María Valverde

María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) is a Spanish actress.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valverde and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
María Valverde
Valverde in 2012
Born
María Valverde Rodríguez

(1987-03-24) 24 March 1987
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2017)​

Career

At age 16, Valverde had a major role in La Flaqueza del Bolchevique, 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 Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo.

Valverde'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.[1] In March 2017, Valverde married Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Weakness of the Bolshevik María Goya Award for Best New Actress
2003 Cuando nadie nos mira Anna Short film
2004 Body Confusion Cuca
2005 Vorvik Sofía
2005 Melissa P. Melissa Panarello
2006 The Borgia Lucrecia Borgia
2006 Válido para un baile Short film
2007 Thieves Sara
2007 The King of the Mountain Bea
2007 Las lágrimas del cisne Short film
2007 The Sandman Lola
2008 The Anarchist's Wife Manuela
2009 Cracks Fiamma Coronna
2010 Three Steps Above Heaven Babi
2011 Madrid, 1987 Ángela
2012 A puerta fría Inés
2012 Tengo ganas de ti Babi
2013 The Mule Conchi
2013 The Liberator Maria Theresa Bolívar
2014 Tú y yo Laura Short film
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Zipporah
2014 A Lonely Sun Story Linda Short film
2015 Broken Horses Vittoria
2015 Ahora o nunca Eva
2015 ¿Y tú por qué viajas? Short film
2016 La carga Elisa
2016 Ali and Nino Nino Kipiani
2016 Guernica Teresa
2016 The Limehouse Golem Aveline Ortega
2017 Back to Burgundy Alicia
2017 Plonger Paz Aguilera
2018 Galveston Carmen
2019 Spider Young Inés
2021 Fever Dream Amanda
2021 Sounds Like Love Maca

Television
Year Title Role
2012 La fuga Anna Serra
2013 Hermanos Virginia Rodríguez

References
  1. Ana Campuzano: La ruptura inesperada de Mario Casas y María Valverde. El Mundo, 13 September 2014
  2. "María Valverde se casa con el director de orquesta Gustavo Dudamel". El País. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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