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In the history of motion pictures, many films have been set in Madrid or a fictionalized version thereof.
The list that follows is sorted by the year the film was released.
María de la Paz Campos Trigo, known professionally as Paz Vega, is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series 7 vidas. Her film credits include Sex and Lucia (2001), Mine Alone (2001), The Other Side of the Bed (2002), Carmen (2003), Spanglish (2004), 10 Items or Less (2006), Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), All Roads Lead to Rome (2015), Acts of Vengeance (2017), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019). She played the role of Catalina Creel in the 2019 television series Cuna de lobos.
María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé, known professionally as Marisa Paredes, is a Spanish actress.
Javier Cámara Rodríguez is a Spanish actor.
Ángela Molina Tejedor is a Spanish actress. Aside from her performances in Spanish films, she has starred in multiple international productions, particularly in a number of Italian films and television series.
Ariadna Gil i Giner is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as Belle Époque, Black Tears and Pan's Labyrinth.
Patricia Vico González is a Spanish actress. She gained early fame for her role as Fifa in comedy television series La casa de los líos (1996–2000). She also portrayed lesbian character Maca in Hospital Central from 2004 to 2011, henceforth becoming an LGBT icon.
Anna Soler-Pont, is a Spanish writer. She was born in Barcelona, where she still lives.
The Worst Years of Our Lives is a 1994 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and written by David Trueba which stars Gabino Diego, Ariadna Gil, and Jorge Sanz. The film was nominated for four Goya Awards, winning one.
Welcome Home is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba, starring Pilar López de Ayala and Alejo Sauras as Eva and Samuel, a couple just settled in Madrid, alongside Ariadna Gil, Juan Echanove, Jorge Sanz, Javivi Gil Valle, Julián Villagrán, Juana Acosta, Vicente Haro, Carlos Larrañaga and Concha Velasco.
María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte, better known as Kiti Mánver, is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1970.
Lope: The Outlaw is a 2010 Spanish-Brazilian adventure drama film directed by Andrucha Waddington which stars Alberto Ammann, Leonor Watling and Pilar López de Ayala. The film is a co-production between Spain and Brazil, inspired in the youth of Lope de Vega.
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status.
Carlos Elejalde Garay better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker.
Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez is a Spanish actress. She has starred in films such as The Sleeping Voice (2011), Three Many Weddings (2013), and The Bride (2015).
Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez is a Spanish actor. After his 2002 acting debut in cinema, he developed an early career primarily in comedy films, likewise earning much popularity for his sidekick role as Satur in swashbuckler television series Águila Roja. His performance in 2014 crime thriller Marshland earned him wide acclaim and recognition. He has since starred in films such as The Motive, Champions, The Daughter and Prison 77 and television series such as Estoy vivo and Vergüenza. He has earned numerous accolades, including two Goya awards for Best Actor.
Fernando García Valverde, better known as Fernando Valverde or Tito Valverde, is a Spanish actor. Born in Ávila, he became very popular to a television audience for his performance as Pepe in the 1995 comedy television series Pepa y Pepe. He has later starred as Gerardo Castilla in the television series El comisario.
Mensaka is a 1998 Spanish drama film written and directed by Salvador García Ruiz consisting of an adaptation of the novel Mensaka by José Ángel Mañas. It stars Gustavo Salmerón, Tristán Ulloa, Adrià Collado, Laia Marull, María Esteve, Lola Dueñas and Guillermo Toledo.
Santiago Ramos is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in Como un relámpago (1996).
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? is a 1978 comedy film directed by Fernando Colomo from a screenplay by Colomo and Jaime Chávarri which stars Carmen Maura. It helped to consolidate the comedia madrileña, or urban comedy, film trend that emerged during the Transition in Spain.
Wolves' Moon is a 1987 Spanish historical drama film directed by Julio Sánchez Valdés based on the novel of the same name by Julio Llamazares which stars Santiago Ramos, Antonio Resines, and Álvaro de Luna.