María Cerezuela

María Cerezuela
Born (1993-11-26) November 26, 1993
Baracaldo, Basque Country, Spain
OccupationActress

María Cerezuela (born 26 November 1993) is a Spanish actress best known for her portrayal of María Jáuregui in Icíar Bollaín's biographical drama Maixabel (2021), for which she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress at the 36th Goya Awards.[1][2]

Early life and education

Cerezuela was born in Baracaldo, in the province of Biscay, and grew up in Vitoria.[3] She has said she decided she wanted to become an actress at the age of eight, after her father took her to see the first Harry Potter film and she was captivated by the character of Hermione Granger.[4] She trained at the Taller de Artes Escénicas (TAE) in Vitoria and later completed a diploma in dramatic arts at the Centro de Formación Escénica BAI in Baracaldo, where she studied alongside actor Urko Olazabal.[5]

Career

Maixabel and Goya Award

Cerezuela made her feature film debut in Maixabel (2021), directed by Icíar Bollaín. The film tells the true story of Maixabel Lasa, the widow of Basque politician Juan María Jáuregui, who was assassinated by ETA in 2000 and who later agreed to meet some of her husband's killers as part of a restorative justice programme. The cast was headed by Blanca Portillo and Luis Tosar, with Cerezuela playing the couple's daughter and Olazabal as a former ETA member.[6][7]

At the 36th Goya Awards, held on 12 February 2022 at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Cerezuela won the Goya for Best Actress Revelación, competing against Almudena Amor (El buen patrón), Ángela Cervantes (Chavalas), and Nicolle García (Libertad).[8] In her acceptance speech she dedicated the award to Maixabel Lasa, who was present in the audience, and to director Bollaín for "changing her life".[9][10] She was the second consecutive year that an actress from the Basque Country won the prize, following Jone Laspiur's win for Ane the previous year.[11]

Later work

In 2022 she appeared in a supporting role in the Netflix series Intimidad, a Basque-set thriller created by Verónica Fernández and Laura Sarmiento.[12] In 2025 she took on her first lead role in television, playing a deaf private detective in Romi, created by Iker Azkoitia and directed by Inés París, released on Amazon Prime Video on 26 September 2025.[13][14] To prepare for the role she spent around a month training in sign language with coach Sara Castro, alongside her co-star Edurne Azkarate.[15][16]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2022 36th Goya Awards Best New Actress Maixabel Won [17]

References

  1. ^ "María Cerezuela, Premio Goya 2022 a la Mejor Actriz Revelación por 'Maixabel'" [María Cerezuela, 2022 Goya Award for Best New Actress for 'Maixabel']. Telecinco (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ "María Cerezuela gana el Goya a mejor actriz revelación por 'Maixabel'" [María Cerezuela wins the Goya for Best New Actress for 'Maixabel']. RTVE (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Familiar, enamorada, soñadora... descubre a María Cerezuela, la actriz revelación ganadora del Goya" [Familiar, in love, dreamy... meet María Cerezuela, the breakthrough actress who won the Goya]. ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ "María Cerezuela, la actriz de 'Maixabel': su edad, Hermione y su novio también actor" [María Cerezuela, the actress from 'Maixabel': her age, Hermione and her boyfriend also an actor]. Vanitatis – El Confidencial (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ^ "María Cerezuela, nominada al Goya, en Más de uno Álava" [María Cerezuela, Goya nominee, on Más de uno Álava]. Onda Cero (in Spanish). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  6. ^ "María Cerezuela, actriz revelación de los Goya por Maixabel" [María Cerezuela, breakthrough actress of the Goyas for Maixabel]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. ^ "María Cerezuela podría lograr el Goya a mejor actriz revelación por 'Maixabel'" [María Cerezuela could win the Goya for Best New Actress for 'Maixabel']. El Correo (in Spanish). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Goya 2022: María Cerezuela y Chechu Salgado son los mejores actores revelación" [Goya 2022: María Cerezuela and Chechu Salgado are the best breakthrough performers]. Espinof (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ^ "María Cerezuela, actriz revelación 2022 por "Maixabel"" [María Cerezuela, breakthrough actress 2022 for "Maixabel"]. COPE (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  10. ^ "María Cerezuela, Goya a Mejor Actriz Revelación por 'Maixabel'" [María Cerezuela, Goya for Best New Actress for 'Maixabel']. El Correo (in Spanish). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Goya 2022: María Cerezuela gana el premio a Mejor Actriz Revelación por 'Maixabel'" [Goya 2022: María Cerezuela wins the Best New Actress award for 'Maixabel']. El Español (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  12. ^ "María Cerezuela y el reto de ser una protagonista sorda en 'Romi': "Acercamos a esta realidad que también existe"" [María Cerezuela and the challenge of playing a deaf protagonist in 'Romi']. elDiario.es – verTele (in Spanish). 26 September 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Romi, la detective sorda que convierte el silencio en poder" [Romi, the deaf detective who turns silence into power]. ABC (in Spanish). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Mediaset muestra 'Romi', su nueva serie con una joven detective sorda como protagonista" [Mediaset presents 'Romi', its new series with a young deaf detective as protagonist]. El Periódico (in Spanish). 16 September 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Aterriza en Prime Video la primera serie española sobre una joven detective sorda: "Tiene una especie de superpoder"" [The first Spanish series about a young deaf detective arrives on Prime Video: "She has a kind of superpower"]. Infobae España (in Spanish). 29 September 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  16. ^ Ajmat, Silvina (16 September 2025). "María Cerezuela: "Con 'Romi' queremos acercar al público oyente a una realidad que también existe"" [María Cerezuela: "With 'Romi' we want to bring hearing audiences closer to a reality that also exists"]. Telecinco (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  17. ^ "María Cerezuela y Urko Olazabal se llevan el premio Goya por sus interpretaciones en 'Maixabel'" [María Cerezuela and Urko Olazabal take the Goya Award for their performances in 'Maixabel']. EITB (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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