Argentinian-born Maria Botto grew up in Madrid as part of an extensive acting family. An experienced screen actress, Maria has a multitude of award nominations and wins, including Best Actress at the Toulouse Film Festival, Best Supporting Actress for the Screen Actors Guild of Spain and two nominations for Goya.

Maria is a familiar face on UK television, most recently in Sky One's Mad Dogs. Feature film includes Let Me Survive, My Life In Ruins, Driving Aphrodite and Carmen.

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:

“MARIA QUERIDA” – Dir. Jose Luis García Sanchez
Best Actress – Circulo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC ) Nomination
“SOLDADOS DE SALAMINA” – Dir. David Trueba
Best Supporting Actress – Goya Nomination
Best Supporting Actress, Screen Actors Guild of Spain Nomination
Best Supporting Actress – Circulo de Escritores Cinematográficos Nomination
Best Supporting Actress – ACE Nomination
“CELOS” – Dir. Vicente Aranda
Best Actress Award – Toulouse Film Festival
Best Emerging Actress – Goya Nomination

Film
Maria, LET ME SURVIVE, Banana Films, Maria Ripoll
Lala, MY LIFE IN RUINS, 26 Films/Fox, Donald Petrie
Sofia, ANIMALES DE COMPANIA, Toma 27, Nicolás Muñoz
Ana , SMALL COUNTRY, Haddock Films, Ana Diez
Marte, JUST NEXT SCRETCHER, Dosdecatorce Producciones, Luis Melgar
Violeta, BARCELONA, Els Films de la Rambla, Ventura Pons
Ana, EL PENALTI MAS LARGO DEL MUNDO, Enseuno Films, Roberto Santiago
Lola, MARIA QUERIDA, José Luis García Sánchez
Tania Dali, ONLY HUMAN, Magnolia Pictures, Dominic Harari
Laura, WITH GEORGE BUSH ON MY MIND, Centro de Nuevos Creadores, Joaquín Oristrell
Fernanda, CARMEN, Lionsgate, Vicente Aranda
Conchi, SOLDIERS OF SALAMINA, Lola Films, David Trueba
Ana Adulta, EL BALANCIN DE IVAN, Dario Stegmayer
Cantante, CORO DE ANGELES, Aventura Producciones, Pablo Valiente
Lola, BROKEN SILENCE, Oria Films, Montxo Armendáriz
Cinta Vedal, CELOS, Mongrel Media, Vicente Aranda
Recepcionista , DILE A LAURA QUE LA QUIERO, Aleph Producciones S.A, José Miguel Juárez
Fueguiña , SI TE DICEN QUE CAI, IPC, Vicente Aranda
Nina, STICO, Serva Films, Jaime de Armiñán

Television
Maria, MAD DOGS (Series Regular 1 & 2), Left Bank Pictures, Adrian Shergold
Marta, PELOTAS (Series Regular), El Tarrat, Various Directors
Andrea Onieva, CIRCULO ROJO (Series Regular), Ida y Vuelta P.F., Various Directors
Maria Castillo, 7 DIAS AL DESNUDO (Series Regular), Videomedia, Various Directors
Nieves, MIS ESTIMADAS VICTIMAS, Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A, Pedro Costa
Ana, 7 VIDAS, Mario Mantero
Paula, UN CHUPETE PARA ELLA (Series), Antana 3 TV, Various Directors