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Carmen Machi | |
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Born | María del Carmen Machi Arroyo 7 January 1963 Madrid, Spain |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994-present |
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.
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1999 | Shacky Carmine | Periodista Telek | Feature film debut | |
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 | ||
El sueño de una noche de San Juan | Mostaza | Voice | ||
Un rey en la Habana | Estrella | |||
2006 | Lo que sé de Lola (Lola) | Carmen | ||
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 | ||
Que se mueran los feos (To Hell with the Ugly) | Nati | |||
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 | |||
2016 | La puerta abierta (The Open Door) | Rosa | [15] | |
Villaviciosa de al lado (A Stroke of Luck) | Mari | |||
Las furias (The Furies) | Casandra | [17] | ||
2017 | El bar (The Bar) | Trini | ||
Pieles (Skins) | Claudia | |||
2018 | Thi Mai, rumbo a Vietnam | Carmen | ||
La tribu (The Tribe) | Virginia | [19] | ||
2019 | Lo nunca visto | Teresa | [20] | |
2020 | Nieva en Benidorm (It Snows in Benidorm) | Marta | [21] | |
2022 | Cerdita (Piggy) | Asun | [22] | |
Amor de madre (Honeymoon with My Mother) | Mari Carmen | [23] | ||
Llenos de gracia (Full of Grace) | Marina | [24] | ||
La voluntaria (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 | ||
Verano en diciembre (Family Affairs) | Teresa | |||
TBA | Las delicias del jardín † | Pepa |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2005
|
14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role | 7 vidas | Won | |
2006 |
15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Leading Role | Aída | Won | |
2009 |
18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | La tortuga de Darwin | Won | |
2014
|
6th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | La Estrella | Nominated | |
2015
|
2nd Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Spanish Affair | Nominated | |
29th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |||
24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Won | |||
2017
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4th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | The Open Door | Nominated | |
31st Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |||
26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |||
2021 |
8th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series | 30 Coins | Nominated | |
2023
|
10th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Piggy | Nominated | |
37th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
10th Platino Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
2024
|
11th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Series | La mesías | Nominated | |
11th Platino Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series | Won | |||
30th Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a Series | Celeste | Nominated | ||
2025 |
26th Iris Awards | Best Actress | La mesías | Pending | |
12th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Series | Celeste | Pending |