Carolina Ortega Yuste (born 30 July 1991) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two

Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

. Her film credits include performances in ''

Carmen & Lola ''Carmen & Lola'' () is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Arantxa Echevarría which stars Zaira Romero and Rosy Rodríguez alongside Moreno Borja, Rafaela León and Carolina Yuste. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight sectio ...

'' (2018), ''

Quién te cantará ''Quién te cantará'' (Spanish for 'Who will sing to you') is a 2018 Spanish-French drama film written and directed by Carlos Vermut, starring Najwa Nimri and Eva Llorach. The film was nominated for seven Goya Awards with Llorach winning the awa ...

'' (2019), '' Sky High'' (2020), '' Jokes & Cigarettes'' (2023), and ''

Undercover A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and role or position in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent during a covert operation. Official cover In espionage, a ...

'' (2024). She has also featured in television series '' La sonata del silencio'' and ''

Brigada Costa del Sol ''Brigada Costa del Sol'' (or ''Drug Squad: Costa del Sol'' in English) is a Spanish drama television series produced by Mediaset España and Warner Bros. International Television Production España with the participation of Netflix. Starring ...

''.

Biography

Carolina Ortega Yuste was born on 30 July 1991 in

Badajoz Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portugal, Portuguese Portugal–Spain border, border, on the left bank of the river ...

Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...

. She trained at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD) in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. She won the

Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina de reparto'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 31 actresses. ...

in 2019 for her role as Paqui in ''

'', her feature film debut. She made her Catalan-language debut in '' Jokes & Cigarettes'' (2023), portraying singer Conchita in a role that won her the Gaudí Award for Best Actress. Yuste also joined the cast of the stage play ''Caperucita en Manhattan'', based on the novel by

Carmen Martín Gaite Carmen Martín Gaite (8 December 1925 – 23 July 2000) was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Prem ...

and scheduled to debut at on 23 January 2025.

Filmography

Television

Film

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuste, Carolina 1991 births Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Living people Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners 21st-century Spanish actresses People from Badajoz