Marta Belmonte

Marta Belmonte Ibáñez, born on 27 September 1982 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a versatile Spanish actress whose career spans television, stage, and film. After moving to Zaragoza at fourteen, she returned to her native city to study at the Col·legi del Teatre from 2000 to 2003, where she honed her craft in classical and contemporary performance, supplementing her training with intensive physical‑theatre workshops that would later inform her dynamic on‑stage presence. Relocating to Madrid over eighteen years ago, Belmonte quickly embedded herself in the capital’s vibrant theatrical community, appearing in productions such as Los Cenci, Juicio a Don Juan, La Celelina, and Cielos, each role showcasing her ability to navigate complex emotional landscapes with subtlety and power. Her transition to the screen began with supporting parts in popular Spanish series, including Hospital Central, Los misterios de Laura, Gran Reserva, and the historical drama Isabel, where she demonstrated a keen adaptability to varied genres. A breakthrough arrived with her recurring role as Rebeca Ramos in Gente que viene y bah (also known as In Family I Trust), cementing her reputation as a reliable television talent. In 2018, she joined the long‑running soap opera Servir y proteger, portraying police inspector Silvia Orestes for more than two hundred episodes, a performance praised for its authoritative yet compassionate nuance. The following year, she expanded her international profile by playing journalist Mónica Baez in Netflix’s miniseries The Minions of Midas. Most recently, at the close of 2023, Belmonte was cast as Marta de la Reina in Antena 3’s daily series Sueños de libertad, where her character’s poignant sapphic relationship with Fina garnered widespread acclaim and highlighted her continued relevance in contemporary Spanish pop culture.