Almudena Salamanca was born in Madrid in 1955. From 1972 to 1977 she studied philosophy, graduating from Universidad Complutense in Madrid.
Shes is member of the "Real Academia de Nobles y Bellas Artes de San Luis".

In the nineties she joined the artist Guillermo Muñoz Vera's "Arte y Autores Contemporáneos" foundation.
She received an intense and solid education under the supervision of Muñoz Vera for a period of eight years, covering technical issues (canvases and other bases, drawing, pastel and oil painting) and theoretical aspects (perspective, anatomy and painting materials).

In 2003 she incorporates photography and digital technology to her working tools.

Almudena works from her own studio in Madrid, where assigned portrait painting takes up most of her time.