María Valverde

María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) 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.thumb 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 Year Title Role Notes 2003 La flaqueza del bolchevique (The Weakness of the Bolshevik) María Goya Award for Best New Actress 2005 Vorvik Sofía 2005 Melissa P. Melissa Panarello 2008 La mujer del anarquista (The Anarchist's Wife) Manuela 2012 Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You) Babi 2013 La mula (The Mule) Conchi 2016 Elisa 2016 Ali and Nino Nino Kipiani 2016 Guernica Teresa

Television Year Title Role 2012 La fuga Anna Serra 2013 Hermanos Virginia Rodríguez 2026 The Final Problem Adela Figueroa

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 18th Goya Awards Best New Actress The Weakness of the Bolshevik 13th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress