Blanca Martínez Suárez (born 21 October 1988) is a Spanish actress. She gained notoriety for her performance in Globomedia teen drama series The Boarding School (2007–10), which was followed by The Boat (2011–13). Her television work continued in series such as Carlos, Rey Emperador (2015), Lo que escondían sus ojos (2016), Cable Girls (2017–20), and Breathless (2024).

Suárez made her feature film debut in Shiver (2008). Her work in Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In (2011) earned her a nomination to Goya Award for Best New Actress. Her film work also includes performances in I'm So Excited! (2013), My Big Night (2015), The Bar (2017), Despite Everything (2019), The Summer We Lived (2020), Four's a Crowd (2022), and Me he hecho viral (2023).

Early life Blanca Suárez was born in Madrid on 21 October 1988 and is the youngest daughter of a municipal architect (father) and a banker (mother). She has a brother who is eleven years older than her.

She began studying acting at the Tritón School of Performing Arts in 1996, at the age of eight. She was a student there for thirteen years, until 2009, when she completed her last work, having already achieved popularity thanks to the television series El internado. At the beginning of her acting career, she enrolled at the King Juan Carlos University in Madrid to study Audiovisual Communication, however, she abandoned her studies to focus on her career.

Acting career 2007–2012: Early work and rise to prominence Suárez made her acting debut in 2007, portraying the role of Julia Medina in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School. She would star in the series until its end in 2010, and earn Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Actress for her performance, as well as a Golden Nymph for Best Actress – Drama nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 2009. In the meantime, Suárez appeared in full-length pictures Shiver (2008; her feature film debut), Cowards (2008), Brain Drain (2009) and The Consul of Sodom (2009), as well as in the short films Universes (Universos) and Hemisphere (Hemisferio).

In 2010, Suárez had her first starring role in Neon Flesh opposite Mario Casas. The film was eventually released in 2011. Suárez then starred, along with Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya, in Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In, for which she earned critical acclaim and a Goya Award for Best New Actress nomination. The same year, she appeared in the music video for Ladrones' song "Estoy prohibido".

Suárez then went on to star in another Antena 3 series, The Boat, for which she won Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actress and Ondas Award for Best Actress, as well as a nomination for TP de Oro Award for Best Actress. The Boat aired from 17 January 2011 to 21 February 2013. In the meantime, Suárez starred in two films that both premiered at the 2012 Málaga Film Festival — the comedy drama Winning Streak, along with Daniel Brühl, Lluís Homar and Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Imanol Uribe's historical romance Orange Honey, alongside Iban Garate.

2013–present: Established career

In 2013, Suárez appeared in I'm So Excited!, an ensemble cast comedy film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Suárez was awarded the Trophée Chopard for Female Revelation of the Year for her work in acting; the award was presented to her by Colin Firth.

In 2014, Suárez portrayed Snow White in the eponymous episode of the television series Cuéntame un cuento. In 2015, she starred in the miniseries Los nuestros opposite Hugo Silva; the television series Carlos, Rey Emperador as Isabella of Portugal; and films Off Course, opposite her The Boarding School co-star Yon González, My Big Night by Álex de la Iglesia, for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Feroz Awards. and also Álex de la Iglesia's next film The Bar (2017).

In 2024, she was cast in the hospital-set drama Breathless for Netflix. There she plays a doctor dealing with both professional and personal concerns.

Other work Suárez appeared in music videos for "Estoy prohibido" by Ladrones in 2010 and "Emocional" by Dani Martín in 2014.

In 2013, she became a model for the Italian lingerie label Intimissimi.

Since February 2014, Suárez has been writing a blog for Vogue España.

Media and personal life Suárez was named the Most Searched For Performer on the Internet by the Fotogramas in 2011 and 2014, and was voted the best dressed celebrity at the 26th Goya Awards. In November of the same year, she was named Woman of the Year by the Spanish edition of GQ.

Suárez was in a relationship with actor Javier Pereira from 2008 to 2010. She then dated and lived with her Winning Streak co-star Miguel Ángel Silvestre from 2011 to 2014. In 2014, Suárez briefly dated Spanish pop rock musician Dani Martín. From 2015 to 2017, she was in a relationship with actor Joel Bosqued. Later, from March 2018 to October 2019, she was in a relationship with Mario Casas. For the past three years Suarez has been in a relationship with the actor Javier Rey. Discography Singles

2019: Luna llena (ft. Álvaro Tessa)

Filmography Film

year Title Role Notes Eskalofrío (Shiver) Ángela Cobardes (Cowards) Television Editor Fuga de cerebros (Brain Drain) Angelical voice El cónsul de Sodoma (The Consul of Sodom) Sandra Carne de neón (Neon Flesh) Verónica La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In) Norma Ledgard The Pelayos (Winning Streak)Ingrid Miel de naranjas (Orange Honey) Carmen Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited) Ruth Perdiendo el norte (Off Course) Carla Mi gran noche (My Big Night) Paloma Bakery in Brooklyn Daniella El bar (The Bar) Elena Tiempo después (Some Time Later) Méndez A pesar de todo (Despite Everything) Sara El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived)Lucía El test (The Te$t) Berta El cuarto pasajero (Four's a Crowd) Lorena Me he hecho viral Mabel Disco, Ibiza, Locomía Lurdes Iríbar La huella del mal (The Cavern Crimes) Silvia Guzmán Parecido a un asesinato (Hidden Murder) Eva

Television year Title Role Notes El internado (The Boarding School) Julia Medina El barco (The Boat) Ainhoa Montero Cuéntame un cuento Nieves Anthology series; 1 episode Bella Dubois in DalVille Los nuestros Isabel Santana Carlos, rey emperador Isabel de Portugal Lo que escondían sus ojos Las chicas del cable (Cable Girls) Lidia Aguilar Dávila / Alba Romero Méndez The Boarding School: Las CumbresJulia MedinaCameo; 1 episode Jaguar Isabel Garrido Respira (Breathless)Jéssica Donoso

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Fotogramas de Plata 2010 Best Television Actress The Boarding School 2011 Best Television Actress The Boat Most Searched Performer on the Internet 2015 Goya Awards 2011 Best New Actress The Skin I Live In Neox Fan Awards 2012 Best Film Actress Winning Streak 2013 Best Television Actress The Boat Most Attractive Couple (with Miguel Ángel Silvestre) Ondas Awards 2011 Best Actress The Boat Feroz Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress My Big Night TP de Oro Awards 2011 Best Actress The Boat Trophée Chopard 2013 Female Revelation of the Year

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