María Romanillos
María Romanillos (born 2004) is a Spanish film and television actress.
Life and career
[edit]Romanillos was born in 2004 in Madrid, training at theatre school Cuarta Pared and film school Primera Toma.[1] In 2020, she made her television debut, featuring in a minor role in Riot Police.[1][2] She made her film debut in Claudia Pinto's The Consequences (2021),[1] playing a girl arriving in an isolate island alongside her parents.[3] For two seasons (2021–22), she starred in speculative fiction teen drama series Paradise. In 2022, she featured in thriller drama film Staring at Strangers, based on a novel by Juan José Millás; she portrayed a girl living with her parents in a home disturbed by the presence of a stranger who unintendedly arrived to their home hidden in an wardrobe.[4] She also starred in supernatural horror film 13 Exorcisms (2022), portraying the protagonist, a young girl 'diagnosed' with suffering a demonic possession.[5] In 2024 she played a teenager dreaming on being able to write as her uncle, a noted writer, in La casa.[6] She also played the gender-fluid granddaughter of Luis Bermejo's Norberto, a woman trapped in a man's body, in Norberta.[7]
In 2024, she wrapped shooting the thriller film El cuento del lobo (in the role of a cleaning woman)[8] and joined the cast of Netflix sports teen drama series Olympo.[9]
Filmography
[edit]- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2021
|
Las consecuencias (The Consequences) | Gabi | Feature film debut | |
2022
|
No mires a los ojos (Staring at Strangers) | María | ||
| 13 exorcismos (13 Exorcisms) | Laura Villegas | |||
2024
|
La casa | Ema | ||
| Norberta | Paula | |||
| TBA | El cuento del lobo † | Lucía | Post-production |
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2020
|
Antidisturbios (Riot Police) | Lucía Osorio | ||
2021
|
Maricón perdido (Queer You Are) | |||
| Historias para no dormir (Stories to Stay Awake) | Episode: "El doble" | |||
2021–22
|
Paraíso (Paradise) | Bea | Seasons 1–2 | |
| TBA | Olympo † |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
24th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress | The Consequences | Won | |
| 36th Guadalajara International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | |||
| 4th Berlanga Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (4 November 2022). "EmerGENTES. María Romanillos, adolescente mágica". Aisge.
- ^ a b "María Romanillos, mejor actriz por 'Las consecuencias' en el Festival de Cine de Guadalajara". rtve.es. 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b Vicente, Eduardo de (17 September 2021). "L'odissea del complex rodatge de 'Las consecuencias'". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (28 October 2022). "Los estrenos del 4 de noviembre. 'No mires a los ojos'. Nuestro fantasma". Aisge.
- ^ Chico, Fran (3 November 2022). "Exorcismo en Valladolid: El caso real que inspiró '13 Exorcismos'". Fotogramas.
- ^ Romero, José M.; Blanes, P. (5 March 2024). "Málaga 2024 | Álex Montoya convence con una emocionante coreografía del duelo en 'La casa'". Cadena SER.
- ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (22 July 2024). "Los estrenos del 25 de julio. 'Norberta'. Sintiéndose mujer". Aisge.
- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (8 April 2024). "Concluye el rodaje de El cuento del lobo". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b "'Olympo': así es la nueva serie adolescente de Netflix que llega tras el final de 'Élite'". Cinemanía. 27 July 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Bescós, María (31 October 2022). "Crítica de No mires a los ojos, una película con Paco León en su papel más desagradable". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ "Volver a 'La Casa' que construimos". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 7 May 2024.
- ^ Taibo, Marieta (3 June 2021). "'Paraíso': todo sobre el reparto de la serie más esperada de Movistar+". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ Osco, Nelly (15 June 2022). "Quién es quién en la temporada 2 de "Paraíso" de Movistar+". mag – via El Comercio.
- ^ "'Espíritu sagrado', 'Las consecuencias', 'El cover' y 'Lucas' triunfan en los IV Premios Berlanga". 20minutos.es. 5 December 2021.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (14 June 2021). "'El vientre del mar' arrasa en el Festival de Málaga". Fotogramas.
- ^ Denís, Álvaro (18 November 2021). "'Espíritu Sagrado', 'Lucas' y 'Las consecuencias' toman posiciones en los Premis Berlanga 2021". Valencia Plaza.