Elvira Mínguez

Elvira Mínguez (born 23 July 1965) is a Spanish actress. Mínguez has appeared in such films as Running Out of Time, 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.

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.

Filmography 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

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