Irene Arcos (Madrid, July 25, 1981) is a Spanish actress known mainly for her roles in television series. She made her debut in Los hombres de Paco (2008). Since then, she has been in popular shows like Élite (2018-2020) and El embarcadero (2019-2020).
Biography Arcos was born on July 25, 1981, in Madrid (Spain). Most of her family comes from Galicia, specifically from La Coruña. She graduated in audiovisual communication from the Complutense University of Madrid. However, she later found her vocation as an actress and studied drama at the Centro de Estudio Recabarrem, an acting school located in Madrid. In addition, she also took a series of courses related to acting.
Professional career She began working as a camera assistant after finishing her degree in audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid, in the well-known series of Hospital Central, for Telecinco. However, during this experience, she knew that her vocation was to be an actress, and so she decided to study theater for three years. First, she interpreted plays of great importance, such as La caja, Troyanas, Trainspotting or 12 meses. Later, she participated in Spanish fiction as an episodic character. In 2011, she had a recurring role in the series Hispania, playing Navia. Although her fame has come as a result of the series Vis a Vis and Élite, when she first became known on the national stage.
In 2019, it was announced that she would play Verónica in the Movistar+ fiction El embarcadero, alongside Álvaro Morte y Verónica Sánchez. She later participated in La valla and Madres.Amor y vida. At the end of 2020, her leading role was announced for the Movistar+ series Todos mienten, where she plays Macarena, a teacher who is involved in a sex scandal when a video of her high-content together with a student comes to light.
Filmography
Cinema YearTitleCharacterDirected by2014TrezzePaulaElbio Aparisi Nielsen2018Hacerse mayor y otros problemasPatyClara Martínez-Lázaro
Television YearTitleCharacterChannelDuration2008Los hombres de PacoSolAntena 31 episode2009Hospital CentralAngelinaTelecinco1 episodeSin tetas no hay paraisoEtra1 episodePunta EscarlataExtra1 episode201111-M, para que nadie lo olvideMaribel2 episodes2011 - 2012Hispania, la leyendaNaviaAntena 38 episodes2015Sin identidadConchi3 episodes2015Cuéntame cómo pasóSecretariaTVE2 episodes2015 - 2016Vis a visCarolinaAntena 36 episodes2016El Caso: Crónica de sucesosEugeniaTVE1 episodeSeis hermanasDorisa1 episode2018 - 2020ÉlitePilar DomínguezNetflix14 episodes2019 - 2020El embarcaderoVerónica AlfaroMovistar+16 episodes2020La vallaEmilia NovalAntena 34 episodesMadres. Amor y vidaClaudiaTelecinco and Prime Video11 episodes2022Todos mientenMacarenaMovistar+6 episodes
Theater YearTitleDirected by2009 - 2011Todas quieren ser Jacky KennedyEduardo Recabarren2013 - 2014La cajaGabriel Olivares2013 - 2015Lágrimas, mocos y sangreNoé Denia and Oscar Sanz Cabrera2014Una historia de amor y miedoNacho López2014 - 2015EntreactosMiguel Ángel Arcano2015 - 2016El cielo que me tienes prometidoAna Diosdado201712 mesesNacho Redondo2017 - 2018TrainspottingFernando Soto2018TroyanasCarmen Portacelli2019 - 2021AntígonaDavid Gaitán2020 - 2021TraiciónIsrael Elejalde
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.Fotogramas de Plata2020Best Actress in TheaterTraición Spanish Actors Union2020Best Newcomer ActressEl embarcadero
References
External links Irene Arcos on IMDb