Ester Expósito

Expósito's professional start came in 2013, and she wasn't waiting around for a big break — she won Best Actress at the Madrid Theater Awards that same year, then again in 2015 (Wikipedia). Television work followed: she appeared in *Estoy vivo* in 2017 and had a role in *La caza. Monteperdido* in 2019, building out a resume in Spanish-language TV before most international viewers knew her name. Then came *Elite*. The Netflix series launched in 2018, and Expósito's portrayal of Carla Rosón Caleruega — a student at an elite private school whose family secrets run deep — became the role that changed everything. She stayed with the show through 2021 (Wikipedia), and it's hard to overstate how much the series expanded her reach; *Elite* became one of Netflix's most-watched non-English originals, pulling viewers across Europe and Latin America. Her performance in the show's early seasons, particularly the slow unraveling of Carla's composed exterior, is what people still cite when they talk about why the show worked. She didn't coast after *Elite* wrapped. Her film credits since then include *Your Son* (2018), *Venus* (2022), *Lost in the Night* (2023), *The Wailing* (2024), and *The Talent* (2025) — a consistent output that spans horror, thriller, and drama (Wikipedia). On the television side, she appeared in *Someone Has to Die* (2020) and *Bandidos* (2024–2025) (Wikipedia). The 2026 Golden Nymph Award for Most Promising Talent from the Monte-Carlo Television Festival arrived as her career was already well past the "promising" stage — though the recognition isn't unwelcome.