María León Barrios (born 30 July 1984) is a Spanish actress from

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. She is best known for her performances as Leti in ''

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'' and Carmen in ''

Allí abajo ''Allí abajo'' () is a Spanish television comedy series produced by Plano a Plano for Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3. Although it is compared to successful film ''Ocho apellidos vascos'', creators César Benítez and Aitor Gabilondo claim they had o ...

''.

Career

León became best known for her role in the 2011 film ''

The Sleeping Voice ''The Sleeping Voice'' () is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Benito Zambrano based on the novel of the same name by Dulce Chacón. It stars Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet and Daniel Holguín. Plot Two sisters find themselves caug ...

'', for which she won a

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for Best New Actress. She has played the main role of Carmen in ''

'' since 2015, which includes appearances from her mother, . She has also acted alongside her brother,

Paco León Francisco León Barrios (born 4 October 1974), known as Paco León () is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist. Born in Seville, León began his career in television comedy roles in Andalusian regional productions. Follo ...

, in his show ''

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'' and on ''The House of Flowers'' (playing siblings in the latter), and performed as a character based on herself in the ''

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'' films Paco directed, which star their mother. León expanded her work in 2019, starring in the final season of ''Allí abajo'', 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

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, and performed in a version of Lorca's ''

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'' in the theatre in

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, and

Selected filmography

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leon, Maria 1984 births Living people Spanish film actresses Actresses from Seville 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish television actresses