Natalia Huarte

Natalia Huarte
Born (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989 (age 36)
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
EducationRESAD
OccupationActress

Natalia Huarte (born 28 November 1989) is a Spanish actress. She won the 2024 Premios Max for Best Actress for her performance in Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis and the 2026 Actors and Actresses Union Award for best supporting actress on television for Ena. Queen Victoria Eugenia.

Her career has included classical theatre with the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico, the monologues Psicosis 4.48 and Leonora, television roles in Querer, Legado and Innato, and a move into film.

Early life and training

Huarte was born in Pamplona on 28 November 1989. At 17, she played Mirandolina in Carlo Goldoni's La posadera at the theatre workshop of IES Navarro Villoslada; the performance earned her a special mention as best actress in the regional round of the Buero Vallejo Awards.

She studied acting at RESAD from 2007 to 2011 and completed further training at the Michael Chekhov Acting Studio in New York in 2011; she began working professionally in 2012.

Theatre

Huarte performed in Lope de Vega's La noche toledana and La cortesía de España with the young company of the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico. She later played Marcela in Helena Pimenta's production of Lope de Vega's El perro del hortelano, for which she won the 2019 Ercilla Award for Best Newcomer Actress.

She worked with Alfredo Sanzol on La valentía in 2018 and played Carmen in his 2021 production El bar que se tragó a todos los españoles. In 2022 she appeared in Esther F. Carrodeguas's Supernormales, directed by Iñaki Rikarte, a production about the sexuality of people with disabilities. That year she also played Claudia in Josep Maria Flotats's París 1940 at the Teatro Español.

In 2023 she appeared in Lucía Carballal's Los pálidos and in Sarah Kane's Psicosis 4.48. The latter, directed by Luz Arcas, was her first monologue. Huarte won the 2024 Premios Max for Best Actress for the performance.

She returned to the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico in La fortaleza, written and directed by Carballal; the production premiered in October 2024 and Huarte performed it at the 2025 Almagro Festival. In 2025 she played the title role in Laila Ripoll's production of Natacha, based on Luisa Carnés's novel about working women in a 1930s hat workshop, at the Teatro Español.

In October 2025 Huarte starred in the premiere of Leonora, a monologue written and directed by Alberto Conejero about the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, at Contemporánea Condeduque in Madrid. In September 2026 the production opened the Teatro de la Abadía's 2026–27 season.

Film

Huarte shared the best actress award in the short-film section of the seventh FIBABC in 2017 for her work in Escala en Madrid. Her later film credits included Amparo Climent's documentary Las cartas perdidas (2021), Ángeles González-Sinde's El comensal (2022) and Javier Celay's short film Yegua (2023).

In 2025 she appeared in Ana Lambarri's Todo lo que no sé, presented in the official section of the Málaga Film Festival before its Spanish cinema release on 25 April. The film was entered in 11 categories for the 2026 Goya Awards, with Huarte listed for Best Supporting Actress. In September 2026 Huarte was cast in Ignacio Lasierra's debut feature Perseidas as Cata, a chef who returns from Uruguay to Aragón; filming was scheduled to begin on 28 September.

Television

In 2018 Huarte joined the seventh season of Amar es para siempre as Carolina Álvarez de Tudela. She played Maite, one of Manuela's sisters, in Heridas, which debuted on Atresplayer Premium in 2022 before its 2023 broadcast on Antena 3. In 2024 she appeared in Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's four-part series Querer, presented at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival and released on Movistar Plus+ on 17 October.

Huarte played Guadalupe Seligman in Netflix's Rotten Legacy (Legado), released globally on 16 May 2025. That year she also portrayed actress Carmen Moragas in Ena. Queen Victoria Eugenia. The role won her the 2026 Actors and Actresses Union Award for best supporting actress on television. She also played Andrea in the Netflix thriller Innato, available in Spain from 23 December 2025. In 2026 she appeared in Movistar Plus+'s Por cien millones, a dramatisation of the 1981 kidnapping of footballer Enrique Castro "Quini".

References

  1. ↑ "Leonora" (PDF). Sala BBK (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Natalia Huarte Ganador del premio a Mejor actriz de la XXVII edición 2024" [Natalia Huarte, winner of the Best Actress award at the 27th edition in 2024]. Premios Max (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "El 'No a la guerra' protagoniza los premios de la Unión de Actores en su gala número 34" ['No to war' dominates the 34th Actors and Actresses Union Awards gala]. RTVE (in Spanish). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Natalia Huarte: "A las actrices jóvenes se nos va a quitar el síndrome de impostoras ya"" [Natalia Huarte: "Young actresses are going to get rid of impostor syndrome"]. eldiario.es (in Spanish). 30 July 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Natalia Huarte, actriz navarra: "Me gustaría atreverme a ser otra persona en la vida real"" [Natalia Huarte, Navarrese actress: "I would like to dare to be another person in real life"]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "La pamplonesa Natalia Huarte, del teatro local a los grandes escenarios" [Pamplona-born Natalia Huarte, from local theatre to the big stages]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Natalia Huarte nos presenta en exclusiva la videocreación «¿Quién eres?»" [Natalia Huarte presents the video creation "Who are you?" exclusively]. Centro Dramático Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Atrapados por el teatro clásico" [Captivated by classical theatre]. Diario de Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Natalia Huarte y 'La ternura' de Alfredo Sanzol, premiadas con los Ercilla de Teatro" [Natalia Huarte and Alfredo Sanzol's La ternura win Ercilla theatre awards]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Natalia Huarte: "Alfredo Sanzol te zarandea y te pone delante la foto de lo que somos"" [Natalia Huarte: "Alfredo Sanzol shakes you up and shows you the picture of who we are"]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  11. ↑ ""Supernormales": Asistentes sexuales, muñecas hinchables... y otros agentes de la integración" ["Supernormales": Sexual assistants, inflatable dolls and other agents of integration]. La Razón (in Spanish). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "'París, 1940', el teatro frente al dolor" ['París, 1940', theatre in the face of pain]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 November 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "La Hora Extra | Actores veteranos y jóvenes promesas: así ven el oficio de actuar en España" [La Hora Extra | Veteran actors and young hopefuls: how they see the acting profession in Spain]. Cadena SER (in Spanish). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  14. ↑ Lizarribar, Ana Oliveira (30 June 2024). ""En este oficio te abres en canal; respetando mucho el tema del que hablas, pero atreviéndote a la vez a mirar la oscuridad que todos llevamos dentro"" ["In this profession you open yourself up; respecting the subject you are talking about, but daring to look at the darkness we all carry inside"]. Diario de Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Alejos, Nerea (1 July 2024). "La navarra Natalia Huarte, premio Max de teatro a la mejor actriz" [Navarrese actress Natalia Huarte wins Max theatre award for best actress]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "La actriz navarra Natalia Huarte regresa al Festival de Almagro con 'La fortaleza'" [Navarrese actress Natalia Huarte returns to the Almagro Festival with La fortaleza]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  17. ↑ García, Rocío (10 March 2025). "Natalia Huarte, actriz: "Romper el silencio es un acto de valentía"" [Natalia Huarte, actress: "Breaking the silence is an act of courage"]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  18. ↑ "Contemporánea Condeduque estrena 'Leonora', de Alberto Conejero, con Natalia Huarte" [Contemporánea Condeduque premieres Leonora, by Alberto Conejero, starring Natalia Huarte]. Madrid Destino (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  19. ↑ "'Leonora', escrita y dirigida por Alberto Conejero, con Natalia Huarte" ['Leonora', written and directed by Alberto Conejero, with Natalia Huarte]. RTVE (in Spanish). 16 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  20. ↑ "La Abadía alza el telón de su temporada 2026-27 este jueves con 'Leonora', sobre la vida de Leonora Carrington" [La Abadía opens its 2026–27 season this Thursday with Leonora, about the life of Leonora Carrington]. Europa Press (in Spanish). 3 September 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  21. ↑ "¡Extra! ¡Extra! Ya se conocen los ganadores de la VII Edición del FIBABC" [Extra! Extra! The winners of the seventh edition of FIBABC have been announced]. ABC (in Spanish). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  22. ↑ "Natalia Huarte, la actriz navarra que ha compartido serie con Coronado: "He sido como una esponja"" [Natalia Huarte, the Navarrese actress who shared a series with Coronado: "I have been like a sponge"]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  23. ↑ "Ana Lambarri presenta 'Todo lo que no sé', un llamamiento al "egoísmo femenino" y al autodescubrimiento" [Ana Lambarri presents Todo lo que no sé, a call for "female selfishness" and self-discovery]. Festival de Málaga (in Spanish). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  24. ↑ "Todo lo que no sé" [Everything I Don't Know]. Premios Goya (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  25. ↑ "'Perseidas' lleva a los Monegros el regreso de una chef a sus raíces en la ópera prima de Ignacio Lasierra" [Perseidas brings the return of a chef to her roots to the Monegros in Ignacio Lasierra's directorial debut]. Europa Press (in Spanish). 25 September 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  26. ↑ "Natalia Huarte es Carolina Álvarez" [Natalia Huarte is Carolina Álvarez]. Antena 3 (in Spanish). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  27. ↑ "Natalia Huarte: "Carolina es un gusano que va a convertirse en mariposa"" [Natalia Huarte: "Carolina is a caterpillar that will become a butterfly"]. Antena 3 (in Spanish). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  28. ↑ TRESB (14 April 2023). "Heridas: reparto, capítulos y dónde ver la nueva serie de Antena 3" [Heridas: cast, episodes and where to watch the new Antena 3 series]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  29. ↑ "'Querer', la serie original Movistar Plus+ de Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, se ha presentado en el Festival de San Sebastián antes de su estreno el 17 de octubre" [Querer, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's original Movistar Plus+ series, presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival before its 17 October premiere]. Movistar Plus+ (in Spanish). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  30. ↑ "Netflix Unveils the Official 'Rotten Legacy' Trailer". About Netflix. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  31. ↑ "Descubre quién es quién en 'Ena: La reina Victoria Eugenia': la guía definitiva de los personajes de la serie" [Find out who is who in Ena: Queen Victoria Eugenia: the definitive guide to the series' characters]. RTVE (in Spanish). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  32. ↑ Lizarribar, Ana Oliveira (17 March 2026). "Natalia Huarte gana un Premio de la Unión de Actores por su trabajo en 'Ena. La reina Victoria Eugenia'" [Natalia Huarte wins an Actors and Actresses Union Award for her work in Ena. Queen Victoria Eugenia]. Diario de Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  33. ↑ ""Innato", la serie española de Netflix protagonizada por Imanol Arias y Elena Anaya" [Innato, the Spanish Netflix series starring Imanol Arias and Elena Anaya]. Gestión (in Spanish). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  34. ↑ "Raúl Arévalo apoya el 'No a la guerra' de Javier Bardem en los Oscar que le hizo sentirse "orgulloso como español"" [Raúl Arévalo supports Javier Bardem's "No to war" at the Oscars, which made him feel "proud to be Spanish"]. Europa Press (in Spanish). 20 March 2026. Retrieved 28 October 2026.