María Vázquez (born 19 March 1979) is a Spanish actress from Galicia.

María Vázquez
Vázquez in 2017
Born (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 45)
Vigo, Spain
OccupationActress

Biography

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Born in Vigo on 19 March 1979,[1] she was raised however in between the provinces of Ourense and Lugo.[2] She appeared as a child in Sempre Xonxa.[3] Upon completing her Baccalaureate studies, she moved to Madrid to pursue a dancing career, but switched to acting and joined the Juan Carlos Corazza workshop.[3]

Early film roles include credits in Broken Silence (2001), Desire (2002), The Year of the Tick [es] (2004), The Night of the Brother (2005), and The Idiot Maiden (2006).[4]

She won the 2007 Critical Eye Award.[4] She earned nominations for the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mataharis (2007)[5] and Goya Award for Best Actress for Matria (2024).

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2008 22nd Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Mataharis Nominated [5]
2020 18th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Supporting Actress Eye for an Eye Won [6]
2022 20th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Supporting Actress Cuñados Nominated [7]
2023 21st Mestre Mateo Awards Best Actress The Open Body Nominated [8][9]
26th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Actress Matria Won [10]
2023
29th Forqué Awards Best Actress in a Film Nominated
2024
11th Feroz Awards Best Actress in a Film Nominated
38th Goya Awards Best Actress Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "La actriz gallega María Vázquez, galardonada con el Premio Ojo Crítico de cine". El Correo Gallego. 6 November 2007.
  2. ^ Arce, Jacobo de (14 March 2023). "María Vázquez, protagonista de 'Matria': "Para la gente, Galicia era un cliché: o la montaña ruda o el narcotráfico. Y ahora están descubriendo que es muy diversa"". El Periódico de España. Prensa Ibérica.
  3. ^ a b "María Vázquez y una carrera iniciada gracias a un almacén y una farmacia". El Progreso. 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "La actriz viguesa María Vázquez, premio Ojo Crítico de cine". Faro de Vigo. Prensa Ibérica. 6 November 2007.
  5. ^ a b Rodríguez, Cristina (6 October 2015). "María Vázquez: "Ser actriz es una manera de vivir"". La Región.
  6. ^ "'O que arde', de Oliver Laxe, triunfa en los Mestre Mateo con 6 premios". Faro de Vigo. Prensa Ibérica. 8 March 2020.
  7. ^ Aller, María (22 March 2022). "Así queda el palmarés de los Premios Mestre Mateo 2022". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ Quintás, Paula (7 February 2023). "Audiovisual de Galicia: Estos son todos los finalistas a los XXI Premios Mestre Mateo". Quincemil – via El Español.
  9. ^ ""O corpo aberto" arrasa en los Premios Mestre Mateo con doce estatuíllas". La Región. 12 March 2023.
  10. ^ "La actriz viguesa María Vázquez, mejor actriz del Festival de Málaga por "Matria"". Atlántico. 19 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Premios Forqué 2023: Vuelve a ver la alfombra y la gala de entrega en RTVE Play". rtve.es. 17 December 2023.
  12. ^ Álvarez Patilla, Diego (27 January 2024). "» Cultura Premios Feroz 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas', 'Robot Dreams' y 'La Mesías' dominan la lista de ganadores". rtve.es.
  13. ^ "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
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