Belén Rueda
Born: 1965-03-16 in Madrid, Spain
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Every Day a Smart Guy Is Born
- Evil Dress as Alicia
2025
- Los Muértimer
- Death at a Funeral as Edurne
- Reversion
- La agencia as Belén Rueda
2024
- Free Falling as Marisol
- Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero as Belén Rueda
- Eva & Nicole as Nicole
2023
- The Chapel as Carol
- Phenomena as Sagrario
- The Cry of the Butterflies as Pilar Macías
- Late Xou con Marc Giró as Self - Guest
2022
- 19 as Herself
- La Palma: el último volcán as Narrator
2021
- The Tenant
- The Perfect Family as Lucía
- La Noche D as Self - Guest
- B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón as Self - Invitada
2020
- Madres: amor y vida as Marián Ballesteros
- Estirando el Chicle as Herself
2019
- Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City as Alba
- Las que faltaban as Invitada
2018
- Mirage as Dr. Sardón
- The Pact as Mónica
- Querido Fotogramas as Self
- You Shall Not Sleep as Alma Böhm
- Sara's Notebook as Laura
2017
- Orbiter 9 as Silvia
- Broken Basket
- Perfect Strangers as Eva
- Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez as Self - Guest
2016
- The Night My Mother Killed My Father as Isabel
- The Embassy as Claudia
2015
- Una vez as Chila
2014
- Planeta Calleja as Self - Guest
- B&b, de boca en boca as Candela Bermejo
2012
- The Body as Mayka Villaverde
- The Witches of Calenda as Sara Cruz
2011
- The Boat as Leonor
- Don't Be Afraid as Silvia's Mother
2010
- Julia's Eyes as Julia Levin / Sara
- For the Good of Others as Isabel
- La princesa de Éboli as Princesa de Éboli
- La princesa de Éboli as Ana de Mendoza
2009
- Spanish Movie as Laura
2008
- 8 Dates as Elena
2007
- The Orphanage as Laura
- Savage Grace as Pilar Durán
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
2004
- The Sea Inside as Julia
2003
- Los Serrano as Lucía Gómez
2001
- Retruc as Elsa
1999
- El Club de la Comedia as Monologuista