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Pilar Castro

Pilar Castro

Actor · Born October 12, 1970 (56) · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Pilar Castro embarked on her acting journey after dedicated studies, making early waves in theatre before transitioning compellingly to the screen. She quickly distinguished herself within the Spanish entertainment scene, demonstrating an innate ability to inhabit characters across both television and film. Her cinematic profile gained significant traction through roles in well regarded comedies, where her sharp timing and vibrant energy became signature traits, capturing audience attention in films like "Días de fútbol." Yet, Castro refused to be typecast, showcasing impressive dramatic capabilities in projects such as Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's "Gordos," a performance that earned her widespread critical praise and a Goya Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. This versatility remains a cornerstone of her appeal, allowing her to navigate complex emotional landscapes in one project while delivering pitch perfect humor in the next. Her television presence is equally notable, with roles in beloved series like "7 Vidas" and "Cuestión de sexo," solidifying her connection with viewers over the years. Beyond specific roles, she's recognized for the naturalism and captivating charisma she brings to the screen, often collaborating with esteemed figures in Spanish cinema, including Pedro Almodóvar in "Julieta" and appearing alongside stars in "Competencia oficial." Pilar Castro continues to be a vital and enduring figure in Spain's performing arts world, her consistent output marked by skill, adaptability, and an authentic connection with her characters and audience alike, contributing a rich thread to the fabric of contemporary Spanish storytelling.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 12, 1970 (56)
From
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 48% in 30 days

What are Pilar Castro's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
28%
Morality
12%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Joyful
7
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
7
Absurd
4
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Pilar Castro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pilar Castro's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Karateka(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Summer Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Haciendo amigos(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Better Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mar

  • Los justos(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Every Side of the Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Carlota

  • Furia(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Vera

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Night at Tremore Beach(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as María Vargas

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Through My Window: Looking at You(2024)

    as Tere

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Mentiras pasajeras(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Maite

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Transition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Zorras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Through My Window: Across the Sea(2023)

    as Tere

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Are You(2023)

    as Sonsoles Durán

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Piggy(2022)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Through My Window(2022)

    as Tere

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sin novedad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Official Competition(2021)

    as Violeta

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • More the Merrier(2021)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Someone Has to Die(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Belén

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Advantages of Travelling by Train(2019)

    as Helga Pato

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Unauthorized Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as Chon Moliner

  • It's for Your Own Good(2017)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Age Of Monster(2015)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Julieta(2016)

    as Claudia (Beatriz's Mother)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • We Need to Talk(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Llevo cartas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Carta 2

  • Olmos y Robles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as Isabel "Isa" Antúnez

  • Las ovejas no pierden el tren(2014)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Family United(2013)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Vive cantando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Luisa Almagro López

  • Cousinhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Thanks

  • Tres días de abril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • El Premio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Pilar

  • Fat People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pilar

  • Seven Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sonia

  • 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mari Jose

  • Gente de mala calidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lola

  • Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Cuestión de sexo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 37 episodes · as Alba

  • La que se avecina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Clemencia

  • Días de cine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Thanks

  • Pene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Pilar

  • Rough Winds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Charo / Elia

  • Los 2 lados de la cama(2005)

    as Carlota

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Maneras de sobrevivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Merche

  • El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo(2004)

    as Paloma

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sleeping luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sonia

  • Días de fútbol(2003)

    as Bárbara

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Chill Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Anita

  • Los Serrano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 98 episodes · as Emilia Huarte

  • Looking for Chencho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ama Rosa – The Sado Girlfriend

  • Cuéntame cómo pasó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Laura

  • The Ugliest Woman in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Feminista

  • 7 vidas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Úrsula

  • Second Skin(1999)

    as Neus

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Soul Ache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Actriz irlandesa

  • El conductor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Marga

  • Pulp Ration (Ración de pulpo) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Suiti (Sweety)

  • Stories from the Kronen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Colegio Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Uge

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 59 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Julieta (2016)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Julieta (2016)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Haciendo amigos (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19942026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1995Screen debut· Stories from the Kronen
  • 2007First top-billed film· Test
  • 2007Breakout· Test

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 60: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew3 of 60: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s7 · acting2000s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · 12 acting · 2 crew2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
951020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Pilar Castro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (2004)

77th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Julieta (2016)

Midcredits 85th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Pilar Castro's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles13–80 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles46–72 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles39–62 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles29–49 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles11–80 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Pilar Castro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pilar Castro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernesto Alterio shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles