- Las Chicas del Cable (a.k.a. Cable Girls) is back on Netflix February 14 for season 5, and there's a new trailer.
- Blanca Suárez is returning for the series' final season as the show's main character, Lidia—but who is she? Ahead, everything we know about the Spanish actress.
Four seasons of Netflix's 1920s Spanish show Las Chicas del Cable (a.k.a. Cable Girls) have largely centered on the main character Lidia Aguilar, portrayed by Blanca Suárez. In the series, the woman formerly known as Alba arrives in Madrid to work at one of the world's first-ever telephone companies—and in addition to a whole lot of secrets, she's got a new name: Lidia. In each episode, we learn more about Lidia's shady past while also following the passionate love triangle between her, her first love, Francisco, and the telephone company owner's son, Carlos. And, of course, there are many misadventures with her crew, a group of fellow badass feminist cable girls named Marga, Carlota, and Ángeles.
But as we gear up for the fifth and final season of this guilty pleasure, I began to wonder: Who is Blanca Suárez, the model and actress who perfectly portrays Lidia's breathy narration, brooding looks, and dramatic monologues?
I did some digging (thank goodness for having Google at your fingertips while you're bingeing on the couch, am I right?) and immediately learned a ton about the 31-year-old actress. Ahead of season 5 of Las Chicas del Cable, here's everything to know about Blanca Suárez.
Blanca Suárez is an award-winning actress from Madrid, Spain.
Before Cable Girls, Suárez began acting at age 19, making her debut in El Internado Laguna Negra (The Black Lagoon Boarding School). El Internado is a drama-thriller that aired on the channel Antena 3 in Spain and was centered on a fictional boarding school located in a forest on the outskirts of Madrid. (I haven't seen it, but given that the description sounds a whole lot like Netflix's boarding school drama thriller Elite, I'm about to go look this up on Amazon in 5...4...3...)
El Internado earned Suárez a Golden Nymph nomination for Best Actress in a Drama at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 2009. And in 2011, Suárez starred opposite Antonio Banderas in Pedro Almodóvar's psychological thriller The Skin I Live In, which nabbed her the Best New Actress Goya Award—which is basically Spain's version of the Oscars. She's also starred in other projects including The Boat and Los Amantes Pasajero.
And it's already shaping up to be a big year for Suárez in 2020: According to IMDB, she has several projects slated for this year, including a film titled El Verano Que Vivimos and a TV series called Jaguar.
And has starred in a music video.
Ready for a throwback? In 2010, Suárez turned heads in the music video for Ladrones' song "Estoy Prohibido." Watching the below clip now, it's hard not to imagine that she's in character as a kind of modern day Lidia—but this was long before Las Chicas del Cable debuted on Netflix in 2017.
Unlike Lidia, she's currently blonde in real life.
Gasp. I know! I was shocked, too, especially as I've gotten so used to Lidia's chic jet black bob from season to season. But IRL, Suárez is rocking a light blonde look that looks fantastic on her.
Suárez recently split from her boyfriend and former co-star Mario Casas.
Suárez nabbed her first leading role in 2011 in a movie called Neon Flesh (Carne de Neón) opposite actor Mario Casas. The two remained close friends for years, but began dating in 2018 and confirmed their relationship in 2018. And the pair certainly made a striking couple that Lidia would approve of:
But sadly, in November the pair confirmed that they had parted ways. In an interview with TikiTakas, Casa made it sound as though they had split amicably, telling the outlet in Spanish that she is "someone that I love very much, a marvelous friend."
Blanca Suárez loves to travel.
One look at Suárez's Instagram, and you'll see all the adventures she takes around the world—when she's not filming Las Chicas del Cable, of course. I'll leave you with a little wanderlust courtesy of these snaps from her Instagram feed:
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