María Botto

María Florencia Botto Rota is an Argentinean-Spanish actress. In 1978, she moved to Spain with her mother Cristina Rota and her brother Juan Diego Botto, also actors. She made her feature film debut at age 10, with a performance in Los motivos de Berta. On television, she had recurring roles as Sophia Moreno on Mad Dogs (2015), and as Ava Pereira, Javier's sister (Javier is portrayed by her brother, actor Juan Diego Botto), on the TNT drama series Good Behavior. She portrayed Lala Cruz in the film My Life in Ruins (2009).

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Soldiers of Salamina (2003)

Professor Lola Sánchez investigates the truth behind the events experienced by Rafael Sánchez Mazas, one of the founders of the Falange Española party, during the Spanish Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Trueba
CAST:  Ariadna Gil  •  Diego Luna  •  María Botto  •  Ramon Fontserè

Professor Lola Sánchez investigates the truth behind the events experienced by Rafael Sánchez Mazas, one of the founders of the Falange Española party, during the Spanish Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Trueba
CAST:  Ariadna Gil  •  Diego Luna  •  María Botto  •  Ramon Fontserè

Carmen (2003)

In director Vicente Aranda's adaptation of the classic opera, a French writer documents the seductive power of the beautiful Gypsy Carmen, who turns her charms on a young soldier, awakening his passions but ultimately leading to tragedy. Jose becomes obsessed with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Paz Vega  •  Leonardo Sbaraglia  •  Antonio Dechent  •  Joan Crosas

In director Vicente Aranda's adaptation of the classic opera, a French writer documents the seductive power of the beautiful Gypsy Carmen, who turns her charms on a young soldier, awakening his passions but ultimately leading to tragedy. Jose becomes obsessed with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Paz Vega  •  Leonardo Sbaraglia  •  Antonio Dechent  •  Joan Crosas

Stico (1985)

Leopoldo Contreras, a professor emeritus of Roman law has serious economic problems. His translations of classical authors do not give enough money to live and had to sell even their floor. To remedy the situation is offered as a slave to a former student in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime de Armiñán
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Agustín González  •  Carme Elias  •  Amparo Baró

Leopoldo Contreras, a professor emeritus of Roman law has serious economic problems. His translations of classical authors do not give enough money to live and had to sell even their floor. To remedy the situation is offered as a slave to a former student in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime de Armiñán
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Agustín González  •  Carme Elias  •  Amparo Baró

Three Many Weddings (2013)

Ruth, a young researcher at a college, is invited to the weddings of three of her exes. She enlists the help of her assistant to find a companion for each wedding; will one of them turn out to be her soulmate?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Javier Ruiz Caldera
CAST:  María Botto  •  Martiño Rivas  •  Inma Cuesta  •  Rossy de Palma

Ruth, a young researcher at a college, is invited to the weddings of three of her exes. She enlists the help of her assistant to find a companion for each wedding; will one of them turn out to be her soulmate?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Javier Ruiz Caldera
CAST:  María Botto  •  Martiño Rivas  •  Inma Cuesta  •  Rossy de Palma

Los abajo firmantes (2003)

The first actor of a theater company on tour in Spain dies in a car accident. A new actor, Jorge Ruiz, is to relieve you. He's handsome, young and revolutionary. His arrival creates tension, jealousy and distrust in the rest of the cast, is-especially in Mario Soto ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Oristrell
CAST:  Javier Cámara  •  Elvira Mínguez  •  María Botto  •  Juan Diego Botto

The first actor of a theater company on tour in Spain dies in a car accident. A new actor, Jorge Ruiz, is to relieve you. He's handsome, young and revolutionary. His arrival creates tension, jealousy and distrust in the rest of the cast, is-especially in Mario Soto ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Oristrell
CAST:  Javier Cámara  •  Elvira Mínguez  •  María Botto  •  Juan Diego Botto

Broken Silence (2001)

Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco resistance. Lucía is attracted to Manual, because of his smile and the bravery of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Montxo Armendáriz
CAST:  Lucía Jiménez  •  Juan Diego Botto  •  Mercedes Sampietro  •  Álvaro de Luna

Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco resistance. Lucía is attracted to Manual, because of his smile and the bravery of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Montxo Armendáriz
CAST:  Lucía Jiménez  •  Juan Diego Botto  •  Mercedes Sampietro  •  Álvaro de Luna

María querida (2004)

Lola goes to cover the press conference of the Cervantes Prize Award to María Zambrano. Captivated by the personality of the thinker decides to launch a film about her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis García Sánchez
CAST:  María Botto  •  Pilar Bardem

Lola goes to cover the press conference of the Cervantes Prize Award to María Zambrano. Captivated by the personality of the thinker decides to launch a film about her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis García Sánchez
CAST:  María Botto  •  Pilar Bardem

Barcelona (A Map) (2007)

Six characters, contemporary archetypes of urban solitude, meet in an old apartment located in the city centre of Barcelona. An elderly married couple, her brother and three tenants: a blonde woman who gives French classes, a young security guard, an ex-football ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ventura Pons
CAST:  Josep Maria Pou  •  Núria Espert  •  Rosa María Sardà  •  Jordi Bosch

Six characters, contemporary archetypes of urban solitude, meet in an old apartment located in the city centre of Barcelona. An elderly married couple, her brother and three tenants: a blonde woman who gives French classes, a young security guard, an ex-football ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ventura Pons
CAST:  Josep Maria Pou  •  Núria Espert  •  Rosa María Sardà  •  Jordi Bosch

The Longest Penalty Shot in the World (2005)

Fernando (Fernando Tejero) is a loser. A gray type, without ambition, that works like bookcases distributor in a supermarket of the quarter. In his free short whiles, he is a substitute keeper of a football team, a third regional one. In all the season he has not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Santiago
CAST:  Fernando Tejero  •  María Botto  •  Marta Larralde  •  Carlos Kaniowsky

Fernando (Fernando Tejero) is a loser. A gray type, without ambition, that works like bookcases distributor in a supermarket of the quarter. In his free short whiles, he is a substitute keeper of a football team, a third regional one. In all the season he has not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Santiago
CAST:  Fernando Tejero  •  María Botto  •  Marta Larralde  •  Carlos Kaniowsky

Only Human (2004)

Leni takes Rafi to meet her family in Madrid. Leni's family is Jewish - mother, father, older sister and daughter, brother, and grandfather. Rafi is Palestinian, in Spain since age 12. Before her father returns from work, Leni reveals Rafi's origins. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teresa de Pelegrí  •  Dominic Harari
CAST:  Norma Aleandro  •  Guillermo Toledo  •  Marián Aguilera  •  Fernando Ramallo

Leni takes Rafi to meet her family in Madrid. Leni's family is Jewish - mother, father, older sister and daughter, brother, and grandfather. Rafi is Palestinian, in Spain since age 12. Before her father returns from work, Leni reveals Rafi's origins. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teresa de Pelegrí  •  Dominic Harari
CAST:  Norma Aleandro  •  Guillermo Toledo  •  Marián Aguilera  •  Fernando Ramallo

If They Tell You I Fell (1989)

In the post Spanish civil war years, Catalan kids would sit in circles among the ruins and tell stories, known as "aventis" (the film's original title in Catalan, its original language). These tales mix war stories, local gossip, comic book characters, fantasy and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Victoria Abril  •  Jorge Sanz  •  Antonio Banderas  •  Lluís Homar

In the post Spanish civil war years, Catalan kids would sit in circles among the ruins and tell stories, known as "aventis" (the film's original title in Catalan, its original language). These tales mix war stories, local gossip, comic book characters, fantasy and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Victoria Abril  •  Jorge Sanz  •  Antonio Banderas  •  Lluís Homar

My Life in Ruins (2009)

A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Petrie
CAST:  Nia Vardalos  •  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Alexis Georgoulis  •  Alistair McGowan

A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Petrie
CAST:  Nia Vardalos  •  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Alexis Georgoulis  •  Alistair McGowan

Jealousy (1999)

A month before he's to marry Carmen, Antonio finds a photograph of a man with his arm on her shoulder. The photograph triggers jealousy: he questions Carmen, Carman's friend Cinta, and his friend Luis who introduced him to Carmen. Cinta tells Antonio the man's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Aitana Sánchez-Gijón  •  Daniel Giménez Cacho  •  María Botto  •  Luis Tosar

A month before he's to marry Carmen, Antonio finds a photograph of a man with his arm on her shoulder. The photograph triggers jealousy: he questions Carmen, Carman's friend Cinta, and his friend Luis who introduced him to Carmen. Cinta tells Antonio the man's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Aranda
CAST:  Aitana Sánchez-Gijón  •  Daniel Giménez Cacho  •  María Botto  •  Luis Tosar

Risen (2016)

Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Reynolds
CAST:  Tom Felton  •  Cliff Curtis  •  Joseph Fiennes  •  Peter Firth

Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Reynolds
CAST:  Tom Felton  •  Cliff Curtis  •  Joseph Fiennes  •  Peter Firth

Girl Gets Girl (2015)

Inès is living the American dream in Miami. She's in a relationship with Becky and is a successful illustrator for a major publishing house. However, her happiness is shattered when she is caught cheating on her girlfriend. She decides to return to her loved ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonia Sebastián
CAST:  María Botto  •  Jane Badler  •  Celia Freijeiro  •  Adrián Lastra

Inès is living the American dream in Miami. She's in a relationship with Becky and is a successful illustrator for a major publishing house. However, her happiness is shattered when she is caught cheating on her girlfriend. She decides to return to her loved ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonia Sebastián
CAST:  María Botto  •  Jane Badler  •  Celia Freijeiro  •  Adrián Lastra

Hablar (2015)

An anthology film with 20 stories on the subject of words, communication, linked to one another over a 400-metre stretch: from Madrid's Lavapiés Square to the Sala Mirador. A journey between theatre and cinema, filmed in a single fixed shot running continuously ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Oristrell
CAST:  Goya Toledo  •  Marta Etura  •  Sergio Peris-Mencheta  •  Raúl Arévalo

An anthology film with 20 stories on the subject of words, communication, linked to one another over a 400-metre stretch: from Madrid's Lavapiés Square to the Sala Mirador. A journey between theatre and cinema, filmed in a single fixed shot running continuously ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Oristrell
CAST:  Goya Toledo  •  Marta Etura  •  Sergio Peris-Mencheta  •  Raúl Arévalo

La mujer del hatillo gris (2011)

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CAST:  Álex Angulo  •  María Botto  •  Celso Bugallo  •  Pablo Rivero

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CAST:  Álex Angulo  •  María Botto  •  Celso Bugallo  •  Pablo Rivero

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DIRECTION:  Nicolás Muñoz
CAST:  Cristina Alcázar  •  Francisco Boira  •  María Botto  •  Nancho Novo

Small Country (2008)

Two young people learn about love as politics turn their world upside down in this drama from director Ana Diez. After a long and successful career as a soccer player, Xavi retires from the game and moves to Spain, where one day to his surprise he happens upon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Díez
CAST:  Antonella Aquistapache  •  Pablo Arnoletti  •  Magdalena Barrot  •  María Botto

Two young people learn about love as politics turn their world upside down in this drama from director Ana Diez. After a long and successful career as a soccer player, Xavi retires from the game and moves to Spain, where one day to his surprise he happens upon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Díez
CAST:  Antonella Aquistapache  •  Pablo Arnoletti  •  Magdalena Barrot  •  María Botto
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