Birthday:
05-24-1982
(42 years)
Birthplace:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Biography
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.
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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Sundown
Act like Luisa
event2022 star_border 6.2
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When a distant emergency disrupts a vacation in Acapulco, simmering tensions rise to the fore between scions of a wealthy British family.
Heroic
Act like Yanin
event2023 star_border 7.2
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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 encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make him a perfect soldier.
In Freedom
Act like María
event2023
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An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.
Castle Chronicle
Act like Odilia
event2014
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Dramatized series that shows a mosaic of stories, which run in parallel and sometimes intertwine, around Tepito and its identity as a neighborhood, revealing the social prejudices that manifest themselves in classism and racism, as part of a historical reality in Mexico.
Reconciled
event2014 star_border 5
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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 his loved ones, among them, his 11-year-old son.
Ramona
Act like Elodia
event2014 star_border 5.5
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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.
A History of Love and War
Act like Justina Venganza
event2024
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This outrageous comedy stages a soap opera of epic proportions, as one corrupt property developer faces trial for Mexico's violent history. The fourth feature from Santiago Mohar Volkow, Una historia de amor y guerra centres on real estate baron Pepe Sánchez-Campo, whose mega-mall development brings him into conflict with local guerrillas. For once, bribery and a call to Daddy might not be enough to save Pepe – a character more grotesque than the telenovela unfolding around him. Trying to sabotage Pepe's marriage to Constanza, her cousin and lover Teo records Pepe cheating. The resulting chaos precipitates in a burlesque bloodbath involving treachery, talking animals, colonial history and bartering in the afterlife.
600 Miles
Act like Mamá Rubio
event2015 star_border 5.9
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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 covers, he and Arnulfo end up in a journey where he will be the hostage of this young criminal.
Gloria
Act like Esposa
event2015 star_border 4.2
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Amidst the complex Mexico City, a man drives a public transport bus during daytime and works the night shift impersonating Mexican songstresses in a drag cabaret.
Babel
Act like Lucia
event2006 star_border 7.2
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In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world.
After Lucia
Act like Maestra
event2012 star_border 6.7
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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 left so much behind.
The Legend of La Llorona
Act like Kika (voice)
event2011 star_border 7.8
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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 youngsters who wander the woods at night.
Leap Year
Act like Laura
event2010 star_border 6.3
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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 social life, Laura's days consist of gazing at her neighbors, eating canned food and going to clubs to bring home strangers. As the anniversary of her father's death draws near, Laura develops a relationship with Arturo, a charismatic actor who shares her taste for rough sex.
The Last Gaze
Act like Totó
event2006 star_border 4.5
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A drama centered on the relationship between a painter who's losing his sight and a maid in a Mexican brothel.
White Weapon
Act like Mari
event2013
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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 mother, who is a doctor, works all day. One day, Mari comes home from work and discovers that Pedro, her son, who does his homework alone, has lice.
Buen provecho
event2008
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An impulsive and arrogant man has to share his lunch with an unknown woman. A story of prejudice and discrimination.
La pantera negra
event2010 star_border 8
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Dishevelled private eye Nico Beamonte's latest case comes from God himself ... possibly. He wants Nico to find the mysterious Black Panther. But who, or what, is the Black Panther? And what has this got to do with a cryogenically frozen Mariachi singer and a 1950s flying saucer? Surrealism, Mexican-style - as if film noir had collided with props left over from a Ray Harryhausen film.
The Heirs
Act like Cajera
event2015 star_border 5.7
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Teenagers’ leisure at full swing: a group of friends spend their holidays at parties, having sex, boozing, and partaking in any adventure that brings them a boost of adrenaline. As they use violence for entertainment and to fulfill their authoritarian fantasies, their adventures will show the cracks and the collapse of the perfect world they live in.
Guie’dani’s Navel
Act like Maru
event2019 star_border 6.2
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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. Everything changes when she meets Claudia, a rebellious girl with whom she becomes close friends.
Noise
Act like Mujer
event2022 star_border 7
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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 country waging a war against its women. Julia is searching for Ger, her daughter. And in her search, she will weave through the stories and struggles of the different women she will meet.
Killer Babes
Act like Felipa
event2024 star_border 7.2
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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.
Zhai
Act like Sergio's wife
event2017 star_border 5
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I am not what happened to me... I am what I choose to become.
Town Of La Raya
event2024
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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 a fortune by selling it. However, the fridge soon starts unveiling strange and enigmatic phenomena to those who approach it. As Sotera grapples with these unsettling occurrences, she must also face the painful reality that her mother might not return to take her to the United States, and that perhaps her departure from La Raya is not yet meant to be.
Technoboys
Act like Yanetín
event2024 star_border 6.3
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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 understand.
Suffocation
Act like Conchita
event2018 star_border 6.8
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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 important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, a hypochondriac compulsively obsessed with avoiding sudden death. Their relationship moves through suspicion, fear and compassion to tenderness and love.
The Dove and the Wolf
event2019 star_border 5.5
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Displaced by the violence that swept their town, Paloma and Lobo survive trying to love each other. Through thirst, fear and nostalgia, Paloma wishes to go back home but Lobo lives tied to a memory that stops him from returning.
Modern Loves
event2019 star_border 6.4
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A fateful day reunites an estranged family in Mexico City, where a chain of events shifts their romantic relationships and uncovers a monumental secret.
A Cop Movie
Act like Teresa / Self
event2021 star_border 7.3
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This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
New Order
Act like Marta
event2020 star_border 6.5
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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, they discover the bride has gone missing and plea with the military to help locate her.
Statues
event2013
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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 young boy.
Through the Eyes
Act like Mónica
event2013 star_border 4
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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 is the only hope. Overwhelmed by the slowness of the health care system and the scarcity of resources, she decides to search for an extreme solution in her work environment: the world of street children.
Tattoo of Revenge
Act like Laura González
event2018 star_border 4.9
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After suffering a violent incident, a woman decides to become a vigilante, defending every woman who has suffered from physical or psychological abuse.
Throw Everything Into Play
Act like Mamá de Ismael
event2020 star_border 6.7
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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 witnesses a crime.
La Civil
Act like Elida
event2021 star_border 7.8
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Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
Nada que ver
Act like Lourdes
event2023 star_border 8.3
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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, they are faced with lessons about trust, mutual respect, and perhaps love.
The Mutations
event2024
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After surgery leaves lawyer Raúl without his tongue, he struggles to adapt to life and his changing relationships. His housekeeper, Elodia, gifts him a swearing parrot that becomes his quirky confidant while she takes on the role of his unconventional caregiver, relying on miracle cures and prayers.
Let Me Be With You
Act like Martha
event2025 star_border 5.8
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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 emotional story of overcoming, reconstruction and hope.
120 Hours In Venice
event2022
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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 Venice Film Festival. This documentary captures the challenges and triumphs of that extraordinary journey.
Every Minute Counts
Act like Toña (10 ep.)
event2024 star_border 8.2
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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 their lives in rescue attempts. Their efforts become chances to change their own lives.
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