María León (actress)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Barrios.
María León
María León en los Premios Goya 2017 (cropped).jpg
León at the 31st Goya Awards in 2017
Born
María León Barrios

(1984-07-30) July 30, 1984 (age 37)
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Years active2006–present
Parent(s)
  • Carmina Barrios (mother)
FamilyPaco 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[edit]

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[edit]

Film
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2009 Brain Drain
2011 The Sleeping Voice Pepita Rodríguez Goya Award for Best New Actress
2012 Carmina or Blow Up María
2014 Carmina y amén María
2014 Marsella Sara
2014 Not the End Nina Short
2015 Rey Gitano Dolores
2015 Wednesdays Don't Exist Patricia
2016 Heroes Wanted Lola
2017 The Motive Patricia
2018 Sin fin Maria
2019 The Japon Encarni
2020 La lista de los deseos Eva
2021 Donde caben dos (More the Merrier) Alba [5]
2022 El universo de Óliver (Oliver's Universe) Carmela [6]
TV
Year Title Channel Role Episodes
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- Allí abajo Antena 3 Carmen Almonte
2021 Blowing Kisses Star Nines[7]
2022 Drag Race España ATRESplayer Premium Herself[8] 1

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "María León, la sonrisa de 'Allí abajo'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Atresmedia. "Atreseries premieres the final season of 'Allí Abajo'". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ "María León: "Bertín Osborne debería irse a su casa y no salir"". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "María León: "Vox me da ganas de vomitar"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ "More the Merrier (aka 'Donde caben dos') (2021) on Netflix UK :: New On Netflix UK". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  6. ^ "El universo de Óliver". Filmax. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (25 February 2021). "'Besos al aire': el reparto completo de la primera serie española de Disney Plus". Diez Minutos.
  8. ^ "'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.

External links[edit]

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