She was born Maria Valverde Rodriguez in Carabanchel, Madrid. She was 16 when she got a leading role with Luis Tosar in a Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique, she won the 2003 Goya Award for this role.
She has also taken part in several films, such as Melissa P., a film based on the polemic book One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello.
Trivia:
- Being born on March 24, her zodiacal sign is Aries.
- Height: 5'4
Awards
* Goya Award to best new actress (2003)
* Rostro más bonito del cine español (Most Beautiful Face in Spanish Films) in San Sebastian International Film Festival (2005)
Filmography
Year Film
2010 Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo
2009 Cracks
2008 The Anarchist's Wife
2007 The King of the Mountain
2005 Melissa P.
2005 Los Borgia
2004 Fuera del cuerpo
2004 Vorvik
2003 La flaqueza del bolchevique
2003 Cuando nadie nos mira