María León | |
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Born | María León Barrios 30 July 1984 Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
Years active | 2006–present |
Parent |
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Family | Paco León (brother) |
María León Barrios (Andalusian Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈi.a leˈom ˈbarjos]; 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 | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Fuga de cerebros (Brain Drain) | Feature film debut | [5] | |
2011 | La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) | Pepita | Goya Award for Best New Actress | [6] |
2012 | Carmina o revienta (Carmina or Blow Up) | María | [7] | |
2014 | Carmina y amén (Carmina and Amen) | María | [8] | |
Marsella (Marseille) | Sara | [9] | ||
2015 | Rey gitano (Gipsy King) | Dolores | [10] | |
Los miércoles no existen (Wednesdays Don't Exist) | Patricia | [11] | ||
2016 | Cuerpo de élite (Heroes Wanted) | Lola | [12] | |
2017 | El autor (The Motive) | Amanda | [13] | |
2018 | Sin fin | María | [14] | |
Escapada | Lucía | [15] | ||
2019 | Los Japón (The Japon) | Encarni | [16] | |
2020 | La lista de los deseos (Wishlist) | Eva | [17] | |
2021 | Donde caben dos (More the Merrier) | Alba | [18] | |
2022 | El universo de Óliver (Oliver's Universe) | Carmela | [19] | |
La piedad (Piety) | [20] | |||
Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) | Ana | [21] | ||
TBA | Cerrar los ojos | [22] |
Year | Title | Channel | Role | Episodes |
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2006-2007 | SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar | 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 |
2015-2019 | Allí abajo | Antena 3 | Carmen Almonte | 69 |
2019-2020 | The House of Flowers | Netflix | Purificación Riquelme | 10 |
2021 | Blowing Kisses | Star | Nines[23] | 2 |
2022 | Drag Race España | ATRESplayer Premium | Herself - Guest judge[24] | 1 |
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | 59th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Actress | The Sleeping Voice | Won | [25] |
2012 | 67th CEC Medals | Best New Actor or Actress | Won | [26] | |
26th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [27] | ||
21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Won | [28] | ||
2013 | 27th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Carmina or Blow Up | Nominated | [29] |
Neox Fan Awards | Best Actress | Con el culo al aire | Won | [30] | |
2015 | 2nd Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Carmina and Amen | Nominated | [31] |
29th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Marseille | Nominated | [32] | |
2020 | 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Actress in an International Production | The House of Flowers | Nominated | [33] |
2023 | 2nd Carmen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Oliver's Universe | Nominated | [34][35] |
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.
- ^ Gardón, Juan José (17 October 2022). "¿Quién es María León? La hermana de Paco enemistada con la policía". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
- ^ "María León deslumbra en 'La voz dormida'". El Norte de Castilla. 19 October 2011.
- ^ Guardaño, Luis (2018). "Carmina o revienta (Carmina or Blow Up) (2012)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 9781442271333.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (29 April 2014). "Los estrenos del 30 de abril. 'Carmina y amén'". Aisge.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2014). "Marsella. Marsella. Para interesados en los films de chicas". Fotogramas.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVA: María León y Arturo Valls en 'Rey Gitano'". Cinemanía. 17 July 2015 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Jimeno, Diego (3 May 2020). "Un gran reparto nacional se cruza en 'Los miércoles no existen'". Diez Minutos.
- ^ "Cartelera de cine: Estrenos del 26 de agosto de 2016". Mundo Deportivo. Grupo Godó. 26 August 2016.
- ^ "'El autor', de Manuel Martín Cuenca, en 'Versión española'". Diez Minutos. 19 October 2020.
- ^ "» Noticias » Cultura María León y Javier Rey, tras el amor interminable en 'Sin fin'". rtve.es. 22 October 2018.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (29 May 2019). "Los estrenos del 31 de mayo. Escapada. Ideales de vida". Aisge.
- ^ Cortés, Iker (26 June 2019). "María León: «Japón es otro planeta»". El Correo.
- ^ "Victoria Abril y María León nos enseñan a vivir en 'La lista de los deseos'". rtve.es. 19 October 2022.
- ^ "More the Merrier (aka 'Donde caben dos') (2021) on Netflix UK :: New On Netflix UK". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "El universo de Óliver". Filmax. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (14 September 2022). "'La piedad': cartel, en exclusiva, de la película de Eduardo Casanova". Fotogramas.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (24 September 2022). "'Stories Not To Be Told': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ "'Cerrar los ojos': Así es la película con la que Víctor Erice regresa al cine en 2023". Cinemanía. 12 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (25 February 2021). "'Besos al aire': el reparto completo de la primera serie española de Disney Plus". Diez Minutos.
- ^ "'Drag Race España' celebra su clásico Snatch Game en la quinta entrega del programa" (in European Spanish). Atresplayer Premium. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "La sevillana María León, Concha de Plata del Festival de San Sebastián a la mejor actriz por 'La voz dormida'". Europa Press. 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2011". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "María León gana el Goya a la mejor actriz revelación por "La voz dormida"". Público. 19 February 2012.
- ^ "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Los ganadores de los Goya 2013". El Cultural. 17 February 2013 – via El Español.
- ^ "Clara Lago, María León, Auryn y Pablo Alborán triunfan en los Neox Fan Awards 2013". Bekia. 25 September 2013.
- ^ Álvarez, Guillermo (25 January 2015). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015". ecartelera.
- ^ "Los ganadores de los Goya 2015". La Vanguardia. 7 February 2015.
- ^ Onieva, Álvaro (10 March 2020). "Este es el repartido palmarés televisivo de los Premios Unión de Actores 2020". Fuera de Series.
- ^ Martínez, Evaristo (14 December 2022). "'Controverso' opta a dos Carmen, que anuncian sus candidatos desde Almería". La Voz de Almería.
- ^ "Modelo 77 triunfa en los Carmen: Así ha quedado el palmarés". Ideal. Grupo Vocento. 5 February 2023.
External links
- María León at IMDb