Mónica del Carmen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

5.221

Gender

Female

Birthday

24-May-1982

Age

(43 years old)

Place of Birth

Oaxaca, Mexico

Also Known As
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Mónica del Carmen

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.


Credits

Estatuas Estatuas (2013) Character: N/A
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.
Reconciliados Reconciliados (2014) Character: N/A
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 Ramona (2014) Character: Elodia
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.
Gloria Gloria (2015) Character: Esposa
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.
Buen provecho Buen provecho (2008) Character: N/A
An impulsive and arrogant man has to share his lunch with an unknown woman. A story of prejudice and discrimination.
Zhai Zhai (2017) Character: Sergio's wife
I am not what happened to me... I am what I choose to become.
Las mutaciones Las mutaciones (2024) Character: N/A
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.
120 horas en Venecia 120 horas en Venecia (2022) Character: N/A
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.
La última mirada La última mirada (2006) Character: Totó
A drama centered on the relationship between a painter who's losing his sight and a maid in a Mexican brothel.
Arma Blanca Arma Blanca (2013) Character: Mari
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.
Todo en juego Todo en juego (2020) Character: Mamá de Ismael
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 pantera negra La pantera negra (2010) Character: N/A
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.
La Raya La Raya (2024) Character: N/A
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.
600 millas 600 millas (2015) Character: Mamá Rubio
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.
Nada que ver Nada que ver (2023) Character: Lourdes
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.
Los herederos Los herederos (2015) Character: Cajera
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.
Ruido Ruido (2022) Character: Mujer
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.
Después de Lucía Después de Lucía (2012) Character: Maestra
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.
Una historia de amor y guerra Una historia de amor y guerra (2024) Character: Justina Venganza
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.
Babel Babel (2006) Character: Lucia
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.
Año bisiesto Año bisiesto (2010) Character: Laura
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.
La Civil La Civil (2021) Character: Elida
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.
Crónica de Castas Crónica de Castas (2014) Character: Odilia
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.
Mejor viuda que mal acompañada Mejor viuda que mal acompañada (2024) Character: Felipa
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.
El ombligo de Guie’dani / Xquipi’ Guie’dani El ombligo de Guie’dani / Xquipi’ Guie’dani (2019) Character: Maru
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.
In Freedom In Freedom (2023) Character: María
An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.
Déjame estar contigo Déjame estar contigo (2025) Character: Martha
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.
Asfixia Asfixia (2018) Character: Conchita
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.
Heroico Heroico (2023) Character: Yanin
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.
Technoboys Technoboys (2024) Character: Yanetín
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.
Sundown Sundown (2022) Character: Luisa
When a distant emergency disrupts a vacation in Acapulco, simmering tensions rise to the fore between scions of a wealthy British family.
Rencor Tatuado Rencor Tatuado (2018) Character: Laura González
After suffering a violent incident, a woman decides to become a vigilante, defending every woman who has suffered from physical or psychological abuse.
Nuevo orden Nuevo orden (2020) Character: Marta
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.
Amores Modernos Amores Modernos (2019) Character: N/A
A fateful day reunites an estranged family in Mexico City, where a chain of events shifts their romantic relationships and uncovers a monumental secret.
Una película de policías Una película de policías (2021) Character: Teresa / Self
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
La Leyenda de la Llorona La Leyenda de la Llorona (2011) Character: Kika (voice)
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.
La Paloma y el Lobo La Paloma y el Lobo (2019) Character: N/A
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.
A los ojos A los ojos (2013) Character: Mónica
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.



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