Belén Rueda

About

​Rueda was born in Madrid. Her father was a civil engineer and her mother was a ballet instructor. She is the second of three children; her siblings are named Chus and Violeta (Ms. Rodal). 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, Beliá (b.1994), María (b.1996) and Lucía (b.1998); 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. 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...

Known for

Los SerranoSeries • 2003A Sucker's Born Every MinuteMovie • 2026The BoatSeries • 2011Madres: amor y vidaSeries • 2020El Club de la ComediaSeries • 1999The OrphanageMovie • 2007The Cry of the ButterfliesSeries • 2023MirageMovie • 2018The BodyMovie • 2012The Sea InsideMovie • 2004PhenomenaMovie • 2023Julia's EyesMovie • 2010Savage GraceMovie • 2007Twin Murders: The Silence of the White CityMovie • 2019The EmbassySeries • 2016Spanish MovieMovie • 2009Sara's NotebookMovie • 2018Free FallingMovie • 20247th FloorMovie • 2013Orbiter 9Movie • 2017The PactMovie • 2018ReversionMovie • 2025The Perfect FamilyMovie • 2021The Night My Mother Killed My FatherMovie • 2016