María Pedraza

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pedraza and the second or maternal family name is Morillo.

María Pedraza
Pedraza in 2019
Born
María Pedraza Morillo

(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • Model
  • Actress
Years active2017–present

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 obtained the 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 it 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

Movies
Year Movie Character Director Notes
2017 Amar Laura Esteban Crespo
2019 Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? Marta Garnica Jota Linares
Run Dancer Short Film
2021 El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived) Adela Ibáñez Carlos Sedes
2021 Poliamor para principiantes (Polyamory for Dummies) Amanda Fernando Colomo
Ego Paloma / Goliadkin Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas [8][9]
2022 Dancing on Glass Irene Jota Linares

Television
Year Title Character Channel Notes
2017 Si fueras tú Alba Ruiz Alonso / Cristina "Cris" Romero Playz 8 episodes
Money Heist Alison Parker Antena 3 15 episodes
2018 Elite Marina Nunier Osuna Netflix 8 episodes
2019–present Toy Boy Triana Marín Atresplayer Premium/Netflix

References
  1. "Rojo luminoso". InStyle. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. "Who plays Marina in Elite? - María Pedraza". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. Marinero, Ismael (5 May 2017). "María Pedraza: de Instagram a debutar como actriz" [María Pedraza: from Instagram to a film debut]. ElMundo.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. Zurbano, Janire (28 April 2017). "'Amar' a María Pedraza, la estrella de cine que nació en Instagram" ['Amar' - María Pedraza, the movie star that was born on Instagram]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. Aller, María (19 March 2017). "Esteban Crespo: "'AMAR' es una película sobre el paso a la madurez"" [Esteban Crespo: "'AMAR' Is A Film About The Step To Maturity]. Fotogramas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. "María Pedraza es Alison Parker" [María Pedraza is Alison Parker]. Antena3.com (in Spanish). 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. "Netflix presenta el reparto de Élite, su segunda serie española" [Netflix presents the cast of Elite, its second Spanish series]. LaVanguardia.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. "'Ego', el thriller con doble papel para María Pedraza, premiado en el Festival de Terror de Brooklyn". CineConÑ (in Spanish). 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. McLaren, Samantha (31 October 2021). "Ego. Film Review". Scream. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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