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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237021
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Filmography (Movies)
Every Day a Smart Guy Is Born
Character:
Release Date:22/05/2026
Evil Dress
Character:Alicia
Release Date:13/02/2026
Reversion
Character:
Release Date:07/11/2025
Los Muértimer
Character:
Release Date:14/08/2025
Death at a Funeral
Character:Edurne
Release Date:11/04/2025
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
Character:Belén Rueda
Release Date:03/09/2024
Free Falling
Character:Marisol
Release Date:17/05/2024
The Chapel
Character:Carol
Release Date:17/11/2023
Phenomena
Character:Sagrario
Release Date:14/04/2023
La Palma: el último volcán
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/09/2022
19
Character:Herself
Release Date:31/03/2022
The Perfect Family
Character:Lucía
Release Date:03/12/2021
The Tenant
Character:
Release Date:23/09/2021
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
Character:Alba
Release Date:25/10/2019
Mirage
Character:Dr. Sardón
Release Date:30/11/2018
Querido Fotogramas
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2018
The Pact
Character:Mónica
Release Date:17/08/2018
Sara's Notebook
Character:Laura
Release Date:02/02/2018
You Shall Not Sleep
Character:Alma Böhm
Release Date:11/01/2018
Perfect Strangers
Character:Eva
Release Date:01/12/2017
Orbiter 9
Character:Silvia
Release Date:07/04/2017
Broken Basket
Character:
Release Date:24/02/2017
The Night My Mother Killed My Father
Character:Isabel
Release Date:29/04/2016
Una vez
Character:Chila
Release Date:16/03/2015
Ismael
Character:Nora
Release Date:26/12/2013
Strings
Character:Maestra (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2013
7th Floor
Character:Delia
Release Date:05/09/2013
The Body
Character:Mayka Villaverde
Release Date:21/12/2012
Don't Be Afraid
Character:Silvia's Mother
Release Date:28/04/2011
Julia's Eyes
Character:Julia Levin / Sara
Release Date:16/08/2010
For the Good of Others
Character:Isabel
Release Date:03/06/2010
La princesa de Éboli
Character:Princesa de Éboli
Release Date:14/01/2010
Spanish Movie
Character:Laura
Release Date:03/12/2009
8 Dates
Character:Elena
Release Date:18/04/2008
The Orphanage
Character:Laura
Release Date:20/05/2007
Savage Grace
Character:Pilar Durán
Release Date:18/05/2007
The Sea Inside
Character:Julia
Release Date:03/09/2004
Retruc
Character:Elsa
Release Date:07/10/2001
Television Appearances
La agencia
Character:Belén Rueda
Eva & Nicole
Character:Nicole
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Character:Self - Guest
The Cry of the Butterflies
Character:Pilar Macías
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
Character:Self - Invitada
La Noche D
Character:Self - Guest
Madres: amor y vida
Character:Marián Ballesteros
Estirando el Chicle
Character:Herself
Las que faltaban
Character:Invitada
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Character:Self - Guest
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Character:Self
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Embassy
Character:Claudia
Planeta Calleja
Character:Self - Guest
B&b, de boca en boca
Character:Candela Bermejo
The Witches of Calenda
Character:Sara Cruz
The Boat
Character:Leonor
La princesa de Éboli
Character:Ana de Mendoza
El hormiguero
Character:Self - Guest
Los Serrano
Character:Lucía Gómez
El Club de la Comedia
Character:Monologuista
Periodistas
Character:
Periodistas
Character:Clara Nadal
La ruleta de la suerte
Character:
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