María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as Aída in the television series 7 vidas and Aída.
Biography María del Carmen Machi Arroyo was born on 7 January 1963 in Madrid and raised in neighbouring Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa, Italy.
After several years as a theatre actress, she became popular thanks to her character Aída. She first played this role in the TV series 7 Vidas, and later in a spinoff series featuring that character, Aída.
She made her feature film debut in Shacky Carmine (1999). 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).
In 2024, she was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. In 2026, she was awarded the National Film Prize.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes 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 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 2014 Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades Susana Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair) Merche / Anne Kamikaze Lola 2015 Ocho apellidos catalanes (Spanish Affair 2) Merche / Carme Mi gran noche (My Big Night) Rosa 2016 La puerta abierta (The Open Door) Rosa Villaviciosa de al lado (A Stroke of Luck) Mari Las furias (The Furies) Casandra 2017 El bar (The Bar) Trini Pieles (Skins) Claudia 2018 Carmen La tribu (The Tribe) Virginia 2019 Teresa 2020 Nieva en Benidorm (It Snows in Benidorm) Marta 2022 Cerdita (Piggy) Asun Amor de madre (Honeymoon with My Mother) Mari Carmen Llenos de gracia (Full of Grace) Marina (The Volunteer) Marisa Rainbow Maribel Mañana es hoy (Tomorrow Is Today) Pilar 2023 La voz del sol (Speak Sunlight) Maruja Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres (We Treat Women Too Well) Remedios Buendía Verano en diciembre (Family Affairs) Teresa Las delicias del jardín (The Delights of the Garden) Pepa Día de caza (Ladies' Hunting Party) Carmen 2026 Aída y vuelta (Aida, the Movie) Herself / Aída García García Los justos (The Righteous) Remedios 53 domingos (53 Sundays) Natalia Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas) Doctora García TBA Porto Rico
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999–2006 7 vidas Aída García García 101 Episodes2000–2001 Policías, en el corazón de la calle Mónica 4 Episodes2005–2014 Aída Aída García García Main Role2007 Lo que surja Madre de Alex Episode: Voy a contarlo2012 Rescatando a Sara Leticia Carancho 2 Episodes Fenómenos Dulce 1 Episode2018 Arde Madrid Clara Pérez 4 Episodes2019 Criminal: Spain Isabel Ferradas Pérez Episode: Isabel Vida Perfecta María del Pilar 3 Episodes2020 30 Coins Carmen Episode: Telarañas 2023 La Mesías Montserrat Character is also portrayed by Ana Rujas and Lola Dueñas 2024 Celeste Sara Santano 2025 Furia (Rage) Marga
Accolades {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|
| 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role || 7 vidas || || |- | || 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Television Actress in a Leading Role || Aída || || |- | || 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role || La tortuga de Darwin || ||
| || Best Actress || Paper Birds || ||
| 6th Gaudí Awards || Best Supporting Actress || La Estrella || || |- | rowspan = "4" | | 2nd Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actress in a Film || rowspan = "4" | Spanish Affair || || |- | || Best Supporting Actress || || |- | 29th Goya Awards || Best Supporting Actress || || |- | 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || || |- | rowspan = "4" | | 4th Feroz Awards || Best Main Actress in a Film || rowspan = "4" | The Open Door || || |- | || Best Actress || || |- | 31st Goya Awards || Best Actress || || |- | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Leading Role || || |- | || 8th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actress in a Series || 30 Coins || || |- | rowspan = "3" | | 10th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actress in a Film || rowspan = "3" | Piggy || || |- | 37th Goya Awards || Best Supporting Actress || || |- | 10th Platino Awards || Best Supporting Actress || || |- | rowspan = "3" | | 11th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actress in a Series || rowspan = "2" | La mesías || || |- | 11th Platino Awards || Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series || || |- | 30th Forqué Awards || Best Actress in a Series || Celeste || || |- | rowspan = "2" | || || Best Actress|| La mesías || || |- | || Best Main Actress in a Series || rowspan = "2" | Celeste || ||
| 27th Iris Awards || Best Actress || ||
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