Ariadna Gil i Giner (born January 23, 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her expressive acting in films such as Belle Epoque or Lagrimas Negras . Gil was born in Barcelona, Spain. Bigas Luna discovered her for the 1986 movie Lola. After 4 films in Catalan, she took part in a movie in Spanish in 1991, Emilio Martínez Lázaro's Amo tu cama rica 1991. From 1993 to 2007, she has performed in more than 31 films, such as Libertarias, directed by Vicente Aranda; Pan's Labyrinth, by Guillermo del Toro or Soldados de Salamina, directed by her husband David Trueba.