María León (actress)
María León | |
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![]() León at the 31st Goya Awards in 2017 | |
Born | María León Barrios July 30, 1984 |
Years active | 2006–present |
Mother | Carmina Barrios |
Family | Paco León (brother) |
María León Barrios (Andalusian Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈi.a leˈon barˈi.oh]; born 30 July 1984) is a Spanish actress from Seville, Andalusia. She is best known for her performances as Leti in SMS and Carmen in Allí abajo.
Career
León became best known for her role in the 2011 film The Sleeping Voice, for which she won a Goya for Best New Actress. She has played the main role of Carmen in Allí abajo since 2015, which includes appearances from her mother, Carmina Barrios.[1] She has also acted alongside her brother, Paco León, in his show Aída and on The House of Flowers (playing siblings in the latter), and performed as a character based on herself in the Carmina films Paco directed, which star their mother.[1]
León expanded her work in 2019,[1] starring in the final season of Allí abajo,[2] as well as The House of Flowers and the films Escapada and Los Japón. She also filmed La lista, a dramatic comedy about breast cancer, with Victoria Abril,[1] and performed in a version of Lorca's Yerma in the theatre[3] in Granada, Valencia, and Seville.[4]
Selected filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2020 | La lista de los deseos | Eva | |
2019 | The Japon | Encarni | |
2018 | Sin fin | Maria | |
2017 | The Motive | Patricia | |
2016 | Heroes Wanted | Lola | |
2015 | Wednesdays Don't Exist | Patricia | |
2015 | Rey Gitano | Dolores | |
2014 | Not the End | Nina | Short |
2014 | Marsella | Sara | |
2014 | Carmina y amén | María | |
2012 | Carmina or Blow Up | María | |
2011 | The Sleeping Voice | Pepita Rodríguez | Goya Award for Best New Actress |
2009 | Brain Drain |
Year | Title | Channel | Role | Episodes |
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2006-2007 | SMS | laSexta | Leti | 99 |
2007 | Cuenta atrás | Cuatro | Tati | 1 |
2007 | Hospital Central | Telecinco | Mabel | 1 |
2008 | Estados alterados | laSexta | María | 1 |
2009 | Una bala para el Rey | Antena 3 | Ada | 2 |
2010 | La tira | laSexta | Chari | 82 |
2010-2011 | Aída | Telecinco | "La Jose" | 3 |
2011 | Los Quién | Antena 3 | Arancha | 1 |
2012-2014 | Con el culo al aire | Antena 3 | Sandra Rojo | 42 |
2015- | Allí abajo | Antena 3 | Carmen Almonte |
Awards
- San Sebastián International Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Actress (2011)
- Goya award for Best New Actress (2011)
- Unión de Actores Award for Best Leading Actress (2011)
- Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Award for Best New Actress (2011)
- Top Glamour Award for Best Actress (2011)
- CiBRA Award for Best Performance (2011)
- San Pancracio Award for Best New Actress (2012)
- Fragancias Cosmopolitan Award for Essential Female Face in Films (2012)
- Neox Fan Award for Best Television Actress (2013)
References
- ^ a b c d "María León, la sonrisa de 'Allí abajo'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Atresmedia. "Atreseries premieres the final season of 'Allí Abajo'". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "María León: "Bertín Osborne debería irse a su casa y no salir"". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "María León: "Vox me da ganas de vomitar"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
External links
- María León at IMDb