Maggie Civantos

Maggie Civantos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɣi θiˈβantos]; born 28 December 1984) is a Spanish actress, best known for her starring role of Macarena Ferreiro in the prison series Locked Up (Vis a vis).^[1][2] She has since starred in series such as Cable Girls, Malaka, Vis a vis: El oasis or Express.

Maggie Civantos
Civantos in 2024
Born	(1984-12-28) 28 December 1984 (age 40) Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Alma mater	Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Málaga
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Biography

Born in Málaga on 28 December 1984,^[3] her mother is a singer and her father is a sound technician.^[4] She was named after the character Maggie Gioberti, played by Susan Sullivan, in the TV series Falcon Crest.^[5]

Career

She began her career in Escenas de matrimonio replacing Mar Saura,^[6] Hospital central and Yo soy Bea. In 2008, she starred the TV series Eva y kolegas by Antena 3.^[7] She played Angélica in the Canal Sur Televisión TV series Arrayán.^[8]

In 2014, she had her first important role as Fanny in Bienvenidos al Lolita.^[9] Her biggest role was as Macarena, the main character in the 2015 TV series Vis a vis.^[10][11] In 2017 she appeared in the first Spanish Netflix original series Cable Girls (Las chicas del cable) alongside Blanca Suárez, Ana Fernández and Nadia de Santiago.^[12]

She returned as Macarena in the spin-off Vis a vis: El oasis,^[13] starring with Najwa Nimri.^[14] She appears along Salva Reina in Malaka.^[15][16]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Prime Time	Asesora de marketing	Feature film debut	[17]
2011	Amanecidos			[17]
2013	Temporal	Rosario		[17]
2014	321 días en Míchigan (321 Days in Michigan)	Lola		[18]
	Crustáceos			[17]
2018	El mejor verano de mi vida (The Best Summer of My Life)	Zoe		[19]
	Alegría tristeza (Happy Sad)	Sandra		[20]
	Escombros			[17]
2019	Antes de la quema (The Burning)	Meme		[21]
	La pequeña Suiza (The Little Switzerland)	Yolanda		[22]
	La influencia (The Influence)	Sara		[23]
2023	El juego	Eva		[24]
2024	Jaque mate (Checkmate)	Sofía		[25]
	Historias (Stories)			[26]

Short films

• Las rubias (TBA)
• El juego (TBA)
• Historias (2022)
• La chica de los cigarrillos (2021) as Eva
• Mejor actriz (2019)
• Ahora seremos felices (2018) as Clara
• Alan (2018) as Helen
• Downunder (2017)
• Las rubias (2016) as Marta
• Rubita (2014) as Norma
• Cobayas: Human Test (2014) as Helena
• Rem (2013) as Gem
• Hidrolisis (2012) as Sandra
• Placer (2009) as Leo / Adrian's ex-gf
• CineMálaga (2009) as Rose
• L.A: Los Ángeles (2007)
• Sobreexpuestos (2005)
• El que espera (2004) as Eli
• Kinoglaz (2004)

Television series

• Express as Bárbara^[27]
• High Seas
• Vis a vis: El oasis (2020) as Macarena Ferreiro
• Malaka (2019) as Blanca
• Vis a vis (2015–2019) as Macarena Ferreiro
• Las chicas del cable (2017–2020) as Ángeles Vidal
• Indetectables (2017) as Lina
• Temporada baja (2016)
• Ciega a citas (2014) as Sonia
• Bienvenidos al Lolita (2014) as Fanny
• El tiempo entre costuras (2013) as Marita
• Arrayán (2012–2013) as Angélica
• Toledo (2012)
• Hospital Central (2009–2011) as Candela Hernández / Águeda
• La Mari 2 (2009) as Estrella
• Escenas de matrimonio (2009) as Alba Boguñá
• Yo soy Bea (2009)
• Eva y kolegas (2008) as Marta

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	3rd MiM Series Awards [es]	Best Drama Actress	Locked Up	Won	[28]
2016	25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actress in a Leading Role		Won	[29]
2017	4th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actress in a Series		Nominated	[30]
2017	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actress in a Leading Role		Nominated	[31][32]
2021	71st Fotogramas de Plata	Best Television Actress	Vis a vis: El Oasis	Nominated	[33]
2025	4th Carmen Awards	Best Actress	Stories	Pending	[34]