[9] Stanley Kubrick selected Forqué for the European Spanish-language dub of Shelley Duvall (playing the role of "Wendy Torrance") in The Shining (1980).

[2] Her career took a leap forward with her breakout performance as Cristal, "a toothy heart-of-gold hooker" in Pedro Almodóvar's 1984 film, What Have I Done to Deserve This?

[13][14] She landed her first major television role in the 1985 sitcom Platos rotos, earning a Fotogramas de Plata in 1986 for her performance as Loli.

[19] A review by Stanley Kauffmann in The New Republic said her part in the film was "a better role than her American debut in Jimmy Hollywood, but it doesn't make the most of this spirited comedienne.

"[20] Janet Maslin, writing in The New York Times, found Forqué's performance "spirited and appealing, never in danger of being overpowered by [her] surroundings.

[24][25] Forqué fell into a depression in the wake of her 2014 separation from Iborra, a situation aggravated by the death of her brother Álvaro some months later.

[36][37] She was also providing the voice for Rose in the upcoming animation series Pobre diablo, yet some scenes were still pending for recording; Buendía Estudios declined immediate comment on the show's future.