# Irene Arcos

Irene Arcos (Madrid, July 25, 1981) is a Spanish actress known mainly for her roles in television series. She made her debut in Los hombres de Paco (2008). Since then, she has been in popular shows like Élite (2018-2020) and El embarcadero (2019-2020).

## Biography

Arcos was born on July 25, 1981, in Madrid (Spain). Most of her family comes from Galicia, specifically from La Coruña. She graduated in audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. However, she later found her vocation as an actress and studied drama at the Centro de Estudio Recabarrem, an acting school located in Madrid. In addition, she also took a series of courses related to acting.

## Professional career

She began working as a camera assistant after finishing her degree in audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid, in the well-known series of Hospital Central, for Telecinco. However, during this experience, she knew that her vocation was to be an actress, and so she decided to study theater for three years. First, she interpreted plays of great importance, such as La caja, Troyanas, Trainspotting or 12 meses. Later, she participated in Spanish fiction as an episodic character. In 2011, she had a recurring role in the series Hispania, playing Navia. Although her fame has come as a result of the series Vis a Vis and Élite, when she first became known on the national stage.
In 2019, it was announced that she would play Verónica in the Movistar+ fiction El embarcadero, alongside Álvaro Morte y Verónica Sánchez. She later participated in La valla and Madres.Amor y vida. At the end of 2020, her leading role was announced for the Movistar+ series Todos mienten, where she plays Macarena, a teacher who is involved in a sex scandal when a video of her high-content together with a student comes to light.

## Filmography
### Cinema

| Year | Title | Character | Directed by |
| 2014 | Trezze | Paula | Elbio Aparisi Nielsen |
| 2018 | Hacerse mayor y otros problemas | Paty | Clara Martínez-Lázaro |

### Television

| Year | Title | Character | Channel | Duration |
| 2008 | Los hombres de Paco | Sol | Antena 3 | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hospital Central | Angelina | Telecinco | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Sin tetas no hay paraiso | Etra | Telecinco | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Punta Escarlata | Extra | Telecinco | 1 episode |
| 2011 | 11-M, para que nadie lo olvide | Maribel | Telecinco | 2 episodes |
| 2011 - 2012 | Hispania, la leyenda | Navia | Antena 3 | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Sin identidad | Conchi | Antena 3 | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Secretaria | TVE | 2 episodes |
| 2015 - 2016 | Vis a vis | Carolina | Antena 3 | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | El Caso: Crónica de sucesos | Eugenia | TVE | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Seis hermanas | Dorisa | TVE | 1 episode |
| 2018 - 2020 | Élite | Pilar Domínguez | Netflix | 14 episodes |
| 2019 - 2020 | El embarcadero | Verónica Alfaro | Movistar+ | 16 episodes |
| 2020 | La valla | Emilia Noval | Antena 3 | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Madres. Amor y vida | Claudia | Telecinco and Prime Video | 11 episodes |
| 2022 | Todos mienten | Macarena | Movistar+ | 6 episodes |

### Theater

| Year | Title | Directed by |
| 2009 - 2011 | Todas quieren ser Jacky Kennedy | Eduardo Recabarren |
| 2013 - 2014 | La caja | Gabriel Olivares |
| 2013 - 2015 | Lágrimas, mocos y sangre | Noé Denia and Oscar Sanz Cabrera |
| 2014 | Una historia de amor y miedo | Nacho López |
| 2014 - 2015 | Entreactos | Miguel Ángel Arcano |
| 2015 - 2016 | El cielo que me tienes prometido | Ana Diosdado |
| 2017 | 12 meses | Nacho Redondo |
| 2017 - 2018 | Trainspotting | Fernando Soto |
| 2018 | Troyanas | Carmen Portacelli |
| 2019 - 2021 | Antígona | David Gaitán |
| 2020 - 2021 | Traición | Israel Elejalde |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Fotogramas de Plata | 2020 | Best Actress in Theater | Traición | Nominated | |
| Spanish Actors Union | 2020 | Best Newcomer Actress | El embarcadero | Won | |