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Mónica del Carmen
Born: 24th May 1982 Oaxaca, Mexico
Dept: Acting
Mónica del Carmen is an indigenous actress of Mexican origin who has played various roles in theater, film and television. Despite the fact that the interpreter has an extensive resume, the role that catapulted her to stardom was that of ‘Laura’ in the film ‘Leap Year’ by Australian director Michael Rowe; which won the ‘Caméra d'or’ award (awarded to the best first film) at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2010.
The actress had her professional training at the National School of Theater Art of the Instituto Nacional Bellas Artes, from which she graduated in 2004. Since then Mónica del Carmen has managed to break through in an industry that is not always the most fair for people from different backgrounds. less privileged cultural backgrounds.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 49
Film: 45 (92%)
Television: 4 (8%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Family
Filmography
Original title: El trencito rojo
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
The father of a family has just become unemployed. In the middle of the instability, an accident at home will test the strength of their relationships ... view
Character:
Lina
Original title: El Rostro
2026
17-year-old Joel, a recently recruited night guard, watches over a compound marked by cartel violence. When the darkness begins to whisper, he realize ... view
Character:
Soraya
Original title: La Raya
2026
In the almost deserted town of La Raya, a mysterious refrigerator appears out of nowhere. Sotera Santos and her friend Eric see an opportunity to make ... view
Character:
Original title: Chicas tristes
2026
La Maestra and Paula are the best swimmers in their team and best friends, until an incident at a party changes everything. La Maestra, intense and un ... view
Character:
Valeria
Original title: Las mutaciones
2025
After surgery leaves lawyer Raúl without his tongue, he struggles to adapt to life and his changing relationships. His housekeeper, Elodia, gifts him ... view
Character:
Original title: Las Locuras
2025
Six women share a common 'friend': madness. It visits us all, pushes us to decide reality, to make daring decisions and to transform our lives. ... view
Character:
Rita
Nov 2025 (first aired)
María José, Paula, Roberta, and Stacy, four women work in the production of a television talk show. Their lives take an unexpected turn when the sho ... view
Character:
Pancha (13 ep.)
Original title: Una Película de Amor y Guerra
2025
This outrageous comedy stages a soap opera of epic proportions, as one corrupt property developer faces trial for Mexico's violent history. The fourth ... view
Character:
Justina Venganza
Original title: Dreams: Sueños
2025
A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measur ... view
Character:
House Party Friend
Original title: Déjame estar contigo
2025
Lucía lives with an incurable disease, and Bruno was deported to Mexico with no place to sleep. An unexpected phone call brings them together in an e ... view
Character:
Martha
Nov 2024 (first aired)
In 1985 Mexico City, a catastrophic earthquake buries thousands. A doctor with a dark past, a journalist chasing fame, and a family in distress risk t ... view
Character:
Toña (10 ep.)
Original title: Mejor viuda que mal acompañada
2024
Three girlfriends, neglected and mistreated by their husbands, plan to take revenge on them with the help of an experienced man in this type of job. ... view
Character:
Felipa
2024
They're fierce, they're iconic, they're back — and they're totally lost. A boyband seeking a renaissance must navigate a world they barely understan ... view
Character:
Yanetín
2024
As an embalmer dreams up dialogue with a teenage trans boy she’s been told to put in a dress, she struggles to honour the dead without wounding h ... view
Character:
Sole
Mar 2024 (first aired)
A gang of skilled misfits ventures to uncover a long-hidden Mayan treasure. Their strategy? Hazy. Their dynamic? Off. Luckily, they're pretty ingeniou ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
2023
An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray ... view
Character:
María
Original title: Heroico
2023
Luis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encou ... view
Character:
Yanin
2023
After Carlos is tasked to care for Paola, both characters must work out their differences to make their time together more pleasant. As time goes on, ... view
Character:
Lourdes
Original title: 120 horas en Venecia
2022
Amid the Covid pandemic, filmmaker Michel Franco obtains a special permit to travel to Italy with his cast and premiere his film New Order at the Veni ... view
Character:
Original title: Ruido
2022
Julia is a mother, or rather, one of many mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues, who have had their lives torn apart by the widespread violence in a ... view
Character:
Cassandra
2022
When a distant emergency disrupts a vacation in Acapulco, simmering tensions rise to the fore between scions of a wealthy British family. ... view
Character:
Luisa
Original title: Una película de policías
2021
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers. ... view
Character:
Teresa / Self
2021
Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters int ... view
Character:
Elida
Original title: Todo en juego
2020
Ismael, a 12 year old boy, dreams to become a professional baseball player but he is asthmatic. One night, while approaching the girl he loves, he wit ... view
Character:
Mamá de Ismael
Original title: Nuevo orden
2020
In the near future, a popular uprising in Mexico City interrupts a wedding held at the home of a wealthy family. After the riots have been quashed, th ... view
Character:
Marta
Original title: Amores modernos
2019
A fateful day reunites an estranged family in Mexico City, where a chain of events shifts their romantic relationships and uncovers a monumental secre ... view
Character:
Original title: El ombligo de Guie’dani / Xquipi’ Guie’dani
2019
Guie’dani, a Zapotec indigenous girl and her mother take up work with an upper-class family in Mexico City. The girl does not fit and is conflicting ... view
Character:
Maru
Original title: La Paloma y el Lobo
2019
Displaced by the violence that swept their town, Paloma and Lobo survive trying to love each other. Through thirst, fear and nostalgia, Paloma wishes ... view
Character:
Original title: Asfixia
2018
After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more imp ... view
Character:
Conchita
Original title: Rencor Tatuado
2018
After suffering a violent incident, a woman decides to become a vigilante, defending every woman who has suffered from physical or psychological abuse ... view
Character:
Laura González
Character:
Sergio's wife
Original title: 600 millas
2015
Arnulfo Rubio smuggles weapons from Arizona to Mexico for a drug cartel, but he is being investigated by agent Harris. When agent Harris blows his cov ... view
Character:
Mamá Rubio
Original title: Los herederos
2015
Teenagers’ leisure at full swing: a group of friends spend their holidays at parties, having sex, boozing, and partaking in any adventure that bring ... view
Character:
Cajera
2015
Amidst the complex Mexico City, a man drives a public transport bus during daytime and works the night shift impersonating Mexican songstresses in a d ... view
Character:
Esposa
2014
Ramona is 84, and she has announced that she is ready to die. While her family is making the preparations, however, she changes her mind. ... view
Character:
Elodia
Original title: Reconciliados
2014
A story about the desperation of a man leading a monotonous life. Interacting with people turns out to be impossible, and his routine has alienated hi ... view
Character:
Original title: A los ojos
2013
Monica is a social worker in Mexico City, whose son has a degenerative illness in both eyes. Having exhausted all other options, a corneal transplant ... view
Character:
Mónica
Original title: Arma Blanca
2013
Mari works as a maid in a luxury apartment where she takes care of Regina. She also helps her do her homework. Regina is a very spoiled girl and her m ... view
Character:
Mari
Original title: Estatuas
2013
The unveiling of a statue honoring Emiliano Zapata becomes the site in which the demands of a struggling city are manifested through the speech of a y ... view
Character:
Original title: Después de Lucía
2012
Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have le ... view
Character:
Maestra
Original title: La Leyenda de la Llorona
2011
Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct ... view
Character:
Kika (voice)
Original title: Año bisiesto
2010
Journalist Laura works at home, isolating herself from others. While she lies to her mother and brother, Raul, on the phone about having an active soc ... view
Character:
Laura
2010
Dishevelled private eye Nico Beamonte's latest case comes from God himself ... possibly. He wants Nico to find the mysterious Black Panther. But who, ... view
Character:
2008
An impulsive and arrogant man has to share his lunch with an unknown woman. A story of prejudice and discrimination. ... view
Character:
2006
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families. ... view
Character:
Lucia
Original title: La última mirada
2006
A drama centered on the relationship between a painter who's losing his sight and a maid in a Mexican brothel. ... view
Character:
Totó