Inma Cuesta

Inma Cuesta studied at Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático y Danza de Córdoba. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is acting. Distinctions recorded are Medal of Andalusia, Premio Feroz for Best Main Actress and Premio Feroz for Best Main Actress in a TV Series.

• Name — Inma Cuesta • Birth Name — Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez • Born — 25 June 1980 • Birthplace — Valencia, Spain • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2006–present

Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez was born in Valencia on 25 June 1980. Born to parents from Andalusia, Cuesta spent her childhood in Arquillos, province of Jaén (Andalusia). Her father was an upholsterer, and she used to collect the leftovers to make handbags and sell them to finance her studies. Aged 18, she moved to Córdoba to study at the School of Dramatic Art. After completing her studies, she continued her training in Seville. In 2005 she moved to Madrid and entered the Conservatory and School of Dance, a performing arts center run by Carmen Roche.

Once settled in the capital of Spain, Cuesta undertook her career in the world of the theater from the hand of Nacho Cano starring in the musical Hoy no me puedo levantar. Her first starring role in television was in the series Amar en tiempos revueltos, playing the role of Elisa, a humble girl who became a well-known singer of the time. After three seasons and almost three years in the musical she signed for another television series, Plan América with Pepe Sancho (TVE 2008). Very soon she got her first role in the cinema with the 2007 comedy Love Expresso, in which she featured alongside Asier Etxeandía, Alejo Sauras, Diego Paris, Terele Pávez and Elena Ballesteros, among others. Later, she starred together with Fele Martínez and Angel de Andrés the film El kaserón. In 2009, she began to play the role of Margarita in the series Águila roja which was broadcast by the Spanish public television service TVE. She shot Águila Roja: la película, the film version of the series, and starred in the film Cousinhood, a comedy by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, along with Quim Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo and Antonio de la Torre. On 21 October 2011 she premiered The Sleeping Voice, a film by Benito Zambrano, co-starring with María León. At the beginning of 2012, she was a nominee for the Goya Awards as Best Actress thanks to her role in The Sleeping Voice. That year, she also participated in the shooting of the film Unit 7 (Alberto Rodríguez) with Mario Casas and Antonio de la Torre. Also, she played the role of Carmen de Triana in Blancanieves, a silent and black-and-white version of fairy tale Snow White, in which actresses Maribel Verdú, Ángela Molina and Macarena García also starred. Almost at the same time, she starred in the short film by Rodrigo Atíza, Muchacha con paisaje and participated in Words with Gods (based on Guillermo Arriaga's idea) from the hand of Álex de la Iglesia in a project where directors from all around the world present an episode about religion. • Illustration — Cuesta (sixth from the left) together with other crew and cast members of Everybody Knows at the 71st Cannes Film Festival (2018). In November 2012, she starred together with Alberto Ammann, Karra Elejalde and Antonio de la Torre on Daniel Calparsoro’s last film, Invader, for which she won the nomination for best supporting actress at the Mestre Mateo Awards. In 2013 she played Ruth in Javier Ruiz Caldera's story Three Many Weddings, with Martiño Rivas, Paco León, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma and Laura Sánchez, among others. She returned to musicals with Javier Gutiérrez and Marta Ribera with ¡Ay, Carmela!. In 2016, along with Argentine actor Ricardo Darín, she performed as a young girl from a small villa in Buenos Aires in the film Kóblic by Sebastián Borensztein.

In 2025, Cuesta married her long-term girlfriend, screenwriter and producer Ángeles Maeso. They have two children together.

Inma Cuesta is considered one of the most committed feminist Spanish actresses and asserts that women, and actresses, can be the driving force behind stories, especially "when women get to a certain age, and seem to disappear from film and from the industry". She has also supported campaigns like "Tu silla, tu refugio" by the Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR). In 2015 the actress condemned via her Instagram account photoshopping done to an image published on the cover of the Sunday magazine edition of the newspaper El Periódico, questioning "the 'beauty standards' the we are obliged to follow" calling for "freedom from trends and stereotypes de modas" and affirming that she did not feel insecure but rather "indignant" as a woman and underlining that she was against photoshop. "The photo on the right was taken on my phone directly from the computer during the photography session, me in full, without tricks, the complete Inma", the actress wrote in the caption under her photo, in which the differences in one of her arms and the outline of her hips were visible. In January 2019 when she received the award for best television actress at the Feroz Awards she paid tribute to "all women, that they may never again tell us what to do".

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 2020 — El desorden que dejas (The Mess You Leave Behind) — Raquel — Main role • 2019 — Criminal: Spain — Carmen — Episode: Carmen • 2018 — Arde Madrid — Ana Mari — Main role • 2017–2018 — El accidente (The Accident) — Lucía — Main role • 2009–2016 — Águila Roja (Red Eagle) — Margarita Hernando — Main role • 2008 — Plan América — Lucía Alonso — Main role; 5 episodes • 2008 — La familia Mata — Sonia — Recurring role; 5 episodes • 2006–2007 — Amar en tiempos revueltos — Elisa Domínguez Pastor — Main role; 221 episodes • 2026 — Berlín y la dama del armiño (Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine) — Candela

• Year — Play — Role — Notes • 2013 — ¡Ay, Carmela! — Carmela — Musical, main role • 2005–2009 — Hoy no me puedo levantar (I can't get up today) — María — Main role

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Reference(s) • 2010 — Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role — Red Eagle • Best Actress in a Series • 2012 — Best Actress — The Sleeping Voice • Best Film Actress in a Leading Role • 2013 — Best Film Actress in a Minor Role — Snow White • 2014 — Best Actress — Three Many Weddings • 69th CEC Medals — Best Actress • Best Actress • 2016 — Best Actress — The Bride • Best Actress • Best Actress • Best Film Actress in a Leading Role • Best Actress • 2017 — Best Actress • 2019 — 6th Feroz Awards — Best Main Actress in a Series — Arde Madrid • Best Television Actress in a Leading Role • Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series • 2021 — Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series — The Mess You Leave Behind • 3rd Carmen Awards — Best Actress — Just One Small Favor