María Pedraza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pedraza and the second or maternal family name is Morillo.

María Pedraza
Pedraza at the 37th Goya Awards
Born
María Pedraza Morillo

(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • Model
  • Actress
Years active2017–present

María Pedraza Morillo (born 26 January 1996)[1] is a Spanish actress, dancer and model who gained international recognition for her roles in the series Money Heist and Elite.[2]

Career

Pedraza was discovered through her Instagram account by film director Esteban Crespo who invited her to attend an audition for the lead role of his debut film Amar,[3] where she was selected for the female lead role of Laura, joining a cast also made up of Pol Monen, Natalia Tena, Gustavo Salmerón and Nacho Fresneda.[4][5]

Her second project as an actress was playing Alison Parker, daughter of the British ambassador to Spain, in the Atresmedia series Money Heist. The subsequent purchase of the series by Netflix earned the actress both national and international recognition.[6] At the beginning of 2018, Pedraza's participation in the second Netflix original Spanish series entitled Élite was announced, with fellow Money Heist cast members Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Amar (Amar: With You Until the End of the World) Laura [8]
2019 ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?) Marta [9]
2020 El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived) Adela [10]
2021 Poliamor para principiantes (Polyamory for Dummies) Amanda [11]
Ego Paloma / Goliadkin [12][13]
2022 Las niñas de cristal (Dancing on Glass) Irene [14]
2023 Awareness Esther [15][16]
2024 El correo (The Courier) Leticia
[17]

Television

Year Title Character Channel Notes Ref.
2017 Si fueras tú Alba Ruiz Alonso / Cristina "Cris" Romero Playz 8 episodes
Money Heist Alison Parker Antena 3 15 episodes
2018 Elite Marina Nunier Osuna Netflix 8 episodes
2019–present Toy Boy Triana Marín Atresplayer Premium/Netflix
2024 Asalto al Banco Central (Bank Under Siege) Maider Garmendia
[18]

Pedraza also appears in the music video for the 2023 Myke Towers song, "Lala".

References

  1. ^ "Rojo luminoso". InStyle. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Who plays Marina in Elite? - María Pedraza". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Marinero, Ismael (5 May 2017). "María Pedraza: de Instagram a debutar como actriz" [María Pedraza: from Instagram to a film debut]. ElMundo.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ Zurbano, Janire (28 April 2017). "'Amar' a María Pedraza, la estrella de cine que nació en Instagram" ['Amar' - María Pedraza, the movie star that was born on Instagram]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Aller, María (19 March 2017). "Esteban Crespo: "'AMAR' es una película sobre el paso a la madurez"" [Esteban Crespo: "'AMAR' Is A Film About The Step To Maturity]. Fotogramas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ^ "María Pedraza es Alison Parker" [María Pedraza is Alison Parker]. Antena3.com (in Spanish). 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Netflix presenta el reparto de Élite, su segunda serie española" [Netflix presents the cast of Elite, its second Spanish series]. LaVanguardia.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. ^ "'Versión Española' estrena 'Amar', con María Pedraza y Pol Monén". rtve.es. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  9. ^ Freire, Juan Manuel (11 April 2019). "'¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?': pretensión contra realidad". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  10. ^ Valero, M. (27 October 2020). "Abre los ojos... es Jerez". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  11. ^ Arribas, Alicia G. (21 May 2021). "Toni Acosta: "Las mujeres tenemos una capacidad de adaptación brutal"". Heraldo. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  12. ^ "'Ego', el thriller con doble papel para María Pedraza, premiado en el Festival de Terror de Brooklyn". CineConÑ (in Spanish). 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. ^ McLaren, Samantha (31 October 2021). "Ego. Film Review". Scream. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  14. ^ ""Las niñas de cristal": dos amigas, el ballet, sacrificio y muerte en la nueva producción de Netflix". Infobae. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  15. ^ Cazallas, Javier (23 March 2023). "Teaser de Awareness, el ambicioso thriller de ciencia ficción español que llegará a Prime Video". HobbyConsolas. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  16. ^ Prieto, Belen (18 July 2023). "Así es 'Awareness', el nuevo 'Matrix' de Amazon, según su director y protagonistas: "Las ilusiones te harán creer"". El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  17. ^ Zarco, Jorge (16 May 2024). "De qué va 'El correo' y dónde verla: la película española que triunfa en Netflix". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento.
  18. ^ Martínez, Paula (8 November 2024). "'Asalto al Banco Central': crítica de la miniserie de Netflix sobre el atraco español más famoso de los ochenta". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.