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Ana Belén

Ana Belén

Actor, also director · Born May 27, 1951 (75) · Madrid, Spain

María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, better known as Ana Belén, is a Spanish actress and singer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 27, 1951 (75)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 48% in 30 days

What are Ana Belén's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Power
24%
Bonds
21%
Society
16%
Ideas
8%
Morality
7%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Herald
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Romantic
2
Melancholic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ana Belén's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ana Belén's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Amparo

  • Break a Leg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as (self)

  • A Perfect Story(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Madre de Margarita

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Las cartas perdidas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narradora

  • Dúos Increíbles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Concursante

  • Milá Vs Milá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Entrevistada

  • Official Competition(2021)

    as Coctail Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Víctor Manuel: el abuelo Víctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Lo de Évole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Maestros de la costura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Invitada

  • Traición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Pilar del Riego

  • The Queen of Spain(2016)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hortensia

  • With Good Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Antigua vida mía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Josefa Ferrer

  • Petra Delicado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Petra Delicado

  • La parrilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Petra Delicado

  • El amor perjudica seriamente la salud(1996)

    as Diana

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • El gusto es nuestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Freedomfighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pilar

  • Turkish Passion(1994)

    as Desideria

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel: mucho más que dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Banderas, the Tyrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lupita

  • The Perfect Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Natasha

  • Rosa Rosae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • After the Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ángeles

  • How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Flight of the Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Paloma

  • Miss Caribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Alejandra

  • Divine Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mari Gaila

  • The House of Bernarda Alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Adela

  • Bilbao Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Beatriz Artetxe

  • Move Over, Mrs. Markham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Rosa

  • La corte de Faraón(1985)

    as Mari Pili / Lota

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Todo es ausencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Demons in the Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ana

  • The Beehive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Victorita

  • Dolores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ana Belén

  • Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Fortunata and Jacinta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 10 episodes · as Fortunata

  • Erotic Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Carmen (segment "Tiempos rotos")

  • El buscón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as La Bailarina

  • Check to the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Paula

  • Somnambulists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ana Cuesta

  • The Creature(1977)

    as Cristina

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • La oscura historia de la prima Montse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Montse

  • La petición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Teresa

  • Emilia... parada y fonda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Emilia

  • Voces para unir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • ¡Jo, papá! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Pilar

  • País S. A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Aurora (archive footage)

  • The Love of Captain Brando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Aurora

  • Tormento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Amparo

  • A flor de piel (C) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Vida conyugal sana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ana

  • Separación matrimonial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Isabel

  • Romeo y Julieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Julieta

  • To the Devil, with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Pilar

  • Morbidness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Alicia

  • Aunque la hormona se vista de seda... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Paloma Gil de la Viña

  • Spaniards in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Isabel

  • Crimen y castigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Dunia

  • Zampo y yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ana Belén

  • Conciertos: Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 63 of them dated from 1966 to 2026; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

The Queen of Spain (2016)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

A Perfect Story (2023)

Midcredits 75th

Film career

19662026

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1982Screen debut· The Beehive
  • 1982First top-billed film· The Beehive

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 64: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 64: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 64: 1 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew1990s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew2000s3 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 63% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ana Belén's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Turkish Passion (1994)

72nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Official Competition (2021)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ana Belén work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ana Belén's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Luis Alcaine shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers