| Loles León | |
| Birth Name: | María Dolores León Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation: | Actress |
María Dolores León Rodríguez (born 1 August 1950), better known as Loles León, is a Spanish actress.
León travelled to Madrid to start a career as an actress, where she met Pedro Almodóvar during La Movida Madrileña.[1] She has played in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1987),[2] Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989),[3] The Bilingual Lover (1993),[4] and Libertarias (1996).[5] In 1997, she had her first leading role in Amor de hombre,[6] and played Paloma in Aquí no hay quien viva (2003).[7] In 2016, she played Menchu in La que se avecina as Yoli's mother.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pedro Almodóvar | ||||
| 1989 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | Pedro Almodóvar | ||||
| 1993 | The Bilingual Lover | Vicente Aranda | ||||
| 1996 | Libertarias | Vicente Aranda | ||||
| 1997 | Amor de hombre | |||||
| 1998 | The Girl of Your Dreams | Fernando Trueba | ||||
| 1999 | Esa Maldita Costilla | Juan José Jusid | ||||
| 2003 | Obra maestra | David Trueba | ||||
| 2003 | Descongélate | |||||
| 2003 | Voice | |||||
| 2004 | Implicación | Julián Quintanilla | ||||
| 2005 | Desde que amanece apetece | Antonio del Real | ||||
| 2006 | Manuela | Marco Castro | ||||
| 2020 | Dos Corazones [9] [10] | Berta | Francisco Lupini | |||
| 2022 | Padre no hay más que uno 3 | Milagros | ||||
| 2023 | Alimañas | Nieves |
| Date | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Aquí no hay quien viva | Paloma | Antena 3 | 30 episodes | |
| 2006 | Fuera de control | Mariví | Televisión Española | 13 episodes | |
| 2006 | Manolo y Benito Corporeision | Milagros García | Antena 3 | 10 episodes | |
| 2013-2014 | Águila Roja | Sagrario de Castro | Televisión Española | 14 episodes | |
| 2015 | Benidorm | Dolores | ITV | 1 episode | |
| 2016-present | La que se avecina | Menchu | Telecinco |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Goya Award | Best Supporting Actress | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | ||
| 1996 | Goya Award | Best Supporting Actress | Libertarias | ||
| 1998 | Goya Award | Best Supporting Actress | The Girl of Your Dreams | ||
| 2003 | Unión de Actores y Actrices | Best Television Main Actress | Aquí no hay quien viva | ||
| 2003 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Television Actress | Aquí no hay quien viva | ||
| 2004 | Festival de Cine de Girona | Best Actress | Implicación |