Manuela Velasco

• Name — Manuela Velasco • Birth Name — Manuela Velasco Díez • Born — 23 October 1975 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — * Actress • television personality • Years Active — 1983–present • Relatives — Concha Velasco (aunt) Manuela Velasco Díez (born 23 October 1975) is a Spanish actress and television personality. She is known for starring in the horror franchise REC (2007–2014), for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2008.

Velasco's first film role was in 1987, as pre-teen Ada in Pedro Almodóvar's comedy-drama thriller Law of Desire. She played TV-reporter Ángela Vidal in the found footage horror films REC, REC 2 and REC 4: Apocalypse. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in REC. In 2005, she hosted Cuatrosfera, by Cuatro. In 2009, she starred in La chica de ayer, a Spanish adaptation of the UK science fiction series Life on Mars. In 2010, she portrayed Eugenia de Molina, the duchess of Monfragüe in Águila Roja, by TVE. In 2011, Velasco appeared in the TV-series Ángel o demonio. In 2012, she portrayed Ainhoa in Aída. From 2014 to 2016, Velasco played Cristina Otegui in the TV-series Velvet. In 2016, she played in a theatrical adaptation of the 1994 film Todo es mentira. In 2017 she appeared in the stage play Bajo terapia alongside Gorka Otxoa, Fele Martínez and Melani Olivares.

• Year — Title — Character — Channel — Notes • 1983 — Los desastres de la guerra — Girl with Víctor Hugo — TVE • 1996 — Éste es mi barrio — Antena 3 — 1 episode • 1998 — A las once en casa — La 1 — 1 episode • Médico de familia — Telecinco — 1 episode • 1999 — Camino de Santiago — Antena 3 — 3 episodes • El comisario — Carola — Telecinco — 1 episode • 2000 — Hospital Central — Eva — 1 episode • Policías, en el corazón de la calle — Sergio's girlfriend — Antena 3 — 1 episode • El grupo — Telecinco — 1 episode • Un chupete para ella — Alba — Antena 3 — 2 episodes • 2001 — Manos a la obra — 1 episode • 2002 — Sant'Antonio di Padova — TV movie • 2002–03 — Géminis, venganza de amor — Beatriz Torres — La 1 — 23 episodes • 2003–05 — Cuéntame cómo pasó — Lourdes — 2 episodes • 2007 — El síndrome de Ulises — Antena 3 — 1 episode • 2007–08 — Hienas — Ana — Web series • 2009 — Doctor Mateo — Julia Muñiz — Antena 3 — 7 episodes • La chica de ayer — Ana Valverde — 8 episodes • Amazing Mask — Reporter Perdita González — Web series • 2010–11 — Águila Roja — Eugenia de Molina — La 1 — 7 episodes • 2011 — Ángel o demonio — Sandra Alcocer — Telecinco — 1 episode • 2012–14 — Aída — Ainhoa Díaz Serrano — 34 episodes • 2014–16 — Velvet — Cristina Otegui — Antena 3 — 55 episodes • 2017–18 — Traición — Isabel Fuentes del Riego — La 1 — 9 episodes • 2018 — Velvet Colección — Cristina Otegui — #0 — 6 episodes • 2020 — Mentiras — Catalina Munar — Antena 3 — 6 episodes • 2020–2024 — Amar es para siempre — Maica Vélez

• Year — Program — Channel • 1999–2000 — Local de música — Localia Televisión • 2000–05 — Los 40 — Canal+ • 2003–05 — Del 40 al 1 • 2005–07 — Cuatrosfera — Cuatro • 2007–08 — Brainiac • 2010 — La noche de los Oscar — Canal+ • 2012 — La noche de los Oscar

• Year — Title — Character — Theater • 2010 — Todos eran mis hijos — Ann Deever — Teatro Español • 2013 — Feelgood • 2015–17 — Bajo terapia — Carla — Teatros del Canal and Teatro Marquina • 2017 — Alma de Dios — Teatro de la Zarzuela • 2018 — El Banquete — Teatro de la Comedia • 2019 — Ricardo III — Teatro Español