In 2012, Ugalde starred in "Dracula", a horror film directed by Dario Argento, shooting in 3D and in English, Ugalde plays Jonathan Harker, one of the main protagonists. "Dracula" was shown in 65th Cannes Film Festival and the film was greeted with largely mixed reviews from professional film critics. Next year, Ugalde shot two films. The first is "Bypass", Ugalde's second raid in Basque language; the other film is "Somos gente honrada". In addition, Ugalde joined the cast of the 3rd season of the drama series "Gran Reserva".