María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) is a Spanish actress. Her feature film acting debut in The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003) earned her a Goya Award for Best New Actress.
María Valverde | |
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.jpg) Valverde in 2012 | |
| Born | María Valverde Rodríguez 24 March 1987 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
Early life
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At age 16, Valverde had her feature film debut in The Weakness of the Bolshevik,[2] for which she won Best New Actress at the 18th Goya Awards. Her other films include Melissa P., based on the book One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello, and Three Steps Above Heaven.
Valverde's films in English include the 2009 independent British drama film Cracks, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by his daughter, Jordan Scott, and the 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings playing Zipporah, directed by Ridley Scott, alongside Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley. In 2015, she played the lead in the drama Broken Horses, co-starring with Anton Yelchin.
Personal life
editFrom 2009 to 2014 Valverde was in a relationship with the Spanish actor Mario Casas with whom she starred in three movies.[3] In March 2017, Valverde married Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | La flaqueza del bolchevique (The Weakness of the Bolshevik) | María | Goya Award for Best New Actress | [5] |
| 2004 | Fuera del cuerpo (Body Confusion) | Cuca | [6] | |
| 2005 | Vorvik | Sofía | ||
| 2005 | Melissa P. | Melissa Panarello | [5] | |
| 2006 | Los Borgia (The Borgia) | Lucrecia Borgia | [5] | |
| 2007 | Ladrones (Thieves) | Sara | [5] | |
| 2007 | El rey de la montaña (King of the Hill) | Bea | [5] | |
| 2007 | El hombre de arena (The Sandman) | Lola | [7] | |
| 2008 | La mujer del anarquista (The Anarchist's Wife) | Manuela | [5] | |
| 2009 | Cracks | Fiamma Coronna | ||
| 2010 | Tres metros sobre el cielo (Three Steps Above Heaven) | Bárbara Alcázar "Babi" | [5] | |
| 2011 | Madrid, 1987 | Ángela | [5] | |
| 2012 | A puerta fría (Cold Call) | Inés | [8] | |
| 2012 | Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You) | Babi | ||
| 2013 | La mula (The Mule) | Conchi | [5] | |
| 2013 | Libertador (The Liberator) | María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro | ||
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Zipporah | ||
| 2015 | Broken Horses | Vittoria | ||
| 2015 | Ahora o nunca (It's Now or Never) | Eva | [5] | |
| 2016 | La carga | Elisa | ||
| 2016 | Ali and Nino | Nino Kipiani | ||
| 2016 | Guernica | Teresa | [5] | |
| 2016 | The Limehouse Golem | Aveline | [5] | |
| 2017 | Back to Burgundy | Alicia | ||
| 2017 | Plonger | Paz Aguilera | ||
| 2018 | Galveston | Carmen | ||
| 2019 | Spider | Young Inés | ||
| 2021 | Fever Dream | Amanda | ||
| 2021 | Fuimos canciones (Sounds Like Love) | Maca | [9] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | La fuga | Anna Serra |
| 2013 | Hermanos | Virginia Rodríguez |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
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18th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | The Weakness of the Bolshevik | Won | |
| 13th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "María Valverde celebra su 33 cumpleaños cada día más enamorada". Diez Minutos. 24 March 2020.
- ^ Soria, Cristina (18 January 2022). "El antes y el después de María Valverde: así ha cambiado la actriz en los últimos tiempos". Divinity.
- ^ Ana Campuzano: La ruptura inesperada de Mario Casas y María Valverde. El Mundo, 13 September 2014
- ^ "María Valverde se casa con el director de orquesta Gustavo Dudamel". El País. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hidalgo, Miguel (26 October 2017). "María Valverde: una vida de cine". Metrópoli. pp. 1–14 – via El Mundo.
- ^ "Fuera del cuerpo". elmundo.es. January 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Hugo Silva y María Valverde en 'El hombre de arena'". Europa Press. 12 November 2007.
- ^ "'A puerta fría', película participada por Canal Sur, se estrena este viernes en toda España". Europa Press. 15 March 2013.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (22 June 2021). "'Fuimos canciones': Tráiler de la comedia romántica con María Valverde y Álex González". Fotogramas.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 287, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
- ^ "Intérpretes nominados en los XIII Premios Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 3 May 2004.
- ^ Benito, Miren Lucía (10 May 2004). "'Aquí no hay quien viva' y 'Te doy mis ojos', grandes ganadoras en los Premios Unión de Actores". elmundo.es.
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