Irene Arcos (Madrid, July 25, 1981) is a Spanish actress known mainly for her roles in television series. She made her debut in Los hombres de Paco (2008). Since then, she has been in popular shows like Élite (2018-2020) and El embarcadero (2019-2020).[2]
Irene Arcos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1981[1] Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Years active | 1996-present |
Biography
editArcos was born on July 25, 1981, in Madrid (Spain). Most of her family comes from Galicia, specifically from La Coruña. She graduated in audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. However, she later found her vocation as an actress and studied drama at the Centro de Estudio Recabarrem, an acting school located in Madrid. In addition, she also took a series of courses related to acting.[3]
Professional career
editShe began working as a camera assistant after finishing her degree in audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid, in the well-known series of Hospital Central, for Telecinco. However, during this experience, she knew that her vocation was to be an actress, and so she decided to study theater for three years.[4] First, she interpreted plays of great importance, such as La caja, Troyanas, Trainspotting or 12 meses. Later, she participated in Spanish fiction as an episodic character. In 2011, she had a recurring role in the series Hispania, playing Navia.[5] Although her fame has come as a result of the series Vis a Vis and Élite, when she first became known on the national stage.[6][7]
In 2019, it was announced that she would play Verónica in the Movistar+ fiction El embarcadero, alongside Álvaro Morte y Verónica Sánchez.[8] She later participated in La valla and Madres.Amor y vida.[9] At the end of 2020, her leading role was announced for the Movistar+ series Todos mienten, where she plays Macarena, a teacher who is involved in a sex scandal when a video of her high-content together with a student comes to light.[10][11]
Filmography
editCinema
edit| Year | Title | Character | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Trezze | Paula | Elbio Aparisi Nielsen |
| 2018 | Hacerse mayor y otros problemas | Paty | Clara Martínez-Lázaro |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Character | Channel | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los hombres de Paco | Sol | Antena 3 | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hospital Central | Angelina | Telecinco | 1 episode |
| Sin tetas no hay paraiso | Etra | 1 episode | ||
| Punta Escarlata | Extra | 1 episode | ||
| 2011 | 11-M, para que nadie lo olvide | Maribel | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Hispania, la leyenda | Navia | Antena 3 | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Sin identidad | Conchi | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Secretaria | TVE | 2 episodes |
| 2015 - 2016 | Vis a vis | Carolina | Antena 3 | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | El Caso: Crónica de sucesos | Eugenia | TVE | 1 episode |
| Seis hermanas | Dorisa | 1 episode | ||
| 2018 - 2020 | Élite | Pilar Domínguez | Netflix | 14 episodes |
| 2019 - 2020 | El embarcadero | Verónica Alfaro | Movistar+ | 16 episodes |
| 2020 | La valla | Emilia Noval | Antena 3 | 4 episodes |
| Madres. Amor y vida | Claudia | Telecinco and Prime Video | 11 episodes | |
| 2022 | Todos mienten | Macarena | Movistar+ | 6 episodes |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 - 2011 | Todas quieren ser Jacky Kennedy | Eduardo Recabarren |
| 2013 - 2014 | La caja | Gabriel Olivares |
| 2013 - 2015 | Lágrimas, mocos y sangre | Noé Denia and Oscar Sanz Cabrera |
| 2014 | Una historia de amor y miedo | Nacho López |
| 2014 - 2015 | Entreactos | Miguel Ángel Arcano |
| 2015 - 2016 | El cielo que me tienes prometido | Ana Diosdado |
| 2017 | 12 meses | Nacho Redondo |
| 2017 - 2018 | Trainspotting | Fernando Soto |
| 2018 | Troyanas | Carmen Portacelli |
| 2019 - 2021 | Antígona | David Gaitán |
| 2020 - 2021 | Traición | Israel Elejalde |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fotogramas de Plata | 2020 | Best Actress in Theater | Traición | Nominated | [12] |
| Spanish Actors Union | 2020 | Best Newcomer Actress | El embarcadero | Won | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Irene Arcos". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
- ^ "Irene Arcos, la chica más deseada es gallega" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Irene Arcos, la actriz revelación que tienes que conocer" (in Spanish). InStyle. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Hablamos con Irene Arcos, la nueva actriz del momento" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Irene Arcos es Navia" (in Spanish). Antena 3. 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Irene Arcos acerca de su paso por Vis a vis: "Me siguen llegando comentarios y palabras muy bonitas sobre Carolina"". Yahoo (in Spanish). 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Irene Arcos: "Todos tenemos unos principios y luego, a veces, se van a la mierda"". Hola (in Spanish). 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Irene Arcos ('El embarcadero'): de hacerse pasar por gallega a recorrer medio África". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Vanitatis. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Telecinco renueva 'Madres' por una segunda temporada, que contará con Jon Plazaola y Paco Tous" (in Spanish). Formula TV. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "'Todos mienten': un reparto de lujo para la nueva serie de Movistar". Diez Minutos (in Spanish).
- ^ "Así es Irene Arcos, la protagonista de 'Todos mienten' que reclama su sitio como actriz". Hola (in Spanish). 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Fotogramas de Plata 2020" (in Spanish). Fotogramas. 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Ganadores/as de los 29 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices" (in Spanish). Artez Blai. 10 March 2020.
External links
edit- Irene Arcos on IMDb