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Blanca Portillo

Blanca Portillo

Actor · Born June 15, 1963 (63) · Madrid, Spain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Blanca Portillo (born June 15, 1963) is a Spanish actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Blanca Portillo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 15, 1963 (63)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 41 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Blanca Portillo's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
19%
Power
19%
Morality
18%
Survival
18%
Self
14%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · 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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Blanca Portillo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Blanca Portillo'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

41 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Día de caza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Blanca

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Doctor Giráldez

  • La ley del mar(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Teresa

  • Días mejores(2022)

    Show 18 episodes · as Soledad Laforet

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • La Fortuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Zeta

  • Maixabel(2021)

    as Maixabel Lasa

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Parot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Andre Llanes

  • Portrait of White Woman with Grey Hair and Wrinkles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Julia

  • The Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mara

  • Promises of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Julia

  • I Know Who You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Alicia Castro

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as (Voice)

  • Maria converses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Boy Missing(2016)

    as Patricia

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Patricia Navas

  • Cuéntame un cuento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Sara Morgade (La bruja)

  • El chiringuito de Pepe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mariana Masianet Alonso

  • Stolen Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sor Eulalia

  • Concepción Arenal, la visitadora de cárceles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Concepción Arenal

  • As Luck Would Have It(2011)

    as Mercedes

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Broken Embraces(2009)

    as Judit García

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Acusados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · as Rosa Ballester Alonso

  • El patio de mi cárcel(2008)

    as Adela

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Seven Billiard Tables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charo

  • Goya's Ghosts(2006)

    as Queen María Luisa

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer(2006)

    as Fray Emilio Bocanegra

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Volver(2006)

    as Agustina

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Elsa & Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Cuca

  • Tercero B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Mine Alone(2001)

    as Abogada

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Love, Money and Health, in This Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Amelia

  • Cuéntame cómo pasó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · as Begoña Sanmartín

  • 7 vidas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 208 episodes · as Carlota Pérez

  • Between Your Legs(1999)

    as Lali

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Color of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Madre

  • Eso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Marta

  • The Dog in the Manger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dorotea

  • Women in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Crónicas urbanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

  • En el nombre de Marta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Volver (2006)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

Volver (2006)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Broken Embraces (2009)

Film career

19912026

Peak 2005 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1990s7 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 12 roles
9611

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Blanca Portillo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Volver (2006)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 55. 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.

Is Blanca Portillo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Blanca Portillo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Blanca Portillo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alberto Iglesias shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers