Breathless Season 2 cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the Netflix drama's latest chapter?

A still from Breathless Season 2 | Image Via: assetshare.netflixstudios.com
A still from Breathless Season 2 | Image Via: assetshare.netflixstudios.com

Popular Spanish medical drama Breathless Season 2 streamed on October 31, 2025. Much like American medical dramas like Grey's Anatomy and The Pitt, Breathless follows the lives of the busy doctors working day and night in Valencia's Joaquín Sorolla public hospital. The first season, released in August 2024, is now available on Netflix.

"This Spanish-language drama follows doctors in a busy public hospital in València, Spain. While there’s a lot of discussion about the hardships endured by doctors and patients within the public healthcare system — the first season of Breathless (Respira) leads up to a strike over working conditions, led by one of the hospital’s most prominent doctors — the draw for most will be the sex and debauchery had by this group of medical professionals. These young residents, led by Dr. Biel de Felipe (Manu Ríos of Elite), feels like the original Grey’s Anatomy gang — if Dr. Bailey hadn’t been there to keep them in line."

Thus, Breathless Season 2 seems to continue the storyline from the first season. Apart from the storylines, also returning are the cast members from the eight episodes of Season 1.


Breathless Season 2 cast explained:

Here are the cast members of Breathless Season 2, who they are playing, and their other projects apart from the Netflix medical drama:

  • Biel de Felipe (Manu Ríos)

Actor Manu Ríos plays the character of Biel de Felipe the character in the medical drama. Biel is introduced in the series as the Joaquín Sorolla public hospital's newest employee after graduating from the medical school. Like most young doctors, Biel de Felipe is shown to be a devoted medical professional, which is why he has the most dramatic storyline in season 1.

In season 1, Biel is torn about joining the doctors' strike for better working conditions, but risking their patients' health. However, the writers have come up with an even more dramatic storyline for Biel in Breathless Season 2. He is in a relationship with a fellow doctor in the second season. However, she herself falls ill, potentially dooming their relationship.

Manu Ríos is known for playing Patrick Blanco Commerford on the popular Spanish teen drama Élite/Elite. But the highlight of his career is when he starred alongside Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal in Pedro Almodóvar's Strange Way of Life/Extraña forma de vida.

  • Patricia Segura (Najwa Nimri)

Patricia is a VIP in the Valencian government who unexpectedly falls ill and is admitted as a patient at the Joaquín Sorolla hospital in season 1. In Breathless Season 2, she is diagnosed with cancer. In a moment of desperation to cure herself from the terminal illness, Patricia considers a risky experimental treatment.

Najwa Nimri will be best known for her role in another Netflix hit, Money Heist, and the prequel series Berlin as tough detective Alicia Sierra Montes.

  • Néstor Moa (Borja Luna)

One of Joaquín Sorolla Public Hospital's major important doctors, oncologist Néstor, is amongst the strongest advocates for a strike in season 1. Néstor's romance with Patricia complicated her medical treatment in the first season. However, with Dr. Pilar Amaro's help, Néstor carries out a dangerous surgery on Patricia.

Borja Luna previously starred opposite his season 2 co-star Blanca Suárez in another Netflix hit, Cable Girls, one of the first major Spanish Netflix shows.

  • Jésica Donoso (Blanca Suárez)

In Breathless Season 1, Jéssica struck up a secret romance with Biel. However, the couple's relationship is thrown into uncertainty in season 2 as Jésica is recovering from a serious assault. This incident almost killed her and left her requiring a liver transplant.

Blanca Suárez is another Breathless Season 2 cast member who collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar. She collaborated with Almodóvar for his The Skin I Live In. However, recently, Suárez appeared in films Me he hecho viral, Ibiza, Disco, and Locomía.


Who are the other actors in the second season?

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Other than the four above, the other Breathless Season 2 cast members include:

  1. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Dr. Pilar Amaro
  2. Rachel Lascar as Sophie
  3. Xoán Fórneas as Quique
  4. Abril Zamora as Neus
  5. Alfonso Bassave as Lluís Bonet
  6. Ana Rayo as Leo
  7. Blanca Martínez as Blanca
  8. Pablo Alborán as Jon
  9. Macarena de Rueda as Rocío
  10. Ana Rayo as Leo
"The Joaquín Sorolla is now a privately managed hospital, challenging the convictions and principles of its doctors. Beyond getting her own way, Patricia (Najwa Nimri) continues to battle cancer while growing closer to Néstor (Borja Luna). Jésica (Blanca Suárez) is trying to regain her trademark confidence but finds herself torn between Lluís (Alfonso Bassave) and Biel (Manu Ríos). Pilar (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) continues to deal with her son’s addictions, though Quique (Xóan Fórneas) will find an unexpected ally in her when the hospital’s new management forces him to make a questionable decision. Adding to the turmoil is the arrival of a renowned oncologist, Sophie (Rachel Lascar), determined to turn the hospital upside down."

Breathless Season 2 is streaming in its entirety on Netflix. Catch it on the OTT streaming platform.

Edited by Ravikumar N