| Carla Quílez | |
| Birth Name: | Carla Quílez Alonso |
| Birth Date: | February 2008 (age 16) |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Years Active: | 2022–present |
Carla Quílez Alonso (pronounced as /ca/; born February 2008) is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is known for her starring role in the teen drama film Motherhood (2022), for which she won the Gaudí Award for Best New Performance.
Carla Quílez Alonso was born in Barcelona, Spain, in February 2008,[1] to Eva, a logistics administrator.[2] She is a native of Horta, Barcelona.[3]
Quílez has been dedicated to dance since the age of 6, covering various genres, starting with ballet, contemporary, ballet with tap, urban dance, and hip hop.
Quílez made her feature film debut in Pilar Palomero's teen drama Motherhood, portraying Carla, a pregnant teenager who arrives at a shelter for teenage mothers, where she receives support and forms bonds with other girls in the same situation.[4] She got an audition for the film after Irene Roqué, the casting director, discovered one of her choreography videos on Instagram.[5]
Her performance earned her the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance ex aequo alongside Paul Kircher at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival,[6] the Gaudí Award for Best New Performance,[7] the CEC Medal for Best New Actress,[8] and received a Feroz Award nomination for Best Actress in a Film.[9]
| Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 2022 | Motherhood | Carla | ||
| scope=row | 2024 | La niña tatuada[10] | Irene | Short film |
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Title | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEC Medals | 9 February 2022 | Best New Actress | Motherhood | ||
| Feroz Awards | 28 January 2023 | Best Actress in a Film | |||
| Gaudí Awards | 22 January 2023 | Best New Performance | |||
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 24 September 2022 | Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance |