Who is María León, contestant on ‘MasterChef Celebrity 9’ on La 1 de TVE?

Daughter and sister of renowned film and television artists in our country, María León embarks with MasterChef Celebrity 9 in an adventure little exploited by the Andalusian, since her best known works are projects for the small and big screen, such as The Asunta case o The Japan.

40-year-old Sevillian, María is Sister of the famous actor and director Paco León (Madrid is burning), which, in turn, are children of another great television star, such as Carmina Barrios (Down there). After studying at the La Platea school in the capital of Spain, María came across his first role in the series SMS (The Sixth)and since then, has not stopped appearing in fiction and films.

She was a hit in ‘La voz dormida’ and starred in successful series such as ‘Allí abajo’ or ‘Heridas’

León has participated in many important series on our television, such as: Hospital Central (Telecinco), The Strip (The Sixth), With the ass in the air (Antenna 3) the The house of flowers (Netflix). The most recent ones, both for recognized successful platforms, with The Asunta case (Netflix), Wounds (Atresplayer) o Jam (Prime Video).

However, one of the most successful facets of the Andalusian is the seventh art. She has worked and continues to film a multitude of films, and almost all of them have been an overwhelming success at the box office and on television. Some of the ones in which she has been most successful have been, The sleeping voice, Carmina or amen, or Carmina and burstthese last two appearing on stage alongside their mother and protagonist of the aforementioned comic saga.

Maria Leon, Carmen in ‘Down There’. (Atresmedia)

Precisely, as a result of her role as Pepita in the film based on the novel of the same name by Dulce Chacón, received several awards: Silver shell for best actress, a Goya for best new actressbest leading actress in a film (Actors’ Union), and the medal from the circle of cinematographic writers, for best actress. For La voz dormida, María León also collected the statuettes awarded by the San Pancracio Awards and the Cibra Festival.

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In addition to the films that further increased her fame, there are other films that were also important for the Sevillian actress: Brain drain (2009), Elite Corps (2016), The Japan (2019), The Pity (2022) and the most recent, Close your eyes (2023).

Media scandal

In the summer of 2023, María León came to public attention for issues radically unrelated to her profession. “Actress María León charged with two crimes after incident with local police in Seville”we were able to report from El Confidencial. The Court of Instruction number 18 of Seville prosecuted the actress for two crimes, one of attack on an authority figure and another of minor injuries to a police officer.

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A fact that supposedly took place, despite the artist’s claims, after being arrested, having been “a victim of police abuse”in the context of a nighttime altercation, which occurred in the early hours of October 1, 2022, in Seville.

Daughter and sister of renowned film and television artists in our country, María León embarks with MasterChef Celebrity 9 in an adventure little exploited by the Andalusian, since her best known works are projects for the small and big screen, such as The Asunta case o The Japan.