Elvira Mínguez
Elvira Mínguez (born 23 July 1965) is a Spanish actress. Mínguez has appeared in such films as Running Out of Time (1994), The Lucky Star (1997), Tapas (2005) and El desconocido (2015). Her television credits include Abuela de verano, Mar de dudas, Imperium and El tiempo entre costuras.
Also recorded as Elvira Minguez
Elvira Mínguez
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- Name
- Elvira Mínguez
- Born
- 23 July 1965
- Birthplace
- Valladolid, Spain
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Elvira Mínguez (born 23 July 1965) is a Spanish actress. Mínguez has appeared in such films as Running Out of Time (1994), The Lucky Star (1997), Tapas (2005) and El desconocido (2015). Her television credits include Abuela de verano, Mar de dudas, Imperium and El tiempo entre costuras.
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• Name — Elvira Mínguez • Born — 23 July 1965 • Birthplace — Valladolid, Spain
Life and career
Life and career
Mínguez was born in Valladolid on 23 July 1965. She has stated that she was the victim of sexual abuse from her father since she was very young. After developing an early acting career on stage, she made her big screen debut in Running Out of Time (1994), landing a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in the film portraying an ETA member. In 2023, she published her debut novel La sombra de la tierra, a "rural Western" set in 1896 in Villaveza del Agua. She developed, in direction and writing duties, a television series (also titled La sombra de la tierra) for Atresplayer based on her own novel. For her supporting role as an anarcho-syndicalist chef in the ensemble period comedy The Dinner (2025), she earned another Goya Award nomination.
TV
TV
• Mar de dudas (1995) - Charo • Abuela de verano (2005) - Carmen • Clara Campoamor. La mujer olvidada (2011) - Clara Campoamor (TV movie) • Imperium (2012) - Antonia • El tiempo entre costuras (2013) - Dolores • Hermanos (2014) - Julia Rodríguez. • Los nuestros (2019) - Teniente Coronel Iborra • Instinto (2019) – Doctora Villegas. • Desaparecidos (2020–) – Carmen Fuentes. • Ena. Queen Victoria Eugenia (2025) – Maria Christina of Austria
Cast crew of the movie The Dinner at Red Carpet of Goya Awards 2026 in Barcelona
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Elvira Mínguez at Red Carpet of Goya Awards 2026 in Barcelona
Pedro J Pacheco
Films
• Días contados (1994) - Lourdes • Historias del Kronen (1995) - Camarera • Cachito (1996) - Nati • Calor... y celos (1996) - Gaby • The Lucky Star (1997) - Ana Mari • Em dic Sara (1998) - Sara • Lágrimas negras (1998) - Marta • Diario para un cuento (1998) - Dolly • El invierno de las anjanas (2000) - María • El portero (2000) - Úrsula • Sólo mía (2001) - Andrea • The Dancer Upstairs (2002) - Llosa • Canícula (2002) - Isabel • Trece campanadas (2002) - Carmen • The Reckoning (2002) - Martha • Grimm (2003) - Teresa • Los abajo firmantes (2003) - Carmen • Tapas (2005) - Raquel • El buen destino (2005) - Esmeralda • La caja (2006) - Isabel • Pudor (2007) - Julia • Cobardes (2008) - Merche • Che (2008) - Celia Sánchez • El desconocido (2015) - Belén • Truman (2015) - Gloria • The Chosen (2016) - Caridad Mercader • Pasaje al amanecer (2016) - Carmen • Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot (2016) - Úrsula • The Invisible Guardian (2017) - Flora Salazar • Everybody Knows (2018) - Mariana • The Legacy of the Bones (2019) - Flora Salazar • Mi Vida (2019) - Andrea Cruz • Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020) - Flora Salazar
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- 1.PROGRAM.
- 2.elmundo.es encuentro digital con Elvira Mínguez.
- 3.'Tapas' gana la Biznaga de Oro del Festival de Cine Español de Málaga.
- 4.Tapas » Premios Goya 2026.
- 5.TVE presenta el reparto de 'Abuela de verano'.
- 6.Elvira Mínguez y Paz Padilla, madres en «Cobardes».
- 7.Clara Campoamor, la mujer olvidada.
- 8.'Desaparecidos' Temporada 3 Serie Estreno Prime Video.
- 9.TELECINCO - televisión a la carta, series y entretenimiento.
- 10.La actriz Elvira Mínguez debuta como directora con 'La sombra de la tierra', serie de Atresplayer que adapta su novela.
- 11.Descubre quién es quién en 'Ena: La reina Victoria Eugenia': la guía definitiva de los personajes de la serie.
- 12.Primeras imágenes de 'Sira': Adriana Ugarte protagoniza la serie secuela de 'El tiempo entre costuras'.
- 13.Desvelamos el resto del reparto y primeras imágenes. ‘Ardora’, nueva serie original Movistar Plus+ con Carolina Yuste y Javier Gutiérrez, de los creadores de ‘Rapa’ y ‘La canción’ Movistar Plus+.
- 14.Vida perra de Mediaset España y Dynamo se estrena en Prime Video el 27 de marzo.
- 15.El 'No a la guerra' protagoniza los premios de la Unión de Actores en su gala número 34.
- 16.Arranca el rodaje de ‘Sira’, nueva serie para el Prime Time de Antena 3 con Adriana Ugarte como protagonista.
- 17.Los burgaleses María Velasco y José Antonio Abella optan al Premio de la Crítica de Castilla y León.
- 18.Unión de Actores y Actrices.
- 19.'Sin Identidad', premio mejor serie de la Unión de Actores y Actrices.
- 20.‘Arde Madrid’ arrasa en los premios de la Unión de Actores.
- 21.Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2005.
- 22.81 Medallas CEC, conoce a los nominados.
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