María Botto

María Florencia Botto Rota (born 10 February 1974) is an Argentine-Spanish actress. In 1978, she moved to Spain with her mother Cristina Rota and her brother Juan Diego Botto, also actors.

She made her feature film debut at age 10, with a performance in Berta's Motives. On television, she portrayed the recurring role of Ava Pereira, sister of Juan Diego Botto's character Javier, on the TNT drama series Good Behavior.

Filmography

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Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Los motivos de Berta (Berta's Motives) Film debut 2001 Silencio roto (Broken Silence) Lola 2003 Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina) Conchi 2003 Carmen Fernanda 2003 Los abajo firmantes (With George Bush on My Mind) Laura Also a co-writer 2004 Seres queridos (Only Human) Tania 2004 María querida (Dearest Maria) Lola 2005 El penalti más largo del mundo (The Longest Penalty Shot in the World) Ana 2007 (Barcelona (A Map)) Violeta 2008 (Small Country) Rosana 2008 Animales de compañía Sofía 2009 My Life in Ruins Lala 2013 3 bodas de más (Three Many Weddings) jefa de Ruth 2015 Hablar Piedad 2015 De chica en chica (Girl Gets Girl) Sofía 2016 Risen Mary Magdalene 2020 Malnazidos (Valley of the Dead) Sor Flor 2022 Código Emperador (Code Emperor) Charo 2022 Hustle Paola De perdidos a Río Odio el verano (I Hate Summer) Fátima The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 Pilar Netflix release

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 2005–06 7 días al desnudo Marta Castillo 2007 Círculo rojo Andrea Onieva 2009–10 Pelotas Marta 2016 Bajo sospecha Sara Guzmán Introduced in season 2 2016–17 Good Behavior Ava Recurring 2018 Cuerpo de élite Andrea Zimmerman 2019 Cuéntame cómo pasó Fabiola Introduced in season 20 Mentiras pasajeras Patricia El otro lado (The Other Side) Eva

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2000 14th Goya Awards Best New Actress Jealousy 2004 18th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Soldiers of Salamina 13th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role