Ainhoa Santamaría
# Ainhoa Santamaría

Ainhoa Santamaría (born 1980) is a Spanish film, stage and television actress, known for her performances in television series such as Isabel and Señoras del (h)AMPA.

## Biography

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in 1980, she decided to become an actress at age 16, debuting in stage plays in 1997. However, she moved to Zaragoza to study history of art. She eventually graduated from the Madrid's RESAD (2001–2005).

After starting her television career with performances in series such as El comisario, Con dos tacones [es], La chica de ayer and Amar en tiempos revueltos, she landed a role as Beatriz de Bobadilla (confidant of Isabella of Castile) in the historical drama series Isabel, playing the role for the three seasons of the series.

She appeared in the first two seasons of Money Heist in the guest role of Laura, the wife of Arturo Román, and also features in the first three seasons of Elite as the clueless investigator digging on the murders happening in the series. She featured in the first season of the dark comedy Señoras del (h)AMPA in the role of Anabel. While initially portrayed as a figure adversarial to the protagonist female gang (an "avenger" of the death of Elvira), the character of Anabel returned in the second season more as an ally of the gang.

Her performance as Enriqueta Carbonell, the wife of protestant pastor Atilano Coco [es] in the 2019 film While at War, earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress.

## Filmography

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2012–14 | Isabel | Beatriz de Bobadilla | Main |
| 2017 | La casa de papel (Money Heist) | Laura | Guest |
| 2018–20 | Élite (Elite) | Inspectora | Recurring |
| 2019–21 | Señoras del (h)AMPA | Anabel | Main |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | La corona partida | Beatriz de Bobadilla | Reprise of her role in Isabel |
| 2019 | Mientras dure la guerra (While at War) | Enriqueta Carbonell | |
| 2021 | Madres paralelas (Parallel Mothers) | Babysitter | |
| 2021 | Las leyes de la frontera (Outlaws) | Rosa | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actress in a Minor Role | Todos eran mis hijos | Nominated |
| 2015 | 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best TV Actress in a Secondary Role | Isabel | Nominated |
| 2017 | 20th Max Awards | Best Supporting Actress | La estupidez | Won |
| 2020 | 34th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | While at War | Nominated |
