María Pedraza

María Pedraza — Biography

La casa de papel (Money Heist) and Élite made María Pedraza, a Spanish actress, ballet-trained dancer and model, internationally known. Both series, carried by Netflix, took her far beyond Spain, and she has since moved between television, Netflix films and Spanish cinema.

Her start was an unusual discovery: she was spotted on Instagram and invited to audition for the lead of Esteban Crespo's debut feature Amar, in which she played Laura. She then played Alison Parker, daughter of the British ambassador to Spain, in La casa de papel; when Netflix acquired the series, it brought her national and international recognition. In 2018 she joined Élite as Marina Nunier Osuna, and around the same time took the role of Triana Marín in Toy Boy.

Film work followed: Jota Linares's ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? and Las niñas de cristal, Carlos Sedes's El verano que vivimos, Fernando Colomo's comedy Poliamor para principiantes and the 2023 film Awareness. She also appears in the video for Myke Towers's 2023 song "Lala".