Carmen Machi Arroyo (Carmen Machi, Madrid, 1963) has won the National Cinematography Award, granted by the Ministry of Culture, and endowed with 30,000 euros. The jury chose her “for being one of the most important comedy actresses in the history of Spanish cinema. She has also excelled in all kinds of genres. She has managed to connect with the public massively, her enormous popularity not affecting her ability to approach more authorial projects.” In addition, she has been highlighted as an “untiring worker in film, theater, and television,” noting that “she has participated in more than a hundred productions. She represents the values of a modern, strong, and independent woman.”
Film, theater, and television actress. Her first role on stage was that of the bride in Lorca’s Blood Wedding. In 1994, Machi joined the Teatro de La Abadía company, where she worked on plays such as María Sarmiento, Retablo de la avaricia, la lujuria y la muerte or 5mujeres.com. Thanks to her character in the television series Aída, she was awarded by the Actors’ Union, in addition to two TP de Oro, three Fotogramas de Plata, an Ondas Award, and one from the Television Academy.
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