María Vázquez (born 19 March 1979) is a Spanish actress from Galicia.

Biography

Born in

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on 19 March 1979, she was raised however in between the provinces of Ourense and Lugo. She appeared as a child in '' Sempre Xonxa''. Upon completing her

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studies, she moved to

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to pursue a dancing career, but switched to acting and joined the Juan Carlos Corazza workshop. Early film roles include credits in '' Broken Silence'' (2001), '' Desire'' (2002), ' (2004), '' The Night of the Brother'' (2005), and ''

The Idiot Maiden ''The Idiot Maiden'' ( es, La dama boba, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish romantic comedy film directed and written by , consisting of an adaptation of the 1613 play ''A Lady of Little Sense'' by Félix Lope de Vega. It stars Silvia Abascal, Jose Co ...

'' (2006). She won the 2007 Critical Eye Award. She earned nominations for the

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for her performance in ''

Mataharis ''Mataharis'' is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín. It stars Najwa Nimri, Tristán Ulloa, María Vázquez and Nuria González. The plot follows the lives of three female detectives who investigate the secrets of others, but en ...

'' (2007) and

Goya Award for Best Actress The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actresses. At the 1s ...

for ''

Matria ''Matria'' is a 2023 Spanish social drama film directed by Álvaro Gago (in his feature debut) which stars María Vázquez. It is shot in Galician. Plot Set in a Galician fishing village, the plot follows the plight of Ramona, a financially-in ...

'' (2024).

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vázquez, María 1979 births Living people People from Vigo Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Actresses from Galicia (Spain) 21st-century Spanish actresses