ANA DE ARMAS, DESTACADA ARTISTA CUBANO-ESPAÑOLA EN SU SORPRENDENTE CARRERA. RELACIONES PERSONALES. PHOTOS. * ANA DE ARMAS, THE OUTSTANDING CUBAN-SPANISH ARTIST IN HER REMARKABLE CAREER. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. PHOTOS.
ANA DE ARMAS, DESTACADA ARTISTA CUBANO-ESPAÑOLA EN SU SORPRENDENTE CARRERA. RELACIONES PERSONALES. FOTOS.
Ana Celia de Armas Caso es una actriz cubana y española. Ha sido nominada a varios premios, incluyendo un Premio de la Academia, dos Globos de Oro, un Premio del Sindicato de Actores y un BAFTA.
Comenzó su carrera en Cuba con un papel protagónico en el drama romántico Una rosa de Francia (2006). A los 18 años, se mudó a Madrid, España, y protagonizó la popular serie El Internado (2007-2010). Tras mudarse a Los Ángeles, de Armas interpretó papeles en inglés en el thriller psicológico Knock Knock (2015) y la comedia criminal War Dogs (2016).
De Armas alcanzó la fama por sus papeles como la IA holográfica Joi en la película de ciencia ficción Blade Runner 2049 (2017) y la enfermera Marta Cabrera en la película de misterio Knives Out (2019), por la que recibió una nominación al Globo de Oro a la Mejor Actriz – Comedia o Musical. Posteriormente interpretó a Paloma en la película de James Bond No Time to Die (2021) y a la actriz Marilyn Monroe en el drama biográfico Blonde (2022), por la que se convirtió en la primera cubana nominada al Premio de la Academia a la Mejor Actriz. Luego protagonizó el thriller de acción Ballerina (2025), un spin-off de la franquicia John Wick.
Primeros años
De Armas nació en La Habana, Cuba, y creció en Santa Cruz del Norte. Sus abuelos maternos eran inmigrantes españoles en Cuba, procedentes de las regiones de Guardo, León, y Valverde de la Sierra, Palencia, ambas en el norte de España. Su padre, Ramón de Armas, tuvo varios trabajos, incluyendo gerente de banco, profesor, director de escuela y teniente de alcalde de un pueblo. Anteriormente estudió filosofía en una universidad soviética. Su madre, Ana Caso, trabajaba en el departamento de recursos humanos del Ministerio de Educación. De Armas tiene un hermano mayor, Francisco Javier de Armas Caso, fotógrafo residente en Estados Unidos, quien en 2020 fue interrogado por la policía cubana debido a su postura crítica sobre el Decreto 349 y sus vínculos con artistas bajo vigilancia gubernamental. Aunque de Armas creció con racionamiento de alimentos, escasez de combustible y apagones eléctricos durante el Período Especial de Cuba, ha descrito su infancia como feliz.
Durante su niñez y adolescencia, de Armas tenía un conocimiento limitado de la cultura popular fuera de Cuba. Se le permitía ver “20 minutos de dibujos animados los sábados y la película de la tarde del domingo”. Su familia no tenía videocasetera, y veía películas de Hollywood en el apartamento de su vecino.[18] Memorizaba y practicaba monólogos frente a un espejo, y decidió convertirse en actriz a los 12 años. En 2002, a los 14 años, audicionó con éxito para ingresar al Teatro Nacional de Cuba en La Habana. A veces hacía autostop para asistir al “riguroso” curso. Mientras era estudiante, filmó tres películas. Abandonó el curso de teatro de cuatro años poco antes de presentar su tesis final porque a los graduados cubanos se les prohíbe salir del país sin antes completar tres años de servicio comunitario obligatorio. A los 18 años, con ciudadanía española gracias a sus abuelos maternos, se mudó a Madrid para seguir una carrera como actriz.
Papeles protagónicos y reconocimiento general (2020-presente)
De Armas en el Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián en 2022. De Armas protagonizó cuatro películas estrenadas en Estados Unidos en 2020. Tuvo un papel secundario en el thriller criminal The Informer como la esposa del personaje de Joel Kinnaman. Guy Lodge de Variety consideró que “su papel secundario resultaba aún más evidente tras su estrellato en Knives Out”. Apareció como una femme fatale en el drama criminal de cine negro The Night Clerk. Brian Tallerico de RogerEbert.com dijo que la película “no sabía” qué hacer con su “carisma deslumbrante”, mientras que Katie Rife de The AV Club comentó que sería recordada, “si acaso, como una película para la que de Armas era demasiado buena”. Protagonizó junto a Wagner Moura la película biográfica de Netflix Sergio (2020) como Carolina Larriera, una funcionaria de la ONU y pareja del diplomático Sérgio Vieira de Mello. John DeFore de The Hollywood Reporter la encontró “magnética”, mientras que Jessica Kiang de Variety dijo que imbuía al personaje “de una inteligencia y una voluntad que la convierten en algo más que la simple pareja romántica de De Mello”. De Armas se reunió con Moura para interpretar a la esposa de uno de los Cinco Cubanos en el thriller de espías de Netflix, Wasp Network, dirigido por Olivier Assayas. La película se rodó en Cuba; fue el primer trabajo de De Armas en su país natal desde que se marchó siendo adolescente. Glenn Kenny, del New York Times, la consideró “magnífica”, mientras que Jay Weissberg, de Variety, la describió como “una presencia alegre y cautivadora cuya carrera parece destinada al éxito”.
En 2021, De Armas se reunió con Daniel Craig para interpretar a una chica Bond en Sin tiempo para morir, de Cary Joji Fukunaga. Fukunaga escribió el personaje de una agente cubana de la CIA pensando en De Armas. Ella describió al personaje como extrovertido y “muy irresponsable”. En su breve aparición en Sin tiempo para morir, su personaje, Paloma, afirma tener poca experiencia, pero demuestra ser muy hábil en el combate.
ANA DE ARMAS, THE OUTSTANDING CUBAN-SPANISH ARTIST IN HER REMARKABLE CAREER. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. PHOTOS.
Ana Celia de Armas Caso is a Cuban and Spanish actress. She has been nominated for several accolades including an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA.
She began her career in Cuba with a leading role in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia (2006). At the age of 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, and starred in the popular drama El Internado (2007–2010). After moving to Los Angeles, de Armas had English-speaking roles in the psychological thriller Knock Knock (2015) and the comedy-crime film War Dogs (2016).
De Armas rose to prominence for her roles as the holographic AI Joi in the science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and nurse Marta Cabrera in the mystery film Knives Out (2019), receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She then played Paloma in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021) and actress Marilyn Monroe in the biographical drama Blonde (2022), for which she became the first Cuban nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She then led the action thriller Ballerina (2025), a spinoff installment in the John Wick franchise.
Early life
De Armas was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Santa Cruz del Norte. Her maternal grandparents were Spanish immigrants to Cuba from the regions of Guardo, León, and Valverde de la Sierra [es], Palencia, both in the north of Spain. Her father Ramón de Armas had various jobs, including bank manager, teacher, school principal and deputy mayor of a town. He previously studied philosophy at a Soviet university. Her mother Ana Caso worked in the human resources section of the Ministry of Education. De Armas has one older brother, Francisco Javier de Armas Caso, an American–based photographer who, in 2020, was questioned by Cuban police due to his critical stance on Decree 349 and his links to artists under government surveillance. While de Armas grew up with food rationing, fuel shortages and electricity blackouts during Cuba’s Special Period, she has described her early life as happy.
During her childhood and adolescence, de Armas had limited knowledge of popular culture beyond Cuba. She was allowed to watch “20 minutes of cartoons on Saturday and the Sunday movie matinee.” Her family did not own a VCR, and she watched Hollywood movies in her neighbor’s apartment. She memorized and practiced monologues in front of a mirror, and decided to become an actress when she was 12. In 2002, aged 14, she successfully auditioned to join Havana’s National Theatre of Cuba. She sometimes hitchhiked to attend the “rigorous” course.] While a student, she filmed three movies. She left the four-year drama course shortly before presenting her final thesis because Cuban graduates are forbidden from leaving the country without first completing three years of mandatory service to the community. At age 18, with Spanish citizenship through her maternal grandparents, she moved to Madrid to pursue an acting career.
Leading roles and mainstream recognition (2020–present)
De Armas at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2022. De Armas starred in four films released in the United States in 2020. She had a supporting role in the crime thriller The Informer as the wife of Joel Kinnaman’s character. Guy Lodge of Variety found “her thin role all the more glaring in the wake of her Knives Out stardom.” She appeared as a femme fatale in the noir crime drama The Night Clerk. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com said the film had “no idea” what to do with her “blinding charisma” while Katie Rife of The AV Club remarked that it would be remembered, “if at all, as a movie de Armas was way too good for.” She starred opposite Wagner Moura in the Netflix biopic Sergio (2020) as Carolina Larriera, a U.N. official and the partner of diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello. John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter found her “magnetic” while Jessica Kiang of Variety said she imbued the part “with an intelligence and will that makes her more than just de Mello’s romantic foil.” De Armas reunited with Moura to play the wife of one of the Cuban Five in Olivier Assayas’s Netflix spy thriller Wasp Network. The film was shot on location in Cuba; it was de Armas’s first work in her home country since leaving as a teenager. Glenn Kenny of The New York Times found her “superb” while Jay Weissberg of Variety described her as “a joyous, bewitching presence whose career seems destined for the big time.”
In 2021, de Armas reunited with Daniel Craig to play a Bond girl in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die. Fukunaga wrote the character of a Cuban CIA agent with de Armas in mind. She described the character as bubbly and “very irresponsible”. In her short appearance in No Time to Die, her character, Paloma, claims to have little training, but proves to be highly skilled while fighting. No Time to Die was a commercial success, grossing $774.2 million worldwide, and earned positive reviews. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised de Armas’ “witty and unworldly turn”. De Armas starred in Adrian Lyne’s erotic thriller Deep Water, based upon the novel by Patricia Highsmith. She and Ben Affleck play a couple in an open marriage. In 2022, de Armas starred in the Russo brothers’ Netflix action thriller The Gray Man. Neither Deep Water nor The Gray Man were particularly successful with critics and audiences.
De Armas portrayed Marilyn Monroe (as Norma Jean) in the Netflix biopic Blonde (2022), based on the biographical fiction novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. Director Andrew Dominik noticed de Armas’s performance in Knock Knock and, while she went through a long casting process, Dominik secured the role for her after the first audition. In preparation, de Armas worked with a dialect coach for about nine months, read Oates’ novel and also said she studied hundreds of photographs, videos, audio recordings, and films to prepare for the role. Despite criticism towards her casting, due to her having a notable Spanish accent, de Armas’ performance was praised; Catherine Bray of Empire labeled de Armas’ performance as “powerful”, while Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair remarked that “De Armas is fiercely, almost scarily committed to the role, maintaining high and focused energy through every torrent of tears and screams and traumas.” She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, in addition to nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award in the same category. She became the first Cuban to be nominated for the first of these.
De Armas at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024
De Armas next starred with Chris Evans in the Apple TV+ action comedy film Ghosted (2023). Benjamin Lee of The Guardian panned the film and the lack of chemistry between de Armas and Evans. She appeared alongside an ensemble cast in Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden (2024). She then starred in the John Wick spin-off action thriller Ballerina (2025), in which she portrayed a vengeful assassin.
Personal life
De Armas holds triple Cuban, Spanish and US citizenship. She moved to Los Angeles at 26, and resides in Vermont as of 2023.
De Armas began a relationship with Spanish actor Marc Clotet in mid-2010. They married on the Costa Brava in July 2011. They divorced in early 2013. After meeting on the set of Deep Water in late 2019, de Armas dated American actor Ben Affleck from March 2020 to January 2021. De Armas received significant criticism, particularly among members of the Cuban diaspora, for reportedly dating Anido Cuesta, the stepson of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel since November 2024. It was reported in July 2025 that she was dating American actor Tom Cruise after she was spotted attending an Oasis concert with him. It has since been reported that the couple separated in October or November 2025.
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