Her first job, when she was very young, was in the black and white development and editing department of the Madrid Films laboratories, where she was in touch with some professionals of the film industry. Later, she was a presenter trainee at Radio Intercontinental with Ángel de Echenique. She was soon called to be an advertising model by Estudios Moro, where she shot many adverts for cinema and TV.

Her first experience in theatre was in Golfus de Roma (1965) with José Luis Coll and Luis Sánchez Polack Tip, directed by José Osuna. Since then, she has worked for directors such as Alfonso Paso, José Luis Alonso, Miguel Narros, Adolfo Marsillach, Francisco Nieva, John Strasberg and many more. She has played both classic and modern authors’ texts: from Sophocles, Shakespeare, Lope de Vega and Calderón to O’Neill, Lorca and Ayckboum.

Films and TV turned her into one of the most popular faces of Spanish society. Its name is key in the development of the transition to democracy cinema and in the movement known as Third Way. She has worked with directors such as Ana Mariscal, Javier Aguirre, Eloy de la Iglesia, Mariano Ozores, Pedro Olea, Roberto Bodegas, Forges, Jesús Yagüe, Luis Alcoriza, Pedro Lazaga, Francesc Betriú, González Sinde, Giménez Rico, García Sánchez, Saura, among many others. Some of her most important films include Hasta que el matrimonio nos separe (Pedro Lazaga, 1977), El diputado (Eloy de la Iglesia, 1978), Soldadito español (Antonio Giménez Rico, 1988), Pajarico (Carlos Saura, 1997) or Adiós con el corazón (José Luis García Sánchez, 2000).

He started on TV by participating in many theatre programmes, such as Estudio 1, Pequeño Teatro, and Hora 11. His first job was in Mañana puede ser verdad (TVE series, 1964), directed by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador. Since then, he has recorded many fiction series, broadcasted on the main TV channels.

Her work has been awarded at many film festivals and contests, including the Sindicato Nacional de Espectáculo Award for Best Artistic Team for Los nuevos Españoles (1974), the Luis Buñuel Revelación Award (1974), the Tower of Hércules Award for Best Acting at the A Coruña International Film Festival for País, S.A. (1975), the Tribute to an Entire Career at the Mula Segundo de Chomón Film Festival (2009) or the Word for Equality Award, from BPW (Business Professional Women).