María Pedraza Explained

Birth Name:María Pedraza Morillo
Birth Date:1996 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Years Active:2017–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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Amar (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]
2020El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived)Adela[10]
2021Poliamor para principiantes (Polyamory for Dummies)Amanda[11]
EgoPaloma / Goliadkin[12] [13]
2022Las niñas de cristal (Dancing on Glass)Irene[14]
2023 Awareness Esther [15] [16]
2024 El correo (The Courier) Leticia

Television

YearTitleCharacterChannelNotes
2017Si fueras túAlba Ruiz Alonso / Cristina "Cris" RomeroPlayz8 episodes
Money HeistAlison ParkerAntena 315 episodes
2018EliteMarina Nunier OsunaNetflix8 episodes
2019–presentToy BoyTriana MarínAtresplayer Premium/Netflix

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rojo luminoso. 6 July 2017. InStyle. 14 March 2019. 22 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190922194641/https://www.instyle.es/belleza/looks-maquillaje-high-class-con-maria-pedraza_36277/7. dead.
  2. Web site: Who plays Marina in Elite? - María Pedraza. 2021-05-24. PopBuzz. en. 24 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524063503/https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/elite-cast-netflix/marina-maria-pedraza/. live.
  3. Web site: María Pedraza: de Instagram a debutar como actriz . spanish . . 5 May 2017 . Marinero . Ismael . 30 August 2019 . María Pedraza: from Instagram to a film debut . 22 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190922194639/https://www.elmundo.es/papel/pantallas/2017/05/05/590b3927468aebe8338b4678.html . live .
  4. Web site: 6 May 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170506133755/http://cinemania.elmundo.es/noticias/amar-maria-pedraza-instagram . Janire . Zurbano . 'Amar' a María Pedraza, la estrella de cine que nació en Instagram . 28 April 2017. . 30 August 2019 . 'Amar' - María Pedraza, the movie star that was born on Instagram . spanish . Wayback Machine.
  5. Web site: María . Aller . 19 March 2017 . spanish . Fotogramas . https://web.archive.org/web/20190830222132/https://www.fotogramas.es/festival-de-malaga/a18490254/entrevista-esteban-crespo-director-amar-festival-de-malaga/ . Esteban Crespo: "'AMAR' es una película sobre el paso a la madurez" . 30 August 2019 . 30 August 2019 . Esteban Crespo: "'AMAR' Is A Film About The Step To Maturity . live.
  6. Web site: María Pedraza es Alison Parker . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414203500/http://www.antena3.com/series/casa-de-papel/personajes/maria-pedraza-alison-parker_2017033158de72060cf2f2c8754dd3f2.html . . 30 August 2019 . 31 March 2017 . Spanish . María Pedraza is Alison Parker . 14 April 2017.
  7. Web site: 2 April 2018 . 21 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180402231310/http://www.lavanguardia.com/series/20180121/44182599427/netflix-elite-reparto.html . live . Netflix presenta el reparto de Élite, su segunda serie española . 31 August 2019 . . Netflix presents the cast of Elite, its second Spanish series . spanish.
  8. Web site: 'Versión Española' estrena 'Amar', con María Pedraza y Pol Monén. rtve.es. 30 November 2018. 3 June 2023. 3 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603183555/https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20181130/version-espanola-estrena-amar-maria-pedraza-pol-monen/1846205.shtml. live.
  9. Web site: '¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?': pretensión contra realidad. El Periódico de Catalunya. 11 April 2019. Juan Manuel. Freire. Prensa Ibérica. 3 June 2023. 28 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240128205158/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20190411/a-quien-te-llevarias-a-una-isla-desierta-netflix-critica-7403025. live.
  10. Web site: Abre los ojos... es Jerez. Diario de Jerez. 27 October 2020. M.. Valero. Grupo Joly. 3 June 2023. 29 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529160655/https://www.diariodejerez.es/jerez/El-Verano-que-vivimos-presentacion-pelicula-Jerez-video_0_1514248876.html. live.
  11. Web site: Toni Acosta: "Las mujeres tenemos una capacidad de adaptación brutal". Heraldo. 21 May 2021. Alicia G.. Arribas. 3 June 2023. 2 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102224947/https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2021/05/21/toni-acosta-las-mujeres-tenemos-una-capacidad-de-adaptacion-brutal-toni-acosta-entrevista-1493820.html. live.
  12. Web site: ‘Ego’, el thriller con doble papel para María Pedraza, premiado en el Festival de Terror de Brooklyn. CineConÑ. 27 October 2021. 1 November 2021. es. 6 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210706083513/https://cineconn.es/ego-maria-pedraza-thriller-psicologico/. live.
  13. Web site: Scream. Ego. Film Review. Samantha. McLaren. 31 October 2021. 1 November 2021. en. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101172524/https://www.screamhorrormag.com/bhff-ego-film-review/. live.
  14. Web site: “Las niñas de cristal”: dos amigas, el ballet, sacrificio y muerte en la nueva producción de Netflix. Infobae. 12 April 2022. 3 June 2023. 3 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603183555/https://www.infobae.com/que-puedo-ver/2022/04/12/las-ninas-de-cristal-dos-amigas-el-ballet-sacrificio-y-muerte-en-la-nueva-produccion-de-netflix/. live.
  15. Web site: Teaser de Awareness, el ambicioso thriller de ciencia ficción español que llegará a Prime Video. HobbyConsolas. Javier. Cazallas. 23 March 2023. 3 June 2023. 3 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603183555/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/teaser-awareness-ambicioso-thriller-ciencia-ficcion-espanol-prime-video-1219652. live.
  16. Web site: es. Así es 'Awareness', el nuevo 'Matrix' de Amazon, según su director y protagonistas: "Las ilusiones te harán creer". El Español. Belen. Prieto. 18 July 2023. 15 October 2023. 6 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231006010745/https://www.elespanol.com/series/amazon-prime-video/20230718/awareness-nuevo-matrix-amazon-director-protagonistas-ilusiones-haran-creer/779672243_0.html. live.