María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) is a Spanish actress.
Career
At age 16, Valverde had a major role in ''
The Weakness of the Bolshevik
''The Weakness of the Bolshevik'' ( es, La flaqueza del bolchevique, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish psychological drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca from a screenplay he co-wrote with Lorenzo Silva, based on Silva's novel ''La flaqueza de ...
'', 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
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Biography
Panarello grew up in the small Sicilian town of Aci Castello, near Catania
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and ''
Three Steps Above Heaven
''Three Steps Above Heaven'' ( es, Tres metros sobre el cielo, links=no; stylized as ''3MSC'') is a 2010 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina which stars Mario Casas and María Valverde. Written by Ramón Salazar, it ...
''.
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
Zipporah, or Tzipora (; he, צִפּוֹרָה, ''Ṣīppōrā'', "bird"),, ''Sepphōra''; ar, صفورة, ''Ṣaffūrah'' is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest and prince of Midi ...
, directed by
Ridley Scott, alongside
Christian Bale
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,
Joel Edgerton
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,
Sigourney Weaver
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, and
Ben Kingsley
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. In 2015, she played the lead in the drama ''
Broken Horses'', co-starring with
Anton Yelchin.
Personal life
From 2009 to 2014 Valverde was in a relationship with the Spanish actor
Mario Casas
Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish actor. He rose to fame in Spain with the television series ''Los hombres de Paco'' (2007-2010), and later in the film ''Three Steps Above Heaven'' (2010).
Early life and education
Casas was ...
with whom she starred in three movies. In March 2017, Valverde married Venezuelan conductor
Gustavo Dudamel
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Early life
Dudamel was ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Official website of María Valverde*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valverde, Maria
1987 births
Living people
Spanish film actresses
Actresses from Madrid
Spanish television actresses
Spanish child actresses
21st-century Spanish actresses