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Marcela Benjumea

Marcela Benjumea

Actor · Born May 13, 1971 (55) · Bogotá, Colombia

Born
May 13, 1971 (55)
From
Bogotá, Colombia
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 28 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Marcela Benjumea's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
31%
Morality
24%
Bonds
18%
Survival
15%
Self
13%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · 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 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Shadowas Madre Superiora in Help (2023)
  • Shadowas Victoria in Basta Mamá (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
4
Thrilling
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Marcela Benjumea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marcela Benjumea'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

28 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Basta Mamá(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fugue State 1986(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lorencita

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Memorias de un País Filmado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Dominique(2024)

    as Gabriela de la Cruz

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Juanpis González: The People's President(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Hijacking of Flight 601(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Manchola Sáenz

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Help(2023)

    as Madre Superiora

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Until Money Do Us Part(2022)

    Show 88 episodes · as Martha Roncancio "La Generala"

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Juanpis González - The Series(2022)

    Show as Martuchis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • La Nieta Elegida(2021)

    Show as Esther Daza

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Heist(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Doña K

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Masterchef Celebrity: Colombia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 122 episodes · Actor

  • Mom of Number 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 60 episodes · as Leonor Manrique

  • Amalia, la secretaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Amalia

  • The Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 86 episodes · as Mireya Pinzon

  • El cartel de la papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Teniente

  • Diomedes, el Cacique de La Junta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 114 episodes · as Madre de Claudia Viviana

  • La ronca de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 62 episodes · as Estrella Ulloa

  • La Hipocondriaca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 120 episodes · as Esther

  • The Hidden Face(2011)

    as Forense

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as María Teresa

  • Amor Sincero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 156 episodes · as Lizeth "Yamile" Caicedo

  • Inversiones el ABC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 100 episodes · as Sonia Tinjaca

  • El man, el superhéroe nacional(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mujeres asesinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dios los Junta y Ellos se Separan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Señora Calle

  • El pasado no perdona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • La mujer en el espejo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 110 episodes · as Ana Soler / Mariana Ferrer

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Hidden Face (2011)

$6.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hidden Face (2011)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Basta Mamá (2026)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s9 · acting

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.

How do Marcela Benjumea's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Basta Mamá (2026)

87th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Until Money Do Us Part (2022)

Midcredits 91st · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. 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.

Who does Marcela Benjumea work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcela Benjumea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alejo Alas shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers