Maribel Verdú Filmography

Maribel Verdú is a Spanish actress. She is known to English-speaking audiences for playing Luisa in the 2001 film Y tu mamá también and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. In Spain she is known for films such as Belle Époque, Tetro, and Huevos de oro. Verdú was born María Isabel Verdú Rollán on October 2, 1970. She began acting at 13 appearing in various public announcements. She has appeared in more than 60 movies since 1984. Most have been in Spanish. She has also been in numerous TV shows. She left her studies at the age of... 15 so she could fully dedicate herself to her acting career. Her first experience was as a model in spots and fashion magazines by known commercial firms. Her first television opportunity was given to her at the age of 13 by Vicente Aranda in The Crime of Captain Sánchez. It was 27 Hours, by Montxo Armendáriz, about a girl who is a drug addict, that was one of the most powerful experiences she had lived until that point. It was the film where others started to take note of her.
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