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Leonor Watling

Leonor Watling

Spanish actress and singer


Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling (born 28 July 1975) is a Spanish film actress and singer.

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Early life

Leonor Ceballos Watling was born on 28 July 1975 in Madrid,[1] to a Spanish father from Cádiz and an English mother,[2] the youngest of four siblings (two brothers and two sisters).[3] Her first vocation was that of dancer, but a knee injury made this impossible.[4]

Career

Watling performing with Marlango in 2008

Watling began her acting career in theatre. She earned her feature film debut with a performance in Pablo Llorca's Jardines colgantes (1993).[5] After that she participated in several TV series, such as Hermanos de leche, Farmacia de guardia or Querido maestro, but her most successful role was in the series Raquel busca su sitio with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo. In 1998, she was nominated for a Goya award for her role in La hora de los valientes, and was named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion in 1999. In 2002, she was nominated again for a Goya for her role in My Mother Likes Women.

Watling dubbed Anne Hathaway as the voice of "Red Pucket" (Little Red Riding Hood) in Hoodwinked (2005).[6] She also took part in The Oxford Murders, alongside Elijah Wood and John Hurt.

In 2006, Watling starred in Paris, Je T'aime segment "Bastille" as Marie Christine. The film was directed by many famous directors who each had to produce a five-minute film set in Paris, the city of love. Spanish writer-director Isabel Coixet wrote and directed the segment "Bastille" and Watling starred alongside Sergio Castellitto and Miranda Richardson as Sergio's younger lover with whom he plans to run away after ending his relationship with his wife Miranda.

She combines film performances with her work with the band Marlango, in which she is vocalist and sings mostly in English.

She appeared in TV series Pulsaciones.

Personal life

Watling and Jorge Drexler at the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018

Watling is in a relationship with Oscar-winning Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler, with whom she has a son, Luca, born in January 2009, and a daughter, Lea, born in July 2011.[7][8][9]

Filmography

Film

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Television

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Other

Discography

With Marlango

  • Marlango (2004)
  • Automatic Imperfection (2005)
  • The Electrical Morning (2007)
  • Life in the Treehouse (2010)
  • Un Día Extraordinario (2012)
  • El Porvenir (2014)
  • Technicolor (2018)

Collaborations

  • Miguel Bosé – Duet in "Este mundo va" from the album Papito
  • Jorge Drexler – Backing vocals in "El otro engranaje" from the album 12 segundos de oscuridad
  • Diego Vasallo – Backing vocals in "La vida mata" from the album Los abismos cotidianos
  • Fito Páez – Duet in "Pétalo de sal" and "Creo" from the album No sé si es Baires o Madrid
  • Jorge Drexler – Duet in "Toque de queda" from the album Amar la trama

Accolades

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References

  1. Abelenda, Ana (4 March 2017). "A veces me veo en algunas fotos y pienso: Ya me gustaría ser así". La Voz de Galicia.
  2. Vicent, Manuel (12 June 2016). "La ligereza del caballo de fuego". El País.
  3. Leonor Watling's voice profile on ElDoblaje.com
  4. Galaz, Mábel (8 January 2009). "Leonor Watling y Jorge Drexler han sido padres". El País.
  5. Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 420. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  6. Holland, Jonathan (11 November 2002). "Desire". Variety.
  7. "En la ciudad". El Mundo. January 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. Pérez Morán, Ernesto; Pérez Millán, Juan Antonio (2008). Cien médicos en el cine de ayer y de hoy. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. p. 2999. ISBN 978-84-7800-291-7.
  9. "Malas temporadas". elmundo.es. January 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. Ortega Alcántara, Leonor (2015–2016). "Visiones de Santa Teresa de Jesús: tres representaciones cinematográficas" (PDF). Isla de Arriarán: Revista cultural y científica (42–43): 679. ISSN 1133-6293.
  11. Holland, Jonathan (29 January 2008). "The Oxford Murders". Variety.
  12. Álvarez, José (7 September 2015). "La vuelta al cole con 'Querido maestro'". Bluper. El Español.
  13. BErnades, Horacio (24 February 2007). "El regreso de tres leyendas del terror". Página/12.
  14. Escalona, Maribel; Cabrera, Óscar (3 April 2018). "Patrick Criado y su 'Asesinato en la universidad'". Diez Minutos.
  15. López, Lorena (28 November 2018). "Leonor Watling: "Llegamos para trastocarlo todo"". abcplay. ABC.
  16. "'La templanza', un romance histórico en el Jerez bodeguero del siglo XIX". Diario de Navarra. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  17. "Así será 'La templanza'". Supertele. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. Capetillo, Belem (31 March 2017). "Residente estrena su primer álbum como solista y, no te preocupes, ¡no deja Calle 13!". starMedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  19. "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1999". Premios Goya. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. Gastesi, Aintzane (3 November 2020). "Leonor Watling, vodka y nervios en la alfombra roja". Magazine Lifestyle. La Vanguardia.

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