María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) is a Spanish actress. Her feature film acting debut in '' The Weakness of the Bolshevik'' (2003) earned her a Goya Award for Best New Actress.

Early life

María Valverde was born in

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on 24 March 1987.

Career

At age 16, Valverde had her feature film debut in '' The Weakness of the Bolshevik'', 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, and '' Three Steps Above Heaven''. Valverde's films in English include the 2009 independent British drama film '' Cracks'', produced by

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and directed by his daughter, Jordan Scott, and the 2014 film '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'' playing

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, directed by

, alongside

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, Joel Edgerton,

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, and

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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

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with whom she starred in three movies. In March 2017, Valverde married Venezuelan conductor

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Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

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