Carmen Balagué

Acting

Carmen Balagué

Born

1952-07-17 (74)

Place of birth

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Known for

Cuéntame cómo pasó poster
7.1

Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.

Cuéntame cómo pasó

2001

La que se avecina poster
8.1

La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.

La que se avecina

2007

Aquí no hay quien viva poster
8.4

A caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society.

Aquí no hay quien viva

2003

The Map of Longing poster
8.0

Before her death, Lucy creates a game for her sister, Greta, pushing her into a journey of self-discovery — and toward the charming Will Tucker.

The Map of Longing

2026

Morocco: Love in Times of War poster
6.8

Oblivious to the strife that awaits them, a group of young nurses from Spain's upper class head to war-torn Marocco in 1921 to help where help is needed. Many lessons in love and life are learned before they overcome deepest conflicts, grow as human beings and find out what they really want from life and whom they truly love.

Morocco: Love in Times of War

2017

All About My Mother poster
7.6

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

All About My Mother

1999

Film credits

2010s · 6 titles

2000s · 7 titles

Mediterranean Food poster
5.3

Sofia's story, the best chef in the world, and the two men who helped her to become a legend.

Mediterranean Food

2009

No Shame poster
6.2

Acting teacher Isabel happens upon a script written by her old lover, film director Mario Fabra, based on their relationship 20 years prior. Chaos ensues when her students, including Isabel's daughter Belén, ageing actress Ronda, and Mario's TV actress girlfriend Cecilia all scheme to get cast in the film.

No Shame

2001

Va a ser que nadie es perfecto poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

Va a ser que nadie es perfecto

2006

Km. 0 poster
6.4

Located in Madrid's Plaza del Sol, Km. 0 is the point from which all distances in Spain are measured from the capital. In Km. 0, it is also the meeting point for a gallery of characters. Bored, affluent housewife Marga meets up with gigolo Miguel, who co-habitates with gay Benjamin. Sergio, a soon-to-be-married office clerk who can't wait to lose his virginity, makes the acquaintance of prostitute Tatiana, while gay dancer Bruno meets Maximo. Meanwhile, wannabe director Pedro arranges to meet up with Silvia, an actress who wants to work in musicals directed by Gerardo, and bartender Mario is caught between Amor, who wants to marry him, and her little sister Roma, who is truly in love with him.

Km. 0

2000

Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena poster
5.1

Hortensia is a mature officer of the INEM office. She has been abandoned by her husband so she doesn't believe in love anymore. One day Eduardo Fernandez goes to the employment office because after overcoming a deep depression, he has decided that his life has to get better.

Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena

2004

Women poster
4.3

Eight stories about women, adapted from the book "Women" by Isabel-Clara Simó.

Women

2000

Mobbing poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mobbing

2006

1990s · 12 titles

All About My Mother poster
7.6

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

All About My Mother

1999

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health poster
6.1

Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them.

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997

Between Your Legs poster
5.4

A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.

Between Your Legs

1999

Against the Wind poster
4.3

Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.

Against the Wind

1990

Shout Out poster
4.5

Miranda Vega is the host of a struggling talk show with a tumultuous off-screen life. In an effort to boost the plummeting ratings, the show welcomes a series of eccentric guests who will bring chaos live on air.

Shout Out

1998

África poster
6.3

Martín (Zoe Berriatúa) is a teenager living in the San Blas district of Madrid. He is upset with his father Arturo (Imanol Arias) because he blames him for his mother's death. With the help of his girlfriend África (Elena Anaya), who will become his stepsister, he tries to get revenge on him.

África

1996

I Get Off at the Next Stop, What About You? poster
5.4

A divorcing couple remembers the best years of their lives.

I Get Off at the Next Stop, What About You?

1992

What Makes Women Laugh? poster
6.0

Luci, Graci and Mar­, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him. During the feast Luci's husband dies in an accident. Despite the tragedy, the trio have to fulfill their commitment acting during August in Benidorm. The widow discovers thanks to a notebook that her husband cheated on her, so she decides to flirt with everyone.

What Makes Women Laugh?

1997

Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo poster
4.0

Cristina is a 35-year-old woman who has life figured out: she has a job she loves and a beautiful house. However, her life begins to change when she starts feeling attracted to one of her clients.

Retrato de mujer con hombre al fondo

1997

All Men Are the Same poster
6.5

Three divorced men who share a flat live together without trouble until they hire a cleaning lady.

All Men Are the Same

1994

Pink Sauce poster
5.4

Ana's husband is the perfect wealthy middle-class man. Koro's husband is a cook with no more ambitions. One day, Ana meets Koro in a night club and she proposes Ana to seduce each others husbands. The following morning Ana thinks this was a joke, but things are not always what it seems.

Pink Sauce

1992

Hábitos poster
NR

A Goya award nominated short drama.

Hábitos

1995

Series credits

Cuéntame cómo pasó poster
7.1

Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.

Cuéntame cómo pasó

2001

La que se avecina poster
8.1

La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.

La que se avecina

2007

Aquí no hay quien viva poster
8.4

A caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society.

Aquí no hay quien viva

2003

The Map of Longing poster
8.0

Before her death, Lucy creates a game for her sister, Greta, pushing her into a journey of self-discovery — and toward the charming Will Tucker.

The Map of Longing

2026

Morocco: Love in Times of War poster
6.8

Oblivious to the strife that awaits them, a group of young nurses from Spain's upper class head to war-torn Marocco in 1921 to help where help is needed. Many lessons in love and life are learned before they overcome deepest conflicts, grow as human beings and find out what they really want from life and whom they truly love.

Morocco: Love in Times of War

2017

Majoria Absoluta poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Majoria Absoluta

2002

Cites Barcelona poster
7.3

In the 21st Century, when dating has become a matter of texting, smartphone apps and virtual experiences, couples that have met via the internet go on a series of first dates. Catalan adaptation of the 2013 British series "Dates"

Cites Barcelona

2023

Barrio Esperanza poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Barrio Esperanza

2026

Querido maestro poster
4.7

No synopsis available yet.

Querido maestro

1997