Growing up on the streets of Madrid, María Isabel Verdú Rollán would complete this journey, which she started with commercials and modeling at the age of 13, as one of the most powerful actors in Spain. Despite this decision, or perhaps precisely indebted to this decision, Maribel Verdú today has a transcontinental career portfolio, leaving school at an early age to devote herself to the stage. Although he made his debut in Spanish cinema in the mid-1980s, his real turning point came in 1991. The erotic thriller Amantes, directed by Vicente Aranda, brought him his first Goya nomination and made his name known to the masses. A year later, her appearance in Fernando Trueba's Oscar-winning film The Age of Beauty made Verdú noticed on international radars. His work with directors such as Bigas Luna throughout the 1990s made him the most sought-after face in Spain. In the new century, she left a strong mark in both Mexico and Hollywood with her role as Luisa in Alfonso Cuarón's Y tu mamá también. But the production that truly crowned that period was Guillermo del Toro's 2006 masterpiece Pan's Labyrinth. Her performance as Mercedes became the symbol of her career, and this role earned her Mexico's Ariel Award. In the same year, she joined the cast of the popular Netflix series Élite and met a new generation of viewers with her role as Carmen. Verdú, the most nominated actress by the Spanish Academy of Cinema, won the Goya Award for Best Actress for Siete mesas de billar francés; Then, she repeated this success for the second time with her striking portrayal of the evil woman in the movie Blancanieves. Continuing her Hollywood adventure, the actress also stepped into the DC universe by playing Nora Allen, Barry Allen's mother, in The Flash. With over sixty films, dozens of award nominations and an uninterrupted presence on the theater stage, Maribel Verdú is both memory and living proof of Spanish cinema.