Belén Rueda

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Belén Rueda

Belén Rueda in Paris in January 2008

Born

María Belén Rueda García-Porrero
March 16, 1965 (age 43)

Awards won
Goya Awards
Best New Actress 2005 The Sea Inside

María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born 16 March 1965) is a Spanish actress.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
2 Filmography
3 External Links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She has two siblings, one older than her and a younger sister. 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; 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.

[edit] Career

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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.