Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa (born 21 January 1974) is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became a television icon in Spain for her performance in sitcom Aquí no hay quien viva, playing the role of Belén López Vázquez.
Life and career
Malena Alterio was born on 21 January 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Héctor Alterio and Ángela Bacaicoa, who moved to Madrid, Spain when Malena was a toddler. Her older brother Ernesto is also an actor. She received training at Cristina Rota's acting school.
She made her feature film debut in The Hold-Up (2001), earning a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.
Filmography
Film
{ | class="wikitable" !Year !Title ! Role ! Notes ! |- | align = "center" | 2001 || El palo (The Hold-Up) || Violeta, "Pecholata" || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" | 2002 || || || || align = "center" | |- | rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2003 || Torremolinos 73 || Vanessa || || align = "center" | |- | Las voces de la noche (Voices in the Night) || Julia || || align = "center" | |- | rowspan = "4" align = "center" | 2007 || Miguel y William || Magdalena || || align = "center" | |- | Días de cine (Cinema Days) || Gloria || || align = "center" | |- | Casual Day || Bea || || align = "center" | |- | La torre de Suso (Suso's Tower) || Marta || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" | 2008 || Una palabra tuya (One Word from You) || Rosario || || align = "center" | |- | rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2009 || || Pilar || || align = "center" | |- | || Marta || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" | 2011 || || Virginia || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" | 2015 || Perdiendo el norte (Off Course) || Marisol || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" | 2019 || Bajo el mismo techo (Under the Same Roof) || Lucía || || align = "center" | |- | align = "center" | 2022 || Espejo, espejo (Mirror, Mirror) || Cristina || || align = "center" | |- | rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2023 | Bajo terapia (Under Therapy) || Marta || || align = "center" | |- | Que nadie duerma (Something Is About to Happen) || Lucía || || align = "center" | |}Semen, una historia de amor, directed by Inés París and Daniela Fejerman (2005)
Television Señoras del (h)AMPA (2019) (13 episodes)..... Lourdes Sanguino
Vergüenza (2017–20) ..... Nuria.BuenAgente (2011) (19 episodes)..... LolaLa que se avecina (2007) (13 episodes)..... Cristina AguileraAquí no hay quien viva (2003–06) (90 episodes) ..... Belén López VázquezEl Comisario (2003) (5 episodes) ..... Agente LorenaHermanas (1998) (1 episode) ..... Isabel
Theatre Charitys (1996), collective directionMusicantes (1996), directed by Daniel LovecchioNáufragos (1997), directed by María Boto and Jesús AmateLorca al rojo vivo (1998), directed by Cristina RotaLa barraca (1998), directed by Cristina RotaEncierro (1999), directed by Andrés LimaLa pastelera (1999), directed by Malena AlterioEl obedecedor (2000), directed by Amparo ValleRulos (2001), directed by Fernando SotoUncle Vanya'' (2008)