribel Verdú, Ángela Molina and Macarena García also participated.

Almost at the same time, she starred in the short film by Rodrigo Atíza, Muchacha con paisaje and participated in Words with Gods (based on Guillermo Arriaga's idea) from the hand of Álex de la Iglesia in a project where directors from all around the world present an episode about religion.

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Cuesta (sixth from the left) together with other crew and cast members of Everybody Knows at the 71st Cannes Film Festival (2018).

In November 2012, she starred together with Alberto Ammann, Karra Elejalde and Antonio de la Torre on Daniel Calparsoro’s last film, Invader, for which she won the nomination for best supporting actress at the Mestre Mateo Awards.

In 2013 she played Ruth in Javier Ruiz Caldera's story Three Many Weddings, with Martiño Rivas, Paco León, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma and Laura Sánchez, among others. She returned to the musicals with Javier Gutiérrez and Marta Ribera with the work ¡Ay, Carmela!. In 2016, along with Argentine actor Ricardo Darín, she performed a young girl from a small villa in Buenos Aires in the film Kóblic by Sebastián Borensztein.

Personal life

Cuesta is in a relationship with screenwriter and producer Ángeles Maeso.[5][6][7][8] They have two children together.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007Café solo o con ellas (Love Expresso)Sonia[11]
2009El kaserónEva[12][13]
2011Águila Roja: la película (Red Eagle, the Movie)MargaritaReprise of her role in the TV series[14]
Primos (Cousinhood)Martina[15]
La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice)Hortensia[16]
2012Grupo 7 (Unit 7)Elena[17]
Blancanieves (Snow White)Carmen de Triana[18]
Invasor (Invader)Ángela[19]
20133 bodas de más (Three Many Weddings)Ruth[20]
2015Las ovejas no pierden el tren (Sidetracked)Luisa[21]
La novia (The Bride)La novia[22]
Los miércoles no existen (Wednesdays Don't Exist)Mara[23]
2016JulietaAva[24]
Kóblic [es]Nancy[25]
2018Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows)Ana[26]
2019Vivir dos veces (Live Twice, Love Once)Julia[27]
2021El páramo (The Wasteland)Lucía[28]
2023Los buenos modales (Good Manners)Manuela[29]
Todos los nombres de Dios (All the Names of God)Pilar Montero[30]
El favor (Just One Small Favor)Teresa[31]
2025
Un funeral de locosAmaia
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Television

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2020 El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind) Raquel Main role
2019 Criminal: Spain Carmen Episode: Carmen
2018 Arde Madrid Ana Mari Main role
2017–2018 El accidente (The Accident) Lucía Main role
2009–2016 Águila Roja (Red Eagle) Margarita Hernando Main role
2008 Plan América Lucía Alonso Main role; 5 episodes
2008 La familia Mata Sonia Recurring role; 5 episodes
2006–2007 Amar en tiempos revueltos (Love during trouble times) Elisa Domínguez Pastor Main role; 221 episodes
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Theater

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2013 ¡Ay, Carmela! Carmela Musical, main role
2005–2009 Hoy no me puedo levantar (I can't get up today) María Main role
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Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 19th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Secondary RoleRed EagleNominated[33][34]
13th ATV AwardsBest Actress in a SeriesNominated[35][36]
2012 26th Goya AwardsBest ActressThe Sleeping VoiceNominated[37]
21st Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading RoleNominated[38][39]
201322nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Minor RoleSnow WhiteNominated[40][41]
2014 1st Feroz AwardsBest ActressThree Many WeddingsNominated[42]
28th Goya AwardsBest ActressNominated[43]
2016 3rd Feroz AwardsBest ActressThe BrideWon[44]
8th Gaudí AwardsBest ActressNominated[45][46]
30th Goya AwardsBest ActressNominated[47]
25th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Leading RoleWon[48]
3rd Platino AwardsBest ActressNominated[49]
201722nd Forqué AwardsBest ActressNominated[50]
20196th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actress in a SeriesArde MadridWon[51]
28th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actress in a Leading RoleWon[52]
6th Platino AwardsBest Actress in a Miniseries or TV seriesNominated[53]
2021 8th Platino AwardsBest Actress in a Miniseries or TV seriesThe Mess You Leave BehindNominated[54]
2024
3rd Carmen AwardsBest ActressJust One Small FavorNominated
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