María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951), known professionally as Ana Belén, is a Spanish actress and singer.

She and her husband are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition,[citation needed] and her songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.

[1] After working in the film Morbo by Gonzalo Suárez with Víctor Manuel, Ana Belén married the latter on 13 June 1972 in Gibraltar.

[citation needed] In 1986, Ana Belén, alongside songwriter Víctor Manuel,[5] performed the song "La Puerta de Alcalá".

The following year another album was released Ana Belén y Miguel Ríos cantan a Kurt Weill, and she had a role in the Tele 5 series, Petra Delicado.