Raised in Madrid, she trained at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático and later at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts while waitressing. Her breakthrough came with the title role in My Name Is Juani (2006), earning a Goya nod for Best New Actress, and a subsequent turn in My Prison Yard (2008) secured a Goya nomination for Best Actress. She later appeared in Kathmandu Lullaby (2012), T…