Carolina Yuste

Carolina Ortega Yuste (born 30 July 1991) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Goya Awards. Her film credits include performances in Carmen & Lola, Quién te cantará (2019), Sky High (2020), Jokes & Cigarettes (2023), and Undercover (2024). She has also featured in television series La sonata del silencio and Brigada Costa del Sol.

Biography Carolina Ortega Yuste was born on 30 July 1991 in Badajoz, Extremadura. She trained at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD) in Madrid.

She won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2019 for her role as Paqui in Carmen & Lola, her feature film debut. She made her Catalan-language debut in Jokes & Cigarettes (2023), portraying singer Conchita in a role that won her the Gaudí Award for Best Actress.

Yuste also joined the cast of the stage play Caperucita en Manhattan, based on the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite and scheduled to debut at on 23 January 2025.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 La sonata del silencio (The Sonata of Silence) Dorita 2019 Brigada Costa del Sol (Drug Squad: Costa del Sol) Sole 2020–21 Dime quién soy (Dime quién soy: Mistress of War) Lola 2023 Sin huellas (No Traces) Desi Main Las noches de Tefía (Nights in Tefía) Nisa 2025 La canción Massiel Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Carmen y Lola (Carmen & Lola) Paqui 2021 El cover (The Cover) Margarita Amy Winehouse impersonator Chavalas (Girlfriends) Desi Sevillanas de Brooklyn (When Brooklyn Met Seville) Ana La familia perfecta (The Perfect Family) Sara 2022 Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers) Maite 2023 Chinas (Chinas, a Second Generation Story) Amaya Saben aquell (Jokes & Cigarettes) La infiltrada (Undercover) Mónica / Arantxa

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Best Supporting Actress Carmen & Lola Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Best Actress Prostitución Best Supporting Actress The Cover Best Supporting Actress Girlfriends Best Film Actress in a Minor Role Best Main Actress in a Film Jokes & Cigarettes Best Actress Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Chinas, a Second Generation Story Best Actress Jokes & Cigarettes Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress Best Actress in a Film Undercover Best Main Actress in a Film Best Actress Best Actress Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress Best Actress in a Series La canción Best Main Actress in a Series Best Television Actress in a Leading Role