María Valverde


María Valverde Rodríguez is a Spanish actress. Her feature film acting debut in The [Weakness of the Bolshevik] earned her a Goya [Award for Best New Actress].

Early life

María Valverde was born in Madrid 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.File:Lead actresses from Cracks at TIFF 2009.jpg|thumb|Valverde along with fellow Cracks cast members Eva Green and Juno Temple during the 2009 [Toronto International Film Festival|2009 TIFF]|leftValverde'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, directed by Ridley Scott, alongside Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley. 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 with whom she starred in three movies. In March 2017, Valverde married Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades