Mínguez was born in
Valladolid on 23 July 1965. She has stated that she was the victim of sexual abuse from her father since she was very young. After developing an early acting career on stage, she made her big screen debut in
Running Out of Time (1994), landing a nomination for the
Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in the film portraying an
ETA member. In 2023, she published her debut novel
La sombra de la tierra, a "rural Western" set in 1896 in
Villaveza del Agua. She developed, in direction and writing duties, a television series (also titled
La sombra de la tierra) for
Atresplayer based on her own novel. For her supporting role as an
anarcho-syndicalist chef in the ensemble period comedy
The Dinner (2025), she earned another Goya Award nomination. == Filmography ==