The Best Carmen Machi Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 2001 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Speak Sunlight (2023) comes out on top with a score of 94. The biggest box office hit is Spanish Affair (2014) with $78.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Carmen Machi Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Carmen Machi is credited on. Speak Sunlight (2023) leads with 94, followed by Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) (2018) at 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 94 Speak Sunlight 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) 2018 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Piggy 2022 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Honeymoon with My Mother 2022 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 A Widow's Game 2025 · Crime -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 It Snows in Benidorm 2020 · Comedy
Biggest Carmen Machi Box Office Hits
Carmen Machi's films have made $176M worldwide in total. Spanish Affair (2014) is the biggest hit at $78.8M, ahead of Spanish Affair 2 (2015) ($40.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Spanish Affair 2014 · Romance $78.8M - 2
Spanish Affair 2 2015 · Family $40.6M - 3
I'm So Excited 2013 · Comedy $21.3M $1.37M dom. - 4
Off Course 2015 · Romance $11.4M - 5
To Hell With The Ugly 2010 · Comedy $9.25M - 6
Off Course to China 2019 · Comedy $3.29M - 7
Paper Birds 2010 · Drama $2.69M - 8 Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) 2018 · Comedy $2.17M
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Kamikaze 2014 · Drama $2.02M - 10
Chill Out! 2003 · Comedy $1.15M
The Best Carmen Machi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Carmen Machi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 20 films, and Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) (2018) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 20 films Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) 2018 · as Carmen Movie Echo Score: 70
- Drama 9 films Speak Sunlight 2023 · as Maruja Movie Echo Score: 94
- Romance 3 films Spanish Affair 2014 · as Merche
- Adventure 2 films Piggy 2022 · as Madre de Sara Movie Echo Score: 68
- Family 2 films Spanish Affair 2 2015 · as Merche
- Crime 1 film A Widow's Game 2025 · as Eva Movie Echo Score: 61
The Best Carmen Machi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Carmen Machi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Carmen Machi Movies
The most recent films Carmen Machi is credited on, newest first — starting with Aída y Vuelta (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Aída y Vuelta 2026 · Aída, Carmen Machi - A Widow's Game 2025 · Eva
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We Treat Women Too Well 2024 · Remedios Buendía - Speak Sunlight 2023 · Maruja
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The Messiah 2023 · Montserrat Baró (vieja) -
Tomorrow Is Today 2022 · Pilar - Piggy 2022 · Madre de Sara
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Rainbow 2022 · Maribel - Honeymoon with My Mother 2022 · Mari Carmen
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Llenos de gracia 2022 · Sister Marina -
Mindanao 2021 · Marisol - It Snows in Benidorm 2020 · Marta
The Best Carmen Machi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Carmen Machi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Carmen Machi movie?
Speak Sunlight (2023) is the best-rated Carmen Machi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 94, ahead of Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) (2018) (70) and Piggy (2022) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Speak Sunlight: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Carmen Machi movie?
Spanish Affair (2014) made the most at the box office, with $78.8M worldwide, followed by Spanish Affair 2 (2015) with $40.6M. Together, Carmen Machi's films with box office figures have made $176M.
Which Carmen Machi movie won the most awards?
Piggy (2022) is the most decorated Carmen Machi film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Carmen Machi comedy movie?
Thi Mai (Rumbo a Vietnam) (2018) is the best-rated of Carmen Machi's comedy films, with a score of 70. In other genres: Speak Sunlight (drama), Spanish Affair (romance) and Piggy (adventure).
What is the newest Carmen Machi movie?
The newest film on Carmen Machi's filmography is Aída y Vuelta (2026), with Carmen Machi as Aída, Carmen Machi.
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