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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Actor · Born November 5, 1968 (57) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 5 November 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. Best known for playing dramatic roles in Spain, Sánchez-Gijón is known in the United States for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She has since built a reputation as an international star in films such as Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca a Boca (1996), Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997), Jaime Chavarri's Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (1998), Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of the Niccolò Ammaniti novel I'm not scared (2003) and Brad Anderson's The Machinist (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 5, 1968 (57)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 43% in 30 days

What are Aitana Sánchez-Gijón's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th 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
28%
Self
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 9 · 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 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 3 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
3 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Ally
3 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Shadow
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Bittersweet
7
Warm
7
Other
17

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Aitana Sánchez-Gijón's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aitana Sánchez-Gijón'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

77 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bitter Christmas(2026)

    as Mónica

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Thanks

  • La conquista de la democracia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Presenter

  • Tierra baja(2025)

    as Carmen Membrado

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Breathless(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Pilar Amaro

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Something Is About to Happen(2023)

    as Roberta

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • My Other Jon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Survivor's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Elena Paz

  • Under Her Control(2022)

    as Beatriz

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • El Corazón del Imperio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Julia Mesa

  • Fish Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Carmen

  • Parallel Mothers(2021)

    as Teresa

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Alex's Strip(2019)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Velvet Colección: Grand Finale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Blanca Soto Fernández

  • Volcánica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Thi Mai, rumbo a Vietnam(2017)

    as Elvira

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Velvet Colección(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Blanca Soto

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Estoy vivo(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Comisaria Verónica "Vero" Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Doña Jimena

  • Disco Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Misfits Club(2014)

    as Madre de Valeria

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Velvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 54 episodes · as Blanca Soto

  • Maktub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Beatriz

  • Drifters(2011)

    as Vima

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • La muerte de Otilia Ruiz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Blanca Lupino

  • The Widow from Valencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Leonarda

  • The Frost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rita

  • Tell Me About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nicole

  • Oviedo Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mariola Mayo

  • The Nautical Chart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tánger Soto

  • The Backwoods(2006)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • El genio tranquilo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Wounded Animals(2006)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • The Machinist(2004)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Los 80 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nuria Acosta

  • The Whore and the Whale(2004)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Carta mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • A Real Man(2003)

    as Dolores

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not Scared(2003)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hombres felices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ana

  • Mi dulce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ángela

  • Sin dejar huella(2000)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Volaverunt(1999)

    as Cayetana, Duquesa de Alba

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Carmen

  • Yerma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Yerma

  • Ruleta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Tangos Are for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Juanita

  • The Chambermaid on the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Marie

  • El amor perjudica seriamente la salud(1996)

    as Model

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Love Walked In(1997)

    as Vicky Rivas

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Maria de Loffredo

  • Mouth to Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Amanda

  • The Frontier Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bárbara Miller Molina

  • A Walk in the Clouds(1995)

    as Victoria Aragón

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • La Regenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • La Regenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ana Ozores

  • La mujer impuntual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Blind Man's Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bianca

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

    as Klara

  • Havanera 1820 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Amelia Roig

  • The Bird of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Nani

  • The Greek Labyrinth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bernadette

  • Deseo Oculto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Hidden Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Julia

  • El crimen de Perpignan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Yvette Romero

  • The Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sister Ines

  • The Sea and the Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mer

  • Going Down in Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Elena

  • No hagas planes con Marga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Charo

  • Rowing with the Wind(1988)

    as Teresa Guiccioli

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Jarrapellejos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Isabel

  • Viento de cólera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Casanova(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Redondela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Luisa Peña

  • Romanza final (Gayarre) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alicia

  • Segunda Enseñanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

The Machinist (2004)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Parallel Mothers (2021)

Film career

19862026

Peak 1996 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 8 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.

  • 1988Screen debut· Rowing with the Wind
  • 1999First top-billed film· Volaverunt
  • 2004Career best· The Machinist
  • 2017Career best· Estoy vivo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 77: 75 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew2 of 77: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s14 · 12 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 11% of 19 roles
889813

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 Aitana Sánchez-Gijón's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Alex's Strip (2019)

85th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Machinist (2004)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. 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 Aitana Sánchez-Gijón's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles39–65 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles22–76 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Aitana Sánchez-Gijón work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aitana Sánchez-Gijón's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Penélope Cruz shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers