Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 26 April 1988) is a Spanish actress. She won the

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for her performance in the 2012 silent film ''

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''. She has since featured in films such as '' Palm Trees in the Snow'' (2015), '' Holy Camp!'' (2017), and '' A House on Fire'' (2024) and series such as '' El ministerio del tiempo'' and '' La mesías''.

Biography

Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi was born on 26 April 1988 in

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, the daughter of Francisco Javier García de la Camacha and wife Sofía Gutiérrez-Ambrossi. She started her training when she was eight years old with

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. When she was fourteen, she started combining it with dance, both modern as

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, in the Carmen Senra and Academia Broadway dance schools. Rosario Ruiz and Nora Troyani taught her how to sing. In addition, she has complemented her training with guitar classes in the last years. She has an older brother,

Javier Ambrossi Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a Spanish writer, producer, director and actor. He is best known for forming a creative duo with Javier Calvo, with whom he has ...

, also dedicated to acting. She studied

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at the

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. From 2014 to 2022, she was in a relationship with singer Leiva.

Career

She got her first role when she was thirteen and performed the role of Canelilla in ''En nombre de la Infanta Carlota'', of Jara productions, a musical which was performed during some seasons in the Theatre of Madrid. She also worked in the musical ''

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'' and performed the lead role (Gabriella Montez) with Daniel Diges (Troy Bolton). Since then, she has performed in television series such as ''

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'', '' Punta Escarlata'' and '' The Boarding School''. She became known for her role as Chelo, the daughter of the doorman in '' Amar en tiempos revueltos'' from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, she played Vera on '' Luna, el misterio de Calenda'', a series of Antena 3. In cinema, she played a leading role as Carmen/ Blancanieves in ''

'' (2012), directed by Pablo Berger. For this role, she received the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the

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and the

. She played the supporting role of Julia in Fernando González Molina's period romance film '' Palm Trees in the Snow'' (2015), a big-budget production for Spanish standards. Starting in 2017, García portrayed the younger version of villain Lola Mendieta (whose senior version was performed by

Natalia Millán Natalia Millán (born 27 November 1969) is a Spanish actress, dancer and singer. Life and career Born in Madrid on 27 November 1969, Millán began studying at the Taller de Escuelas Imaginarias (Escuela TAI) at age 16, receiving singing lessons, ...

) in the third season of time travel television series '' El ministerio del tiempo''. Also in 2017, she starred alongside Anna Castillo in the musical comedy '' Holy Camp!'', the debut feature film of her brother Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo (aka 'Los Javis'). It was the screen adaptation of Los Javis' musical play '' La llamada'', also starred by Macarena García, which debuted at the in 2013. In the fiction, she played María, a teenager who receives the call of God in a Catholic summer camp. She featured in the black comedy film '' Advantages of Travelling by Train'', which was presented at the 2019

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; in the film, García appeared alongside

Javier Botet Javier Botet López (born 30 July 1977) is a Spanish actor. Often cast in creature roles, he portrayed Tristana Medeiros in the ''REC'' franchise (2007–2009), the title character in '' Mama'' (2013), Set in '' The Mummy'' (2017), Slender Man ...

in a side lovestory in Paris. She resumed collaboration with González Molina in the television series ''

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''. In 2023, she starred in Los Javis' series '' La mesías'', portraying the adult version of Irene / Resurrección, a face-scarred woman who has built a life as a seamstress hiding her past and her trauma after escaping from her mother's family cult. For her work in the series, she earned a nomination for the Feroz Award for Best Main Actress in a Series. In the comedy drama film '' A House on Fire'' (2024), she portrayed the supporting character of Marta, the new girlfriend of David ( Enric Auquer) who has only been in Barcelona for a few months and only knows a few words in Catalan. Her performance landed her a Goya Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. At the 2024 Ventana Sur film market, she was reported to have joined the cast of Ignacio Lasierra Pinto's ''Perseidas'', due to begin shooting in late 2025.

Filmography

Television

Film

Accolades

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Macarena 1988 births Living people Autonomous University of Madrid alumni Actresses from Madrid 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish stage actresses