Aura Garrido Sánchez (born 29 May 1989) is a Spanish film and television actress. She has appeared in such films as Stockholm and the television series El ministerio del tiempo.
Early life Garrido was born in Madrid in 1989. Her father Tomás Garrido is a composer and orchestra conductor, and her mother, María del Pilar Sánchez, is a painter.
She took her first piano classes when she was four years old, and soon after, started practicing ballet. She speaks English thanks to having an English-speaking best friend growing up.
After ending her high school studies, she enrolled in the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, in Madrid, she took interpretation until her third year, specializing in textual interpretation, but she dropped out in 2010 because she was cast for the film Plans for Tomorrow. This role earned her the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Career
In 2010 she got her first main role in the Telecinco television series La pecera de Eva. Later, she centered her career in the small screen, and formed part of the Ángel o demonio, Crematorio and Imperium casts. She went back to working in cinema with two small roles in Promoción fantasma (2012) and El cuerpo, (2012). In 2013 she starred in Stockholm. For her performance, she won the Sant Jordi Award and a medal from the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, and was nominated in the best actress category at the Goya Awards, the Feroz Awards and the Forqué Awards.
In 2014, on television again, she participated in the miniseries Hermanos and filmed Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste although the latter was not broadcast until 2015. From 2015 through 2017, she played Amelia Folch in the Televisión Española series, El Ministerio del Tiempo.
In Someone Who Takes Care of Me (2023), Garrido played an actress at the peak of her career facing a family secret upending the relationship with her mother and grandmother.
In March 2025, she debuted in the play The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (a Rakel Camacho's adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play) at Nave 10 Matadero.
Filmography
Film
+ Films Year Title Role Notes Planes para mañana (Plans for Tomorrow) Mónica 2012Promoción fantasma (Ghost Graduation) Elsa El cuerpo (The Body) Carla Miller 2013Los ilusos (The Wishful Thinkers) Sofía Stockholm She Lucía 2015 Vulcania Marta Asesinos inocentes (Innocent Killers) Nuria Abreu 2016La reconquista (The Reconquest)Clara 2017 La niebla y la doncella (The Mist and the Maiden)Virginia Chamorro Cold Skin Aneris 2018 El aviso (The Warning) Lucía Solo Ona 2019 El asesino de los caprichos (The Goya Murders) Eva González El silencio de la ciudad blanca (El silencio de la ciudad blanca)Estíbaliz Ruiz de Gauna 2020 Malnazidos (Valley of the Dead) Matacuras 2023 Alguien que cuide de mí (Someone Who Takes Care of Me) Nora Amanece Alba Historias (Stories) Daniela Forever Teresa La sospecha de Sofía (Sofia's Suspicion) Sofía
Television
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Física o química Erica 4 episodes 2009 De repente, los Gómez Silvia 10 episodes 2010 La pecera de Eva Esther 2011 Ángel o demonio Valeria 2011 Crematorio Miriam Mullor 2012 Imperium Cora 6 episodes 2014 Hermanos Pilar Yagüe 2015 Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste Inés de Castro 13 episodes 2015 La dama velata Cecile 2015 Víctor Ros Lucía Alonso 1 Episode (Chapter 3) 2015–17 El Ministerio del Tiempo Amelia Folch 2016 El padre de Caín Begoña Miniseries 2018 El día de mañana Carme Román Miniseries 2021 El inocente (The Innocent) Olivia Costa 2022 A Private Affair Marina Quiroga Santuario Valle 2024InvisibleProfesoraMiniseries
Theatre + Theatre Year Title Role Theatre 2012 Cuando cuente hasta 3 Microtheatre of Calle 13 2013Invierno en el Barrio Rojo Teatro Español
Accolades Year Award Category Work Result Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress Plans for Tomorrow 66th CEC Medals Best Newcomer Best New Actress Best New Actress Silver Biznaga for Best Actress Stockholm 2nd Neon Fan Awards Best Spanish Actress The Body 19th Forqué Awards Best Actress Stockholm Best Main Actress Best Actress Best Film Actress Best Actress Best Actress 13th Transilvania International Film Festival Best Performance Best Television Actress in a Leading Role The Ministry of Time Best Main Actress in a Series Best Television Actress in a Leading Role Best Main Actress in a Series Best Television Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series Best Actress What the Future Holds Best Main Actress in a Series
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