María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress.

María del Carmen Machi Arroyo was born on 7 January 1963 in Madrid and raised in neighbouring Getafe.

[2] After several years as a theatre actress, she became popular thanks to her character Aída first in the TV series 7 Vidas, and later in a spinoff series made for the character, Aída.

She made her feature film debut in Shacky Carmine (1999).

[3] She has also worked in movies like Hable con ella (2002), Descongélate (2003), Los Amantes Pasajeros (2013), Ocho apellidos vascos (2014) and Ocho apellidos catalanes (2015).