María Valverde
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.
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- Birth Name
- María Valverde Rodríguez
- Born
- 24 March 1987
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- María Valverde Rodríguez.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Fields
- film acting.
- Honours
- Goya Award for Best New Actress.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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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.
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• Birth Name — María Valverde Rodríguez • Born — 24 March 1987 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2003–present
Early life
Early life
María Valverde was born in Madrid on 24 March 1987.
Career
Career
At age 16, Valverde had her feature film debut in The Weakness of the Bolshevik, 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. • Illustration — Valverde (right) along with fellow Cracks cast members Eva Green and Juno Temple during the 2009 TIFF 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
Personal life
From 2009 to 2014 Valverde was in a relationship with the Spanish actor Mario Casas with whom she starred in three movies. In March 2017, Valverde married Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role • 2012 — La fuga — Anna Serra • 2013 — Hermanos — Virginia Rodríguez • 2026 — The Final Problem — Adela Figueroa
Accolades
Accolades
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Reference(s) • 18th Goya Awards — Best New Actress — The Weakness of the Bolshevik • 13th Actors and Actresses Union Awards — Best New Actress
Maria Valverde at the New York City premiere of El Canto De Las Manos
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 2003 — La flaqueza del bolchevique (The Weakness of the Bolshevik) — María — Goya Award for Best New Actress • 2004 — Fuera del cuerpo (Body Confusion) — Cuca • 2005 — Vorvik — Sofía • 2005 — Melissa P. — Melissa Panarello • 2006 — Los Borgia (The Borgia) — Lucrecia Borgia • 2007 — Ladrones (Thieves) — Sara • 2007 — El rey de la montaña (King of the Hill) — Bea • 2007 — El hombre de arena (The Sandman) — Lola • 2008 — La mujer del anarquista (The Anarchist's Wife) — Manuela • 2009 — Cracks — Fiamma Coronna • 2010 — Tres metros sobre el cielo (Three Steps Above Heaven) — Bárbara Alcázar "Babi" • 2011 — Madrid, 1987 — Ángela • 2012 — A puerta fría (Cold Call) — Inés • 2012 — Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You) — Babi • 2013 — La mula (The Mule) — Conchi • 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 • 2016 — La — Elisa • 2016 — Ali and Nino — Nino Kipiani • 2016 — Guernica — Teresa • 2016 — The — Aveline • 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
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