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María León
León in 2024
Born	María León Barrios (1984-07-30) 30 July 1984 (age 40) Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Years active	2006–present
Family	Paco León (brother)

María León Barrios (born 30 July 1984) is a Spanish actress from Seville, Andalusia. She is best known for her performances as Leti in SMS and Carmen in Allí abajo.

Career

León became best known for her role in the 2011 film The Sleeping Voice, for which she won a Goya for Best New Actress. She has played the main role of Carmen in Allí abajo since 2015, which includes appearances from her mother, Carmina Barrios [es]. She has also acted alongside her brother, Paco León, in his show Aída and on The House of Flowers (playing siblings in the latter), and performed as a character based on herself in the Carmina films Paco directed, which star their mother.

León expanded her work in 2019, starring in the final season of Allí abajo, as well as The House of Flowers and the films Escapada and Los Japón. She also filmed La lista, a dramatic comedy about breast cancer, with Victoria Abril, and performed in a version of Lorca's Yerma in the theatre in Granada, Valencia, and Seville.

Selected filmography

Accolades

References

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2. Atresmedia. "Atreseries premieres the final season of 'Allí Abajo'". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
3. "María León: "Bertín Osborne debería irse a su casa y no salir"". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-16. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
4. "María León: "Vox me da ganas de vomitar"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2019-12-16. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
5. Gardón, Juan José (17 October 2022). "¿Quién es María León? La hermana de Paco enemistada con la policía". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
6. "María León deslumbra en 'La voz dormida'". El Norte de Castilla. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
7. Guardaño, Luis (2018). "Carmina o revienta (Carmina or Blow Up) (2012)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 9781442271333.
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9. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2014). "Marsella. Marsella. Para interesados en los films de chicas". Fotogramas. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
10. "EXCLUSIVA: María León y Arturo Valls en 'Rey Gitano'". Cinemanía. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
11. Jimeno, Diego (3 May 2020). "Un gran reparto nacional se cruza en 'Los miércoles no existen'". Diez Minutos. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
12. "Cartelera de cine: Estrenos del 26 de agosto de 2016". Mundo Deportivo. Grupo Godó. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
13. "'El autor', de Manuel Martín Cuenca, en 'Versión española'". Diez Minutos. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
14. "» Noticias » Cultura María León y Javier Rey, tras el amor interminable en 'Sin fin'". rtve.es. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
15. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (29 May 2019). "Los estrenos del 31 de mayo. Escapada. Ideales de vida". Aisge. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
16. Cortés, Iker (26 June 2019). "María León: «Japón es otro planeta»". El Correo.
17. "Victoria Abril y María León nos enseñan a vivir en 'La lista de los deseos'". rtve.es. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
18. "More the Merrier (aka 'Donde caben dos') (2021) on Netflix UK :: New On Netflix UK". Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
19. "El universo de Óliver". Filmax. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
20. Silvestre, Juan (14 September 2022). "'La piedad': cartel, en exclusiva, de la película de Eduardo Casanova". Fotogramas. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
21. Holland, Jonathan (24 September 2022). "'Stories Not To Be Told': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
22. "Close Your Eyes" (PDF). Festival de Cannes. May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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26. "La sevillana María León, Concha de Plata del Festival de San Sebastián a la mejor actriz por 'La voz dormida'". Europa Press. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
27. "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2011". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
28. "María León gana el Goya a la mejor actriz revelación por "La voz dormida"". Público. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
29. "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
30. "Los ganadores de los Goya 2013". El Cultural. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022 – via El Español.
31. "Clara Lago, María León, Auryn y Pablo Alborán triunfan en los Neox Fan Awards 2013". Bekia. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
32. Álvarez, Guillermo (25 January 2015). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015". ecartelera. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
33. "Los ganadores de los Goya 2015". La Vanguardia. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
34. Onieva, Álvaro (10 March 2020). "Este es el repartido palmarés televisivo de los Premios Unión de Actores 2020". Fuera de Series. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
35. Martínez, Evaristo (14 December 2022). "'Controverso' opta a dos Carmen, que anuncian sus candidatos desde Almería". La Voz de Almería. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
36. "Modelo 77 triunfa en los Carmen: Así ha quedado el palmarés". Ideal. Grupo Vocento. 5 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
37. "Los Premios Carmen dan a conocer desde Huelva todos los nominados de su tercera edición". Huelva24. Grupo Vocento. 20 December 2023.
38. "Palmarés completo de la III edición de los Premios Carmen del Cine andaluz". eldiario.es. 4 February 2024.
39. García Higueras, Laura (28 November 2024). "Los Premios Feroz culminan el éxito de 'Casa en flames' con ocho nominaciones". eldiario.es.

External links

• María León at IMDb

• 1984 births
• Living people
• Spanish film actresses
• Actresses from Seville
• 21st-century Spanish actresses
• Spanish television actresses