Belén Cuesta Llamas (born 24 January 1984) is a Spanish actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Magüi in comedy series Paquita Salas. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her leading performance in drama film The Endless Trench (2019).
Early life Belén Cuesta Llamas was born on 24 January 1984 in Seville, Spain. She moved to Málaga and her childhood and adolescence was spent in Fuengirola, where she studied at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático. She currently resides in Madrid.
Career Cuesta is mostly known as a theatre actress. She has participated in both film and television productions as well as television commercials.
She made her television debut in Cazadores de hombres. After featuring in minor roles in television series such as , Ángel o demonio, Palomitas and films such as Hierro, Operación Malaya and Perro flaco, she landed her first stable television role in 2012, when she joined period drama daily television series Bandolera to portray Elisa de Vega, a wealthy woman. She starred in comedy series Paquita Salas. Her role as Magüi Moreno, assistant to the title character in the aforementioned series, earned her great popularity with some of her lines becoming viral.
A cisgender woman, Cuesta featured in Money Heist as Manila (a transgender woman and Denver's cousin), initially passing as a hostage in the Bank of Spain, later disclosed to be a member of the band of robbers.
Personal life From 2012 to early 2023, Cuesta was in a relationship with actor Tamar Novas, whom she met during the filming of Bandolera.
In early 2023 she started a new relationship and in December 2023 she gave birth to her first daughter.
Credits
Theater Year Title Character Director2004–05 Ifigenia en TáurideIgnacio Ortiz2006Malditas sean por siempre Coronada y sus hijasPablo Mesa2006Enrico V2007Una mujer sin importanciaHermanas Rico2007Me muero, me muero2008Acóplate2008Sonias2009Las fichas2010LabiosAlejandra Nogales2011El imaginario de CervantesSonia Sebastián2011Te acuerdas2011Soy actriz2011Lo que da miedo es la muerte2011Papá se ha idoSonia Sebastián2012PresenciasBenja de la Rosa2012¿Quién es Teodoro?2013–16La llamadaHermana MilagrosJavier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi2016Los tragos de la vidaDaniel Guzmán 2017Universos ParalelosLucíaDavid Serrano2019Metamorfosis2019El hombre almohadaKaturian
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008Cazadores de hombres2 episodes 2010¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz?Nurse1 episode 2011Palomitas9 episodes 2011 Ángel o demonio1 episode 2012Operación MalayaClaraTV movie 2012 Bandolera Elisa de Vega 2013El tiempo entre costuras (The Time in Between)Parturient1 episode 2015 Aquí Paz y después Gloria Tere 2015Vis a visYolanda Montero Fernández2 episodes 2016 Buscando el norte Carolina 2016–19Paquita Salas Magüi "Malu" Moreno14 episodes 2017–18Ella es tu padreNatalia13 episodes 2018BByC: Bodas, bautizos y comunionesBeatriz 1 episode 2019Mira lo que has hecho4 episodes 2019–21La casa de papelJulia "Manila"20 episodes Cristo y Rey (Untameable) Bárbara Rey Romancero Carmen Cristóbal Balenciaga Fabiola de Mora y Aragón Las largas sombras (Past Lies) Teresa
Movies Year Title Role Notes 2009Hierro Feature film debut 2011Perro flacoNatalia 2012La montaña rusaPretty girl 2015 Ocho apellidos catalanes (Spanish Affair 2) Judit 2016 Tenemos que hablar (We Need to Talk) Yoli 2016 El pregón Silvia 2016 Kiki, el amor se hace (Kiki, Love to Love) Belén 2016 Storks Tulip Voice 2016 Villaviciosa de al lado (A Stroke of Luck) Elisa 2017 La llamada (Holy Camp!) Hermana Milagros 2017Proyecto Tiempo. Parte I: La llaveCarla 2017The Lego Ninjago MovieNya Voice 2018 El aviso (The Warning) Andrea 2019 A pesar de todo (Despite Everything) Claudia 2019 Ventajas de viajar en tren (Advantages of Travelling by Train) Amelia Urales de Úbeda 2019 Litus Laia 2019 La frontera infinita (The Endless Trench) Rosa 2019KlausTeacher/Fish SaleswomanVoice 2019 Parking María 2020 Hasta que la boda nos separe (The Wedding Unplanner) Marina 2020 Sentimental (The People Upstairs) Laura 2022 Un novio para mi mujer (A Boyfriend for My Wife) Lucía 2023 El cuco (The Cuckoo's Curse) Anna Cortafuego (Firebreak) Mara 5 minutos más (5 More Minutes) Bárbara El niño (The Child) Mariaje
Television programs Year Program Channel Notes2014En el aireLa SextaCollaborator2015–2019Pasapalabra TelecincoGuest2016El HormigueroAntena 3Guest2016Late Motiv#0Guest2018Operación TriunfoLa 1Guest2018The Resistance#0Guest2020Late Motiv#0Guest
Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result 201524th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Stage Actress in a Minor Role La llamada 2017 Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series Paquita Salas Best New Actress Kiki, Love to Love 2018 Best Supporting Actress (film) Holy Camp! Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role 2019 Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series Paquita Salas 2020 Best Actress The Endless Trench Best Actress in a Film Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series Paquita Salas Best Actress The Endless Trench Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress Best Film Actress 2023 2nd Carmen Awards Best Actress A Boyfriend for My Wife 25th Iris Awards Best Actress Untameable 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Minor Role Cristóbal Balenciaga
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