Belén Rueda

Belén Rueda

Born: March 16, 1965
in Madrid, Spain
​Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named Chus and Violeta (Ms. Rodal). She and her family moved to San Juan, Alicante when she was a child because of her younger sister's asthmatic problems. She was married to Daniel Écija and had three children with him, Beliá (b.1994), María (b.1996) and Lucía (b.1998); unfortunately, their second child died of a heart disease as a baby. She is now a divorcée. When Rueda was 18 years old she moved to Madrid to study architecture, but she left the university when she met an Italian man whom she later married. Rueda returned to Madrid and worked as a salesperson and a model until she finally became a TV presenter. After that she worked as an actress on television, including the show Los Serrano, and eventually acted in films. She won a Goya Award in 2004 for her role as Julia in Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside). She received another Goya nomination for her role in the 2007 film, The Orphanage. Rueda played the lead role of the Spanish thriller Los ojos de Julia, which is produced by Guillermo Del Toro.

Movies for Belén Rueda...

Title: Eva & Nicole
Character: Nicole
Released: June 2, 2024
Type: TV
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Free Falling
Title: Free Falling
Character: Marisol
Released: May 17, 2024
Type: Movie
Marisol is the national rhythmic gymnastics coach, methodical, demanding and authoritative. The World Championship is approaching and she places all her gold medal hopes on Angelica, the team's most promising newcomer. Two weeks before the final, Marisol discovers that her husband is having an affair with a much younger woman with whom she is expecting a child. Marisol does not contemplate failure, so she embarks on a desperate race to win him back, without taking into account her motives and feelings. Her pain is transferred to her tatami, where she becomes even more implacable towards Angelica, in whom she places her hopes of success. At this point, winning gold is all that's left for him.
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The Chapel
Title: The Chapel
Character: Carol
Released: November 17, 2023
Type: Movie
Emma wants to learn how to communicate with the spirit of a girl who has been trapped in a hermitage for centuries, and to that end, she tries to persuade Carol, a sceptical medium, to help her.
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Phenomena
Title: Phenomena
Character: Sagrario
Released: April 14, 2023
Type: Movie
Madrid, Spain, 1998. The many resources and skills of Gloria, Paz and Sagrario, three middle-aged women investigating paranormal events, are put to the test when their leader, Father Pilón, has an unpleasant encounter.
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Title: The Cry of the Butterflies
Character: Pilar Macías
Released: March 8, 2023
Type: TV
This series examines the events leading up the brutal murder of Dominican activist Minerva Mirabal and her two activist sisters, on the orders of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The heinous crime would set in motion not only the end of a vicious regime, but also come to mark the global fight against gender-based violence.
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19
Title: 19
Character: Herself
Released: March 31, 2022
Type: Movie
A delicate portrait of the longing for security amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Perfect Family
Title: The Perfect Family
Character: Lucía
Released: December 3, 2021
Type: Movie
Lucía (Belén Rueda) is a woman for whom leading a model life and taking control of her life is the most important thing. Since she got married, she has focused all of her efforts on caring for her family, until achieving what for her is a perfect family. However, her entire world begins to collapse with the arrival of Sara (Carolina Yuste), the girlfriend of her son; a young girl with great freedom and without mincing words who has a very different family from what Lucia always dreamed of as a political family. Now, Lucia must accept that the perfect family was not exactly what she thought.
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The Tenant
Title: The Tenant
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Mia’s leg has suddenly gone numb. We’ll reveal no more. A hair-raising new nightmare from Lucas Paulino and Ángel Torres, gifted Spanish filmmakers behind BEDTIME STORY, a standout premiere at Fantasia in 2019 that’s currently being developed into a feature with Sam Raimi producing. Starring Belen Rueda (THE ORPHANAGE, THE SEA INSIDE).
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Title: B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
Character: Self - Invitada
Released: June 2, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Madres: amor y vida
Character: Marián Ballesteros
Released: May 8, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Estirando el Chicle
Character: Herself
Released: May 3, 2020
Type: TV
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Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
Title: Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
Character: Alba
Released: October 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, 2019. Two corpses appear in the crypt of the Old Cathedral. Police officer Unai López de Ayala, an expert in criminal profiling, must hunt down the ritual murderer who has been terrorizing the city for two decades.
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Title: Las que faltaban
Character: Invitada
Released: March 15, 2019
Type: TV
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Mirage
Title: Mirage
Character: Dr. Sardón
Released: November 30, 2018
Type: Movie
During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.
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Querido Fotogramas
Title: Querido Fotogramas
Character: Herself
Released: October 5, 2018
Type: Movie
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.
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The Pact
Title: The Pact
Character: Mónica
Released: August 17, 2018
Type: Movie
Suddenly, Clara, Mónica's daughter, falls into a deep coma. With Clara left to die, a mysterious man proposes Monica to make a pact: Clara will be saved if Mónica does something for him.
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Sara's Notebook
Title: Sara's Notebook
Character: Laura
Released: February 2, 2018
Type: Movie
Laura has spent years looking for her sister Sara who went missing in the depths of the jungle in the Congo. Neither the NGO she works for, nor the embassy, have news on her whereabouts until a photo appears of Sara in a mining town. Apparently, Sara is being held captive by The Hawk, the fearsome rebel leader who controls the mafias behind the prized mineral coltan.
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You Shall Not Sleep
Title: You Shall Not Sleep
Character: Alma Böhm
Released: January 11, 2018
Type: Movie
In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre group experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. With the passage of days without sleep, they reach new thresholds of perception that expose them to the secrets of the place and the energies that inhabit it. When Bianca, a young, promising actress, joins the cast, competing for the lead role, she must survive not only the intensity of the work and her cast mates, but the unknown force that is pulling them towards a tragic outcome.
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Perfect Strangers
Title: Perfect Strangers
Character: Eva
Released: December 1, 2017
Type: Movie
During a lunar eclipse, seven friends gather for dinner and decide to play a game in which they must share with each other the content of every message, email or phone call they receive throughout the evening.
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Orbiter 9
Title: Orbiter 9
Character: Silvia
Released: April 7, 2017
Type: Movie
Helena, a young woman on a deep space mission, has been alone for 20 years. Her parents abandoned ship after a technical malfunction made it impossible for all three of them to reach their intended destination. Alex, an isolated engineer, is about to enter her life and turn her world upside down.
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Broken Basket
Title: Broken Basket
Released: February 24, 2017
Type: Movie
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The Night My Mother Killed My Father
Title: The Night My Mother Killed My Father
Character: Isabel
Released: April 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Isabel is torn between the need to feel valued as an actress and her insecurities and contradictions. One night, she hosts a very special dinner: her husband Ángel, who is a scriptwriter, and Susana, Ángel's ex-wife and film director, want to convince Argentinian actor Diego Peretti to star in a movie. But at some point something unexpected happens that surprises everyone and disturbs the evening.
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Title: The Embassy
Character: Claudia
Released: April 25, 2016
Type: TV
Luis Salinas, the new ambassador to Thailand, who knows he's going to get his hands dirty in the next four years – if he makes it that long. He's accompanied by his wife, Claudia, and their daughter Ester. Aware that the familiar constellation of life in the embassy is about to change radically, the staff gear up in nervous anticipation. Life does change, but in a way that Luis would never have imagined it. He must not only cope with the chaos and corruption he was expecting, but also with the implosion of his family life, as Claudia and Ester become involved in affairs that might seriously damage relations between Spain and Thailand. Will the glamorous, globe-trotting diplomatic life swallow up Luis or will he continue to fight for integrity and morals?           
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Una vez
Title: Una vez
Character: Chila
Released: March 16, 2015
Type: Movie
On a day like any other, Chila Huerta wakes up her three children and abandons the house that she shares with her husband. The town is left to wonder what secrets Chila is hiding.
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Title: Planeta Calleja
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 13, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: B&b, de boca en boca
Character: Candela Bermejo
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
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Ismael
Title: Ismael
Character: Nora
Released: December 26, 2013
Type: Movie
An aging couple follows after Ismael Tchou, an 8-year-old, who is trying to find his way to his estranged biological father all by himself.
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Strings
Title: Strings
Character: Maestra (voice)
Released: November 15, 2013
Type: Movie
María's routine at school is altered by the arrival of a very special child. Soon, they become close friends.
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7th Floor
Title: 7th Floor
Character: Delia
Released: September 5, 2013
Type: Movie
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián, a successful lawyer, leaves his ex-wife's condo, located on the seventh floor of an apartment building, to take his two children to school. While they run down the stairs, he uses the elevator. Once on the ground floor, Sebastián awaits the arrival of the children.
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The Body
Title: The Body
Character: Mayka Villaverde
Released: December 21, 2012
Type: Movie
A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.
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Title: Luna, el misterio de Calenda
Character: Sara Cruz
Released: April 10, 2012
Type: TV
The judge named Sara has moved to Calenda, along with her teenage daughter, Leire. Her plan to rebuild the family life has been spoiled when her husband disappears. This will be the first of a series of shocking events that will convince the judge that Calenda is not the peaceful place as it seemed to be.
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Don't Be Afraid
Title: Don't Be Afraid
Character: Silvia's Mother
Released: April 28, 2011
Type: Movie
Silvia is a young girl marked by a dark childhood. When she is barely twenty-five, she decides to start over and to face the people, feelings and emotions that keep her bound to the past. In her fight against adversity and against herself, she will learn to control her fears and become an adult, responsible for her own actions.
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Title: The Boat
Character: Leonor
Released: January 17, 2011
Type: TV
A global cataclysm, caused by a fatal accident in Geneva (Switzerland) during the implementation of the particle accelerator will lead to the crew and students of the school-ship Polar Star to live the greatest adventure of their lives. Isolated and aware that we only have each other, the ship will become their only home.
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Julia's Eyes
Title: Julia's Eyes
Character: Julia / Sara
Released: October 29, 2010
Type: Movie
The story of a woman who is slowly losing her sight whilst trying to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister.
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Title: La princesa de Éboli
Character: Ana de Mendoza
Released: October 18, 2010
Type: TV
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For the Good of Others
Title: For the Good of Others
Character: Isabel
Released: June 3, 2010
Type: Movie
Diego is a doctor so used to working in extreme situations that he has immunized himself to others' pain. He has switched off from his work, his partner and his commitment as a father. Over the course of a disturbing meeting, Diego is threatened with a gun. Hours later, he can only remember the sound of a bang and the strange feeling of having being hit with something more than a bullet. Diego has to take an irreversible decision which will affect his own life and that of his loved ones.
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La princesa de Éboli
Title: La princesa de Éboli
Character: Princesa de Éboli
Released: January 14, 2010
Type: Movie
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Spanish Movie
Title: Spanish Movie
Character: Laura
Released: December 3, 2009
Type: Movie
Grandes dosis de humor, ingeniosos guiños a nuestro cine patrio más reciente, un elenco artístico altamente ligado a la comedia y una elevada reserva de sorpresas constituyen los ingredientes de esta disparatada comedia: Spanish Movie.
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8 Dates
Title: 8 Dates
Character: Elena
Released: April 18, 2008
Type: Movie
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Arctic Tale
Title: Arctic Tale
Character: Narradora
Released: June 17, 2007
Type: Movie
Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, also from National Geographic.
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The Orphanage
Title: The Orphanage
Character: Laura
Released: May 20, 2007
Type: Movie
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
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Savage Grace
Title: Savage Grace
Character: Pilar Durán
Released: May 18, 2007
Type: Movie
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.
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Title: El hormiguero
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
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The Sea Inside
Title: The Sea Inside
Character: Julia
Released: September 3, 2004
Type: Movie
The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. It is the story of Ramón’s relationships with two women: Julia a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living.
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Title: Los Serrano
Character: Lucía Gómez
Released: April 22, 2003
Type: TV
Los Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid. The success of the series in Spain and in several other countries in Europe and elsewhere helped launch the career of several young actors and actresses, especially actor and musician Fran Perea, who acts in the series and sings its theme song, "1 más 1 son 7".
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Retruc
Title: Retruc
Character: Elsa
Released: October 7, 2001
Type: Movie
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Title: El Club de la Comedia
Character: Monologuista
Released: September 26, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Periodistas
Released: January 13, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Periodistas
Character: Clara Nadal
Released: January 13, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: La ruleta de la suerte
Released: April 23, 1990
Type: TV