Mónica Martínez (born 16 April 1968), better known as Mona Martínez, is a Spanish film and theatre actress from Andalusia.
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Life and career
Born in Málaga in 1968, Martínez is the youngest of nine siblings from a family of the neighborhood of La Luz. Martínez started her career as a ballet dancer at the age of 10.
She moved to Madrid to train her voice acting skills, but continued performing as a flamenco dancer across Spain.
In 2002, she made her screen debut as an actress in the miniseries Padre coraje directed by Benito Zambrano. There was no looking back since then. She starred in movies and television shows like South from Granada, Ana by Day, The Realm, Taxi to Gibraltar, and Bye, for which she was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her television series includes Locked Up, Anclados, Vota Juan and Paquita Salas.
