---
name: "Maribel Verdú"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maribel-verdu"
fi1m_id: "maribel-verdu"
imdb_id: "nm0893941"
tmdb_id: 16971
wikidata_id: "Q235391"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 October 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T21:06:39.988777+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Maribel Verdú

## Identity

Maribel Verdú

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maribel-verdu
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maribel-verdu
- **IMDb ID:** nm0893941
- **TMDB ID:** 16971
- **Wikidata ID:** Q235391
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maribel_Verd%C3%BA, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235391, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893941/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16971

Actor. Born 2 October 1970 in Madrid, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 October 1970, Madrid, Spain
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Maribel Verdu, María Isabel Verdú Rollán, 瑪莉貝·維杜, 瑪莉貝爾·維爾德
- **Frequently works with:** [Alfonso Cuarón](https://film.one/person/alfonso-cuaron.md), [Daniel Giménez Cacho](https://film.one/person/daniel-gimenez-cacho.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 87 (2), 2010s 81 (1), 2020s 50 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $388m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maribel_Verd%C3%BA, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235391, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893941/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16971

## Coming up

- *Si los muertos hablaran* (2027-12-03)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Blancanieves*](https://film.one/film/blancanieves.md) (81)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Flash*](https://film.one/film/the-flash.md) (50)

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## Fi1m on Maribel Verdú

> Maribel Verdú gives women who might have existed only to help the men a convincing life of their own. We value her plainness and authority, though a distracted film can still leave her underused.

A kitchen and a shopping list give Maribel Verdú enough to work with in *The Flash* (2023). As Nora Allen, she plays a mother going about her day, and Ezra Miller's Barry stops twitching when she is on screen. We were moved by the first kitchen scene because she plays it plainly and Benjamin Wallfisch's score offers a few notes, then leaves her room. That ability to make an ordinary exchange worth our attention is a good reason to seek her out.

Her Spanish film career began in the mid-1980s, but the international breakthrough came with Alfonso Cuarón's *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001). As Luisa Cortés, she faces a different version of the same risk: becoming a woman whose purpose is to improve a man's story. Here there are two young men, both capable of demanding more attention than they deserve. Verdú gives Luisa the authority to challenge them and the appetite to enjoy herself without asking their permission. The film's sexual frankness works because her pleasure matters, and her participation never feels like a duty to educate them.

*Y Tu Mamá También* and Guillermo del Toro's *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), in which she plays Mercedes, brought wider recognition without replacing her work in Spanish cinema and television. *Siete mesas de billar francés* (2007) and *Blancanieves* (2012) belong to that continuing career. There is more to her work than the occasional international appearance, and Nora's small part should not be taken as a measure of what she can carry.

The difference between Luisa and Nora is how much their films allow them to accomplish. *The Flash* lets callbacks and computer effects crowd out its story about a son wanting his mother back; Verdú cannot correct that from the kitchen. Cuarón's film occasionally presses its social commentary too hard, but gives her enough freedom to make its challenge to the boys' self-importance convincing. Start with *Y Tu Mamá También*.

## Biography

Maribel Verdú is a Spanish actress. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen in *Captain Sánchez's Crime* (1985).

Verdú is known for her performances in *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001), *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006) and *Blancanieves* (2012). She appeared as Nora Allen in *The Flash* (2023). She has received two Goya Awards for Best Actress, an Ariel Award for Best Actress, the Gold Medal of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain in 2008 and the National Cinematography Award in 2009.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Flash* (2023), Fi1m 50, as Nora Allen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-flash.md)
- *Blancanieves* (2012), Fi1m 81, as Encarna — [page](https://film.one/film/blancanieves.md)
- *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), Fi1m 87, as Mercedes — [page](https://film.one/film/pans-labyrinth.md)
- *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001), Fi1m 87, as Luisa Cortés — [page](https://film.one/film/y-tu-mama-tambien.md)

## Complete filmography (102)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Si los muertos hablaran* (2027), Actor
- *The Final Problem* (2026), series, Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-final-problem.md)
- *Go Team!* (2026), as Pepa
- *The House of the Spirits* (2026), series, as Tránsito Soto
- *Under Your Feet* (2026), Actor
- *The Quinta's Ghost* (2025), as Voice
- *Pet Shop Days* (2025), as Karla
- *When No One Sees Us* (2025), series, as Lucía Gutiérrez
- *Familia* (2023), as Clara
- *A Deadly Invitation* (2023), as Olivia
- *Making The Flash: Worlds Collide* (2023), Thanks
- *The Flash* (2023), as Nora Allen — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-flash.md)
- *Death's Roulette* (2023), as Marta
- *Stories Not to Be Told* (2022), as Blanca (segment "Los martes y los jueves")
- *Raymond & Ray* (2022), as Lucia
- *Now and Then* (2022), series, as Sofia
- *Milá Vs Milá* (2021), series, as Entrevistada
- *Ana. All In.* (2021), series, as Ana Tramel
- *The Year of Fury* (2021), as Emilia
- *Double Plus Fifteen* (2020), as Ana
- *The Goya Murders* (2019), as Carmen
- *You Cannot Hide* (2019), series, as Inspectora Urrutia
- *Superlopez* (2018), as Agatha
- *Elite* (2018), series, as Carmen
- *Crime Wave* (2018), as Leyre
- *Empowered* (2018), as Paz
- *Llueven vacas* (2017), as Margarita
- *Abracadabra* (2017), as Carmen
- *Like Shooting Stars* (2017), as Julia
- *The Lighthouse of the Orcas* (2016), as Lola
- *The Tip of the Iceberg* (2016), as Sofía Cuevas
- *On the Path* (2015), as Ana
- *No Kids* (2015), as Vicky
- *Happy 140* (2015), as Elia
- *Ultraviolet* (2014), as Lola
- *The Unexpected Love* (2014), as Camarera
- *People in Places* (2013), Actor
- *15 Years and One Day* (2013), as Margo
- *The End* (2012), as Maribel
- *Blancanieves* (2012), as Encarna — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/blancanieves.md)
- *Chrysalis* (2011), as Inés
- *The Red Virgin* (2011), as Aurora Rodríguez
- *1395 Days without Red* (2011), as Maribel
- *Tetro* (2009), as Miranda
- *Cerca de tus ojos* (2009), Actor
- *The Blind Sunflowers* (2008), as Elena
- *Gente de mala calidad* (2008), as Osiris
- *Oviedo Express* (2007), as Mina
- *Seven Billiard Tables* (2007), as Ángela
- *The Zone* (2007), as Mariana
- *The Mudboy* (2007), as Estela
- *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), as Mercedes — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/pans-labyrinth.md)
- *Mar rojo* (2005), as Julia
- *Jericho Mansions* (2003), as Dolores O'Donell
- *Stormy Weather* (2003), as Elena
- *Código fuego* (2003), series, as Elena Valdés
- *Lisístrata* (2002), as Lisístrata
- *Black Serenade* (2001), as Arancha
- *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001), as Luisa Cortés — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/y-tu-mama-tambien.md)
- *The Hold-Up* (2001), as Silvia
- *The Goalkeeper* (2000), as Manuela
- *Toreros* (2000), as Maria
- *Goya in Bordeaux* (1999), as Duquesa de Alba
- *Enthusiasm* (1998), as Isabel
- *Frontera sur* (1998), as Teresa / Piera
- *Backroads* (1997), as Paquita
- *Lucky Star* (1997), as Marina
- *La Celestina* (1996), as Areusa
- *Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español* (1996), Actor
- *Babysitters* (1994), series, as Alicia
- *Cradle Song* (1994), as Teresa
- *El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?* (1994), as Justina
- *On the Far Side of the Tunnel* (1994), as Mariana
- *Tres palabras* (1993), as María Galán / Lupe
- *Golden Balls* (1993), as Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)
- *The Bilingual Lover* (1993), as Chica violín (uncredited)
- *Dream Kiss* (1992), as Margot
- *Belle Époque* (1992), as Rocío
- *Pink Sauce* (1992), as Koro
- *El sueño de Tánger* (1991), as Viernes
- *Lovers: A True Story* (1991), as Trini
- *Los jinetes del alba* (1991), series, as Raquel
- *La Femme et le Pantin* (1990), as Estrella
- *Ovejas negras* (1990), as Lola
- *El mundo de Juan Lobón* (1989), series, as Encarna
- *Badis* (1989), as Moira
- *Los días del cometa* (1989), as Aurora
- *Scent of a Crime* (1988), as La Chiqui
- *Little Spanish Soldier* (1988), as Marta Ocón Cabezuela
- *Sinatra* (1988), as Natalia
- *Barcelona Connection* (1988), as Paloma
- *El juego más divertido* (1988), as Betty
- *Historias del otro lado* (1988), series, Actor
- *The Tobacconist of Vallecas* (1987), as Ángeles
- *El señor de los Llanos* (1987), as Ana
- *Year of Enlightment* (1986), as María Jesús
- *27 Hours* (1986), as Maite
- *The Comic Order* (1986), as Prostituta
- *Segunda Enseñanza* (1986), series, Actor
- *The Crime of Captain Sánchez* (1985), as Manolita
- *La Huella del Crimen* (1985), series, as Manolita
- *Gracias, equipo*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Maribel Verdú](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-95e5d153c29d.jpg) Maribel Verdú — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Goyas_2023_-_Maribel_Verd%C3%BA_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2023_-_Maribel_Verd%C3%BA_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Anri Sala and Maribel Verdú during the presentation of the MACBA Collection (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-c74b9572b017.jpg) Anri Sala and Maribel Verdú during the presentation of the MACBA Collection (2011) — G.P., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Anri_Sala_i_Maribel_Verd%C3%BA_durant_la_presentaci%C3%B3_de_Col%C2%B7lecci%C3%B3_MACBA.jpg/1280px-Anri_Sala_i_Maribel_Verd%C3%BA_durant_la_presentaci%C3%B3_de_Col%C2%B7lecci%C3%B3_MACBA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jueves, 30 de Octubre 2014. Primera emision de la entrega del Fenix, Premio iberoamericano de Cine, realizado en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, en el pa](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-d326bc8a3014.jpg) Jueves, 30 de Octubre 2014. Primera emision de la entrega del Fenix, Premio iberoamericano de Cine, realizado en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, en el pa — Secretaría de Cultura  de la Ciudad de México, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Fenix%2C_Premio_Iberoamericano_de_Cine%2C_Teatro_de_la_Ciudad.jpg/1280px-Fenix%2C_Premio_Iberoamericano_de_Cine%2C_Teatro_de_la_Ciudad.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jueves, 30 de Octubre 2014. Primera emision de la entrega del Fenix, Premio iberoamericano de Cine, realizado en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, en el pa](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-5204f801dbb9.jpg) Jueves, 30 de Octubre 2014. Primera emision de la entrega del Fenix, Premio iberoamericano de Cine, realizado en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, en el pa — Secretaría de Cultura  de la Ciudad de México, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Fenix%2C_Premio_Iberoamericano_de_Cine%2C_Teatro_de_la_Ciudad_-_15052155324.jpg/1280px-Fenix%2C_Premio_Iberoamericano_de_Cine%2C_Teatro_de_la_Ciudad_-_15052155324.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Maribel Verdú](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-b388ae9fa2bf.jpg) Maribel Verdú — Image via TMDB
- ![Maribel Verdú](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-a40a08f0bf8e.jpg) Maribel Verdú — Image via TMDB
- ![Maribel Verdú](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-34f52846f60b.jpg) Maribel Verdú — Image via TMDB
- ![Jueves, 30 de Octubre 2014. Primera emision de la entrega del Fenix, Premio iberoamericano de Cine, realizado en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, en el pa](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-7c734106f618.jpg) Jueves, 30 de Octubre 2014. Primera emision de la entrega del Fenix, Premio iberoamericano de Cine, realizado en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, en el pa — Secretaría de Cultura  de la Ciudad de México, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Fenix%2C_Premio_Iberoamericano_de_Cine%2C_Teatro_de_la_Ciudad_-_15672129225.jpg/1280px-Fenix%2C_Premio_Iberoamericano_de_Cine%2C_Teatro_de_la_Ciudad_-_15672129225.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Festival de Cinema de Sitges 2019](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-eb3da89f339b.jpg) Festival de Cinema de Sitges 2019 — Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Festival_de_Cinema_de_Sitges_2019_%2849500410503%29.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_Cinema_de_Sitges_2019_%2849500410503%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Maribel Verdú](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-a31f88b613d2.jpg) Maribel Verdú — Image via TMDB
- ![Maribel Verdú](https://film.one/media/person/587/gallery-636bca34c476.jpg) Maribel Verdú — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 5 won, 10 nominated

- Forqué Award for the best female performance 2022: Forqué Award for the best female performance (nominated), for *Ana Tramel. El juego*
- Premio Feroz for Best Main Actress in a TV Series 2022: Premio Feroz for Best Main Actress in a TV Series (nominated), for *Ana Tramel. El juego*
- Time Machine Award 2019: Time Machine Award (won)
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress 2014: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *15 Years and One Day*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 2013: Goya Award for Best Actress (won), for *Blancanieves*
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress 2012: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Chrysalis*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 2010: Goya Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Tetro*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 2009: Goya Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *The Blind*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 2008: Goya Award for Best Actress (won), for *Seven Billiard Tables*
- Medalla de Oro 2008: Medalla de Oro (won)
- Ariel Award for Best Actress 2007: Ariel Award for Best Actress (won), for *Pan's Labyrinth*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 2007: Goya Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Pan's Labyrinth*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 1998: Goya Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *The Lucky Star*
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress 1997: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *La Celestina*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 1992: Goya Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Lovers*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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