Maria has run 2 very successful theatre companies in her native Spain, with which she has toured throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Latin-America, winning national and international nominations and awards in the process, both as writer and as actress. She has represented Spain heading cultural delegations to Asia, Middle East and South America. Trilingual in Spanish, Italian and French, and completely fluent in English and Portuguese, she has worked (beyond her own company) on projects in France and Italy, as well as in Spain, US and the UK. Over the past few years, while continuing her work as playwright and director (with work produced for the Spanish National Theatre, among others), and as an actress, most recently, on the first two seasons of The Mallorca Files (BBC One), she has dedicated an enormous part of her energy to coaching and directing her daughter Dafne Keen on set. She is currently developing two film scripts and two directing projects in Spain.
Maria has run 2 very successful theatre companies in her native Spain, with which she has toured throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Latin-America, winning national and international nominations and awards in the process, both as writer and as actress. She has represented Spain heading cultural delegations to Asia, Middle East and South America. Trilingual in Spanish, Italian and French, and completely fluent in English and Portuguese, she has worked (beyond her own company) on projects in France and Italy, as well as in Spain, US and the UK. Over the past few years, while continuing her work as playwright and director (with work produced for the Spanish National Theatre, among others), and as an actress, most recently, on the first two seasons of The Mallorca Files (BBC One), she has dedicated an enormous part of her energy to coaching and directing her daughter Dafne Keen on set. She is currently developing two film scripts and two directing projects in Spain.