Loles León

Loles León

León in 2015
Born María Dolores León Rodríguez
(1950-08-01) August 1, 1950
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Actress
Years active 1984~present

María Dolores León Rodríguez (born 1 August 1950) better known as Loles León is a Spanish actress.

She went to Madrid to start a career as an actress. She met Pedro Almodóvar during La Movida Madrileña. He offered her the roles she played in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1987) and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989). Later, she became the fetish actress of directors like Vicente Aranda for The Bilingual Lover (1993) and Libertarias (1996). In 1997, she had her first leading role in Amor de hombre.

In 2003, she became very popular thanks to her role of Paloma in Aquí no hay quien viva, where she had economic problems with the production.

She has been related to liberal movements and she has a son called Bertoldo in honour of Bertolt Brecht.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1987 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Pedro Almodóvar
1989 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Pedro Almodóvar
1993 The Bilingual Lover Vicente Aranda
1996 Libertarias Vicente Aranda
1997 Amor de hombre
1998 The Girl of Your Dreams Fernando Trueba
1999 Esa Maldita Costilla Juan José Jusid
2003 Obra maestra David Trueba
2003 Descóngelate
2003 El Cid: The Legend Voice
2004 Implicación Julián Quintanilla
2005 Desde que amanece apetece Antonio del Real
2006 Manuela Marco Castro

Television

Date Title Role Network Notes
2003–2004 Aquí no hay quien viva Paloma Antena 3 30 episodes
2006 Fuera de control Mariví Televisión Española 13 episodes
2006 Manolo y Benito Corporeision Milagros García Antena 3 10 episodes
2013-2014 Águila Roja Sagrario de Castro Televisión Española 14 episodes
2015 Benidorm Dolores ITV 1 episode
2016- La que se avecina Menchu Telecinco

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
1990 Goya Award Best Supporting Actress Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Nominated
1996 Goya Award Best Supporting Actress Libertarias Nominated
1998 Goya Award Best Supporting Actress The Girl of Your Dreams Nominated
2003 Unión de Actores y Actrices Best Television Main Actress Aquí no hay quien viva Nominated
2003 Fotogramas de Plata Best Television Actress Aquí no hay quien viva Won
2004 Festival de Cine de Girona Best Actress Implicación Won


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