# Ester Expósito

Ester Expósito Gayoso (born 26 January 2000) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her starring role as Carla Rosón Caleruega in the Netflix teen drama series Élite.

## Life and career

Ester Expósito Gayoso was born on 26 January 2000 in Madrid. She became interested in the artistic world at a very young age. After completing her studies at the age of 16, she took acting courses. She trained at the Juan Codina acting workshop. Expósito won Best Actress at the Madrid Theater Awards in 2013 and 2015. She landed a minor part in May God Save Us (2016) but she was removed from the final cut of the film. She first appeared on television as Rosa Martín in an episode of the docudrama series Centro Médico in 2016. Later that year, Expósito played Fernando's daughter in a season two episode of Vis a Vis on Antena 3. She reprised her role for a season three episode released in 2018.
Expósito's first recurring television role was as Ruth in the first season of the TVE series Estoy vivo, which aired in 2017. She then gained international attention for her role in the 2018 Netflix teen drama series Élite, in which she portrayed Carla Rosón Caleruega until 2020. After the success of the series, she made her big screen debut with leading roles in the 2018 films When Angels Sleep, as Silvia, and Your Son, as Andrea.
In 2019, Expósito appeared in the TVE series La caza. Monteperdido, where she played Lucía Castán Grau, one of the disappeared girls. She then starred in the 2020 Netflix limited series Someone Has to Die, portraying Cayetana Aldama. Later that year, Expósito had a recurring role in the limited television series, Veneno, on Atresplayer Premium, playing Machús Osinaga, a journalist from the talk show Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi. In December 2020, she appeared in the role of Claudia in the film You Keep the Kids! directed by Dani de la Orden, and starring Paco León and Miren Ibarguren. In 2021, she briefly returned to Élite, reprising her role as Carla in three short story episodes.
Expósito starred in the horror film Venus in a "very physical" role.
In 2024, she signed with talent management firm Brillstein Entertainment.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Cuando los ángeles duermen (When Angels Sleep) | Silvia | |
| 2018 | Tu hijo (Your Son) | Andrea | |
| 2021 | Mamá o papá (You Keep the Kids!) | Claudia | |
| 2022 | Venus | Lucía | |
| 2022 | Rainbow | Model | Cameo |
| 2023 | Perdidos en la noche (Lost in the Night) | Mónica | |
| 2024 | El llanto (The Wailing) | Andrea | |
| TBA | El talento † (The Talent) | Elsa | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Centro Médico | Rosa Martín | 1 episode |
| 2016; 2018 | Vis a Vis (Locked Up) | Fernando's daughter | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Estoy vivo | Ruth | 8 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Elite | Carla Rosón Caleruega | Main cast (season 1-3); 24 episodes |
| 2019 | La caza. Monteperdido | Lucía Castán Grau | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Veneno | Machús Osinaga [es] | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Someone Has to Die | Cayetana Aldama | Main role; 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Élite historias breves: Carla Samuel | Carla Rosón Caleruega | lead role; 3 episodes |
| 2024–2025 | Bandidos | Lilí | |