María Valverde
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María Valverde Rodríguez (born March 24, 1987) is a Spanish
actress.
She was born María Valverde Rodriguez in Carabanchel
, Madrid
. She was 16 when she got a leading role with Luis Tosar
in a Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique, she won the 2003 Goya Award for this role.
She has also taken part in several films, such as Melissa P.
, a film based on the polemic book One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello
.
Spain
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actress.
She was born María Valverde Rodriguez in Carabanchel
Carabanchel
Carabanchel is a district in the south western suburbs of Madrid, Spain.-Overview:The area was the scene of fierce fighting during the Spanish Civil War -especially in November 1936, during the Battle of Madrid, when Nationalist troops tried to fight their way into the area. Unacustomed to street...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. She was 16 when she got a leading role with Luis Tosar
Luis Tosar
Luis Tosar is a Galician actor and musician.-Biography:Born in Lugo, Galicia, Spain on 13th October 1971, he is best known internationally for his villain role in Miami Vice and the role in the upcoming horror film Flatmate, which is directed by Jaume Balagueró.-Selected filmography:*1998 Atilano...
in a Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique, she won the 2003 Goya Award for this role.
She has also taken part in several films, such as Melissa P.
Melissa P. (film)
Melissa P. is a 2005 erotic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino. It is based on Melissa Panarello's semi-autobiographical diary novel, 100 colpi di spazzola prima di andare a dormire which focuses on the narrator's teenage sex life...
, a film based on the polemic book One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello
Melissa Panarello
Melissa Panarello , alias Melissa P., is an Italian writer.-Biography:Panarello grew up in the small Sicilian town of Aci Castello, near Catania in Italy...
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Awards
- Goya Award to best new actress (2003)
- Rostro más bonito del cine español (Most Beautiful Face in Spanish Films) in San Sebastian International Film FestivalSan Sebastián International Film FestivalThe San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
(2005)
Partial filmography
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo | Fernando Gonzalez Molina |
| 2009 | Cracks Cracks (film) Cracks is an independent drama film starring Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, and Imogen Poots, which was released theatrically in the UK and Ireland on December 4, 2009... |
Fiamma Coronna |
| 2008 | The Anarchist's Wife The Anarchist's Wife The Anarchist's Wife is a 2008 Franco-German film directed by Maria Noelle and Peter Sehr.The plot derives from the experience of Letelu's grandparents. Her grandfather, an anarchist, fought in Madrid against Francisco Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He was deported to a... |
Maria Noelle and Peter Sehr |
| 2007 | The King of the Mountain | Gonzalo López-Gallego Gonzalo López-Gallego Gonzalo López-Gallego is a film director from Spain, who is best known for his movie Apollo 18, a 2011 sci-fi, thriller and horror film starring Warren Christie and Lloyd Owen.-External links:... |
| 2005 | Melissa P. | Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino is an Italian film director. He rose to notability with the 2005 film Melissa P., and he is a frequent collaborator with Tilda Swinton, including the 2010 film I Am Love.-Life and career:... |
| 2005 | Los Borgia | Antonio Hernández Antonio Hernández Antonio Hernández is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.In 1994, he created the TV company Zeppelín Televisión.-Director:*1980: F.E.N.*1981: Apaga..... |
| 2004 | Fuera del cuerpo | Vicente Peñarrocha |
| 2004 | Vorvik | José Antonio Vitoria |
| 2003 | La flaqueza del bolchevique | Manuel Martín Cuenca |
| 2003 | Cuando nadie nos mira | Pau Atienza |