The following article contains talk of sexual assault.
Summary
Netflix’s teen drama seriesRaising Voicesis full of difficult and impactful themes, and its cast is tasked with driving these home. The show, which is based on the novelNi Una Másby Miguel Sáez Carral, follows a teenager named Alma after her very public accusation of sexual assault. Created by José Manuel Lorenzo and directed by Eduard Cortés, David Ulloa, and Marta Font,Raising Voicesdepends on a cast that includes Nicole Wallace, Clara Galle, Aïcha Villaverde,and more to tell its heavy and important story.
Raising Voicesbegins with protagonist Alma hanging a banner across the entrance to her high school that reads, “Beware! A rapist is hiding here,” setting the institution, its staff, and students into a frenzy. From here, theNetflix seriesruns out of order, slowly revealing the truth about what happened to Alma the night she left a party while intoxicated and how this ties in with the experiences and abuse of her friends.Raising Voicesis a heavy-hitting teen drama with a big story to tell, and it couldn’t do so without its talented cast.
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Alma’s mother
Alma’s father
Alma’s history teacher
Nicole Wallace As Alma
Date Of Birth: June 17, 2025
Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, Nicole Wallace has been starring in short films since 2008. She had herTV debut when she starred as part of the main cast of 2018’sSkam España. In 2021, Wallace played Sun in the TV showParot, and in 2024, she appeared in three movies:366. La promesa,Your FaultandOur Fault.
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Our Fault(2024)
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Wallace plays Alma inRaising Voices, a high school teenager who throws her life into turmoil when she publically announces that there is a rapist hidden within her school. This public accusation leads to the slow reveal of multiple sexual assaults inRaising Voices, and the repercussions of this challenge Alma’s relationships in every way possible.
Raising Voicesis available to stream on Netflix as of August 11, 2025.
Clara Galle As Greta
Date Of Birth: July 24, 2025
Actor and model Clara Galle, born in Pamplona, Spain,had her breakout role in the 2022 movieThrough My Window, in which she played Raquel Mendoza. This led to a recurring role in season 2 of the Prime Video seriesThe Boarding School: Las Cumbres,where she played Eva Merino.Through My Windowgot two sequels in 2023 and 2024, calledThrough My Window: Across the SeaandThrough My Window: Looking at You, and Galle reprised her role in both.
Through My Window: Looking at You(2024)
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InRaising Voices, Galle plays Greta, Alma’s best friend. Greta holds deep affection for Alma but also encourages her to start a relationship with her brother, David. However, Alma’s public accusation sets both their worlds spinning.
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Aïcha Villaverde As Nata
Date Of Birth: Unknown
Aïcha Villaverde is relatively early in her acting career.She got her start playing in the 2023 short filmCarraxebefore landing her place as part of the main cast of Netflix’sRaising Voices. This is sure to lead to further prominent roles in Villaverde’s future.
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Raising Voices(2024)
Nata
Villaverde’s character inRaising Voices, Nata, is another of Alma’s friends. The character is in an unhealthy relationship with Alberto, whose controlling and abusive treatment leads Alma and Greta to push Nata to break up with him.
Teresa De Mera As Berta
Date Of Birth: June 18, 2025
Spanish actorTeresa De Mera had her breakout role in the 2021 TV seriesHIT, where she played the recurring character Carmen. From there, De Mera appeared in the 2023 short filmDivercitybefore being cast as a recurring character in Netflix’sRising Voices.
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Divercity(2023)
De Mera plays Berta inRaising Voices, Alma’s likable and charming childhood friend whose deteriorating mental health plays a significant role in the Netflix series story.
José Pastor As David
Date Of Birth: June 26, 2025
José Pastor, born in Malaga, Spain,began his acting career in 2019 when he appeared in an episode ofHospital Valle Norteand was soon after cast to play Hugo in the 2019 movieOil on Canvas. From there, Pastor gained reoccurring roles in the TV showsA Different ViewandAcacias 38, which he maintained from 2018 to 2021. However, Pastor is likely best known for his role as Miguel Bosé in the 2022 TV seriesBosé.
Bosé(2022)
Miguel Bosé
Pastor plays David inRaising Voices, Greta’s older brother, whom Alma has a significant crush on. It’s after she makes her move on David at a drug-fueled party that Alma becomes embarrassed and disappears, leaving her friends and parents terrified. Once Alma turns up again,Raising Voicesworks in reverse to fill in the events of that evening.
Gabriel Guevara As Alberto
Date Of Birth: June 16, 2025
Spanish actor and modelGabriel Guevara got his start in TV playing Cristian in the 2018 seriesSkam Españaand landed his first movie role in 2020’sCharter. From there, he appeared in episodes ofDangerous Moms(2020),You’re Nothing Special(2022), andBosé(2022). Guevara’s movie riles includeMañana es hoy(2022), in which he played Charly 18, andMy Fault(2023) (alongsideRaising Voicescostar Nicole Wallace), in which he played Nick. Along withRaising Voices, 2024 has seen Guevara appear in new TV shows likeRed Flags.
My Fault(2023)
Nick
Guevara plays Alberto inRaising Voices, Nata’s manipulative and abusive boyfriend. Alma and Gerta despise Alberto and urge Nata to break up with him. However, his unhealthy grip on his girlfriend leads to turmoil between the already challenged group of friends.
Raising Voices Supporting Cast & Characters
Meet the Supporting Cast Of Raising Voices
Ruth Díaz as Alma’s mother- Alma’s mother is played by Ruth Diaz inRaising Voices, who is known for her roles inEl calentito(2005),The Fury of a Patient Man(2016), andEl sueño de los perros(2021).
Eloy Azorín as Alma’s father- Eloy Azorin, who is best known for movies likeAll About My Mother(1999),Kisses for Everyone(2002), andThe Borgia(2006), plays Alma’s father inRaising Voices.
Iván Massagué as Juan Lopez Sanchez- Iván Massagué, who is best known forPan’s Labyrinth(2006),Platform(2019), andParot(2021), plays Juan Lopez Sanchez inRaising Voices, Alma’s charismatic history teacher.
Raising Voices
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