Miriam Díaz Aroca

Miriam Díaz Aroca
Miriam Díaz-Aroca in 2012
Born	Margarita Miriam Díaz Aroca (1962-03-04) 4 March 1962 (age 55) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actress, television presenter
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Pedro Luis Llorente (1993–2000) Stuart Grant Washington (2005–)
Children	2

Margarita Miriam Díaz Aroca (b. Madrid, 4 March 1962) is a Spanish actress and television presenter.

Miriam Díaz Aroca was born on 4 March 1962 in Madrid but grew up in Santander (Cantabria). She studied Journalism in Complutense University of Madrid. She began working on Radio Minuto Fórmula of Cadena SER as a radio hostess and control technician.

Her first appearance on-screen was in the Spanish TV music program Aplauso in 1979 as a contestant on the section La juventud baila, being placed in third position. Professionally, she debuts accompanying Javier Basilio in the Televisión Española contest El bote de Don Basilio, which was broadcast on the program of Jesús Hermida Por la mañana (1987–88). She then went on to present a children's TV program called Cajón desastre (1988-1991). She co-presented the TV contest Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez with Jordi Estadella (1991-1993).

In 1990 she participated as a singer in an album with 11 songs called Chicos of the brand CBS.

In movies, Pedro Almodóvar selected her to play a small role as a radio hostess for the deaf in the film High Heels (1991). Her consecration as an actress would come with Clara's character in the Oscar-winning picture Belle Époque (1992), by Fernando Trueba.

She also participated as an actress in the TV comedy La casa de los líos (1996-1999) of Antena 3, with Arturo Fernandez, in the sitcom ¡Ala... Dina! (2001-2002) of TVE, and between 2004 and 2006 played the role of Claudia Valladares in Mis adorables vecinos of Antena 3. Also in 2006 she participated in the TV contest ¡Mira quién baila!. In 2009, José Luis Moreno gave her the main role in the comedy series ¡A ver si llego! with just five chapters aired given the low ratings.