Acting
Belén Rueda
Born Mar 16, 1965 · 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.
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Acting
A Sucker's Born Every Minute
2026
Comedy
Evil Dress
2026
Horror
Reversion
2025
Mystery · Thriller
La agencia
2025
Comedy
Los Muértimer
2025
Comedy · Horror · Mystery
Death at a Funeral
2025
Comedy
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
2024
Comedy
Eva & Nicole
2024
Drama · Comedy
Free Falling
2024
Thriller · Drama
The Chapel
2023
Horror · Drama
Phenomena
2023
Comedy · Horror · Thriller
The Cry of the Butterflies
2023
Drama
La Palma: el último volcán
2022
Documentary
19
2022
Documentary
The Perfect Family
2021
Comedy · Drama · Family
The Tenant
2021
Horror
Madres: amor y vida
2020
Drama
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
2019
Drama · Thriller
Las que faltaban
2019
Comedy · News
Mirage
2018
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
Querido Fotogramas
2018
Documentary
The Pact
2018
Horror · Thriller · Drama
Sara's Notebook
2018
Thriller
You Shall Not Sleep
2018
Horror · Thriller
Perfect Strangers
2017
Drama · Comedy
Orbiter 9
2017
Drama · Science Fiction · Romance
Broken Basket
2017
Drama
The Night My Mother Killed My Father
2016
Comedy
The Embassy
2016
Drama · War & Politics
Una vez
2015
Drama
B&b, de boca en boca
2014
Comedy · Family
Ismael
2013
Drama
Strings
2013
Animation · Drama · Family
7th Floor
2013
Drama · Thriller
The Body
2012
Thriller · Mystery
The Witches of Calenda
2012
Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery
Don't Be Afraid
2011
Drama
The Boat
2011
Action & Adventure · Mystery · Drama
La princesa de Éboli
2010
Drama
Julia's Eyes
2010
Horror · Thriller
For the Good of Others
2010
Thriller · Drama · Fantasy
La princesa de Éboli
2010
Spanish Movie
2009
Comedy
8 Dates
2008
Comedy
Savage Grace
2007
Drama
The Orphanage
2007
Horror · Drama · Thriller
The Sea Inside
2004
Drama
Los Serrano
2003
Comedy · Family · Drama
Retruc
2001
Drama
El Club de la Comedia
1999
Comedy
Periodistas
1998
Comedy · Drama · Talk
La ruleta de la suerte
1990
Family · Talk