Maria Rodríguez Soto

Maria Rodríguez Soto
Rodríguez Soto in 2021
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Other names
  • María Rodríguez Soto
  • María Rodríguez
EducationInstitut del Teatre

Maria Rodríguez Soto (born 1986) is a Spanish actress from Catalonia. She has featured in films such as The Days to Come, Mamifera, and A House on Fire.

Life and career

Maria Rodríguez Soto was born in Barcelona in 1986.[1] She earned a degree in dramatic art from the Institut del Teatre.[2] Some of her stage credits include performances in Misteri de dolor [ca], L'habitació blava, Victòria d'Enric V, and Una gossa en un descampat.[2]

Early film credits include appearances in Animals and 100 Meters, while she also worked in television series such as El ministerio del tiempo (portraying Enriqueta Martí, the vampire of the Raval),[3] and Heirs to the Land (portraying Regina).[4][5]

Her portrayal of the pregnant woman Vir in The Days to Come (2019) won her the Best Actress award at the 12th Gaudí Awards.[6] She appeared in the film as a real-life expectant woman alongside her then partner David Verdaguer.[7] In 2022, she featured as Carol in comedy-drama television series The Girls at the Back.[1][8] Her portrayal of Lola, a 40-year-old-woman whose happy life is temporarily upended by an unexpected pregnancy, in Liliana Torres' comedy-drama Mamifera (2024) earned her the Best Performance award at the Austin-based SXSW festival.[9][10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019
 22nd Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Actress The Days to Come Won
[11]
2020
 7th Feroz Awards Best Main Actress in a Film Nominated
[12]
12th Gaudí Awards Best Actress Won
[13]
2024
 SXSW Film Festival Special Jury Award for Performance Mamifera Won
[14]
2025
 17th Gaudí Awards Best Actress Pending
[15]
Best Supporting Actress A House on Fire Pending
12th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Film Pending
[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "La actriz española María Rodríguez Soto, premiada en el Festival South by Southwest". La Vanguardia. 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Maria Rodríguez Soto i els dies que vindran". Betevé. 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (2 August 2018). "EmerGENTES. Maria Rodríguez. Un talento del que se puede esperar todo". Aisge.
  4. ^ Martín, Xavi (27 April 2024). "La nueva película de María Rodríguez Soto y Enric Auquer, ex de 'Com si fos ahir'".
  5. ^ Martínez, Paula (25 April 2022). "'Los herederos de la tierra': la secuela de 'La catedral del mar' llega a Netflix en forma de telenovela medieval". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  6. ^ "CATALUNYA.-María Rodríguez Soto, Mejor Protagonista Femenina en los Premis Gaudí por 'Els dies que vindran'". La Vanguardia. 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Rotterdam Tiger director: Carlos Marques-Marcet on 'The Days To Come'". ScreenDaily. 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ Keller, Joel (23 September 2022). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Girls At The Back' On Netflix, Where Five Longtime Friends Go On An Adventurous Vacation After One Of Them Gets Diagnosed With Cancer". Decider.com.
  9. ^ Yuste, Javier (28 April 2024). "Liliana Torres estrena 'Mamífera': "Quería liberar la experiencia del aborto de su aura oscura"". El Cultural – via El Español.
  10. ^ Blanes, Pepa (25 April 2024). "'Mamífera', el drama que retrata los estigmas contra las mujeres que deciden no ser madres". Cadena SER.
  11. ^ "Festival de Málaga 2019: Palmarés completo". Cinemanía. 23 March 2019 – via 20minutos.es.
  12. ^ "Premios Feroz 2020: la lista completa de ganadores". HuffPost. 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ "María Rodríguez Soto, Mejor Protagonista Femenina en los Premis Gaudí por 'Els dies que vindran'". Europa Press. 20 January 2020.
  14. ^ Zee, Michaela (13 March 2024). "'Bob Trevino Likes It,' 'Monkey Man' Lead SXSW Film & TV Festival Audience Awards". Variety.
  15. ^ Gaviria, Pere (5 December 2024). ""El 47", rècord de nominacions als Premis Gaudí amb 18 candidatures: consulta la llista". 3/24 (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via 3Cat.
  16. ^ García Higueras, Laura (28 November 2024). "Los Premios Feroz culminan el éxito de 'Casa en flames' con ocho nominaciones". eldiario.es.