Emma Suárez

Emma Suárez Bodelón is a celebrated Spanish actress whose career spans more than four decades, marked by a remarkable versatility across film, television, and theater. Born on 25 June 1964 in Madrid, she entered the world of acting at the tender age of 14 when her father encouraged her to audition for a role, leading to her debut as the title character in Memoirs of Leticia Valle (1979). From those early days she honed her craft on stage, performing in productions such as El cementerio de los pájaros and La chunga, while simultaneously building a filmography that would include early works like Double Feature (1984) and Dear Nanny (1986).

Her breakthrough arrived in the 1990s with Julio Medem’s acclaimed trilogy—Cows (1992), The Red Squirrel (1993) and Earth (1996)—which cemented her status as one of Spain’s most compelling leading women. She earned her first Goya Award for Best Actress for The Dog in the Manger (1996) and continued to collect accolades with performances in Under the Stars (2007), The Mosquito Net (2010), and Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta (2016), for which she won a double Goya triumph in 2017. Beyond the silver screen, Suárez has distinguished herself on television series such as La zona, Néboa, and The Gardener, and she remains a vibrant presence on stage, debuting in 2025 at Teatro de la Abadía in El cuarto de atrás. Her enduring influence, recognized by the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 2020, reflects a career defined by artistic daring, emotional depth, and an unwavering commitment to her craft.