Miriam Garlo

Miriam García López, also known as Miriam Garlo, born in 1984 in Molina de Segura, Spain in the region de Murcia, is a Spanish Deaf academic, artist, and actress.

Biography Garlo was born in 1984 in Murica. She became deaf at the age of seven following an allergic reaction to medication. She has a PhD in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid , and holds master's degrees in art, research, and creation, as well as in sign language . She is the sister of director Eva Libertad.

Film Career Garlo played the main role of Ángela in the 2025 film Deaf She had previously played the same role in the short film of the same name, which the 2025 film was expanded from.

In 2026, she was nominated for Best Actress at the 13th Feroz Awards ceremony and the 18th Gaudí Awards. That same year, she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress at the 40th Goya Awards.

Awards

2025: Málaga Film Festival: Best Actress for Deaf directed by Eva Libertad for Deaf directed by Eva Libertad