# Undercover (2024 film)

Undercover (Spanish: La infiltrada) is a 2024 Spanish thriller film directed by Arantxa Echevarría starring Carolina Yuste and Luis Tosar.

## Plot

The plot is based on true story on an undercover agent who infiltrated ETA under the name 'Aranzazu Berradre Marín' and managed to dismantle the 'Donosti' cell [es].

## Cast

* Carolina Yuste as Mónica / Arantxa
* Luis Tosar as Ángel Salcedo, "El Inhumano"
* Víctor Clavijo as Teruel
* Nausicaa Bonnín as Andrea
* Iñigo Gastesi as Kepa Etxebarría
* Diego Anido as Sergio Polo
* Pepe Ocio [es]
* Jorge Rueda
* Carlos Troya
* Pedro Casablanc

## Production

Undercover is a Bowfinger International Pictures, Beta Fiction Spain, Esto también pasará, and Infiltrada LP AIE production, with the association of Filmfactory Entertainment, the participation of Movistar Plus+, Atresmedia, EiTB, and Crea SGR and backing from ICAA. Principal photography began on 5 February 2024. Shooting locations included San Sebastián.

## Release

Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 October 2024. It opened to over €1.1 million, thus becoming the 2nd largest opening for a Spanish film in 2024 up to that date.
By February 2025, the film had grossed around €8.5 million at the Spanish box office. By that time it had already become the highest-grossing Spanish film directed by a woman.

## Reception

María Bescós of HobbyConsolas gave the film 80 points ('very good') praising how "the rhythm and tension are constant" and Yuste's work as the film's best.
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "takes off and excels when political terrorism is mixed and confused with gender terrorism".
Juan Sardá of El Cultural rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "hooks like the best thrillers and boldly and knowledgeably portrays a recent historical era that today seems hard to believe".

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Carolina Yuste | Won |
| 2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Cinema and Education in Values | Cinema and Education in Values | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress in a Film | Carolina Yuste | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Trailer | Javier Morales | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Original Screenplay | Amèlia Mora, Arantxa Echevarría | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Carolina Yuste | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actor | Luis Tosar | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | Nausicaa Bonnín | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Cinematography | Javier Salmones | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Editing | Victoria Lammers | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Music | Fernando Velázquez | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Carolina Yuste | Won |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nausicaa Bonnín | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Luis Tosar | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Cinematography | Javier Salmones | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Editing | Victoria Lammers | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Amèlia Mora, Arantxa Echevarría | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Original Score | Fernando Velázquez | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Patricia Rodríguez, Tono Garzón | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Sound | Fabio Huete, Jorge Castillo Ballesteros, Miriam Lisón, Mayte Cabrera | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Special Effects | Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, Juliana Lasunción | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Production Supervision | Axier Pérez Serrano | Nominated |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Carolina Yuste | Won |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Carlos Troya | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Best Ibero-American Film | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Screenplay | Arantxa Echevarría, Amèlia Mora | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Original Score | Fernando Velázquez | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Actor | Luis Tosar | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Actress | Carolina Yuste | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Diego Anido | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Film Editing | Victoria Lammers | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Art Direction | Eduardo Hidalgo | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Cinematography | Javier Salmones | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Sound | Jorge Castillo, Fabio Huete, Mayte Cabrera, Miriam Lisón | Pending |