Carmen Machi

Whenever Carmen Machi appears in a Spanish film or series, I relax, because I know the work is in safe hands. Born in Madrid in 1963, she became a household name as Aida on television, then proved her depth with a 2014 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. What I love is her range: she glides between broad comedy and serious drama without ever losing truthfulness. Now playing a detective in a 2026 Netflix release, she keeps revealing new facets well past sixty. She's a national treasure who only ripens with age.

Name (English)

Carmen Machi

Name (Japanese)

カルメン・マチ

Reading

かるめん・まち

Born

January 7, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Occupation

film actor / singer

Awards & achievements

• 2017 Gold Medal of Madrid
• 2013 Margarida Xirgu Memorial Prize
• Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
• 2014 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen%20Machi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275932

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• film actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.