María Castro (actress)


María Castro Jato is a Spanish actress, TV presenter, dancer and rhythmic gymnast.

Career

She studies sports science in the Pontevedra Campus. She was runner-up at the Campeonato de España Individual de Gimnasia Rítmica. On 10 January 2010 she played Mollie Ralston in the stage The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie, along with Gorka Otxoa, Leo Rivera, Paco Churruca, Aroa Gimeno, Álvaro Roig, Maribel Ripoll and Guillermo Muñoz. On 3 September 2012 she appeared in a topless photo on Interviú. In 2013 she appeared simultaneously in Vive cantando and Tierra de lobos. In 2018, she co-starred the animated film Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas voicing Jilguero.

Personal life

On 15 September 2018, she married the actor José Manuel Villalba. On 22 June 2016, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl, whom they called Maia Villalba Castro. On 1 October 2020, she gave birth to the couple's second child, a girl, whom they called Olivia Villalba Castro. On 9 April 2024, she gave birth to the couple's third child a girl, whom they called Emma Villalba Castro.

Awards and nominees

In 2009, she was awarded by the Premios Ondas and she won the Premio Carabela de Oro de Baiona. In 2014, she won Best Actress for the TV series Vive cantando.

Filmography

;Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–2006Pratos combinadosPaula Barreiro
2002'Sara13 episodes
2006–2007SMS (Sin Miedo a Soñar)Lucía Jimeno187 episodes
2008–2009Sin tetas no hay paraísoJessica
2010–2014Tierra de lobosElena Valdés
2013–2014'TriniLead role
2015–2017Seis HermanasFrancisca Silva
2017–2018Carmen
2018–2019Amar es para siempreNatalia Medina / Ana López
2023La PromesaPía Adarre