Belén Rueda
Born
March 16, 1965 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Every Day a Smart Guy Is Born
2026
Los Muértimer
2025
Un funeral de locos
Edurne
2025
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
2024
Eva & Nicole
Nicole · (8 episodes)
2024
Free Falling
Marisol
2024
The Chapel
Carol
2023
Late Xou con Marc Giró
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2023
Phenomena
Sagrario
2023
The Cry of the Butterflies
Pilar Macías · (13 episodes)
2023
La Palma: el último volcán
Narrator
2022
19
Herself
2022
The Perfect Family
Lucía
2021
The Tenant
2021
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
Self - Invitada · (1 episode)
2021
La Noche D
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2021
Madres: amor y vida
Marián Ballesteros · (34 episodes)
2020
Estirando el Chicle
Herself · (1 episode)
2020
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
Alba
2019
Las que faltaban
Invitada · (1 episode)
2019
Mirage
Dr. Sardón
2018
Querido Fotogramas
Self
2018
The Pact
Mónica
2018
Sara's Notebook
Laura
2018
You Shall Not Sleep
Alma Böhm
2018
Perfect Strangers
Eva
2017
Orbiter 9
Silvia
2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2017
Broken Basket
2017
The Night My Mother Killed My Father
Isabel
2016
The Embassy
Claudia · (11 episodes)
2016
Una vez
Chila
2015
Planeta Calleja
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
B&b, de boca en boca
Candela Bermejo · (29 episodes)
2014
Ismael
Nora
2013
Strings
Maestra (voice)
2013
7th Floor
Delia
2013
The Body
Mayka Villaverde
2012
The Witches of Calenda
Sara Cruz · (20 episodes)
2012
Don't Be Afraid
Silvia's Mother
2011
The Boat
Leonor · (3 episodes)
2011
La princesa de Éboli
Ana de Mendoza · (2 episodes)
2010
Julia's Eyes
Julia Levin / Sara
2010
For the Good of Others
Isabel
2010
La princesa de Éboli
Princesa de Éboli
2010
Spanish Movie
Laura
2009
8 Dates
Elena
2008
Arctic Tale
Narradora
2007
The Orphanage
Laura
2007
Savage Grace
Pilar Durán
2007
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2006
The Sea Inside
Julia
2004
Los Serrano
Lucía Gómez · (124 episodes)
2003
Retruc
Elsa
2001
Evil Dress
Alicia
El Club de la Comedia
Monologuista · (1 episode)
1999
Periodistas
(14 episodes)
1998
Periodistas
Clara Nadal · (121 episodes)
1998
La ruleta de la suerte
(1 episode)
1990
La Agencia
(1 episode)