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León in 2015
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Born |
Barcelona, Spain |
August 1, 1950
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984~present |
María Dolores "Loles" León Rodríguez (born 1 August 1950) 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 Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1987) and ¡Átame! (1989). Later, she became the fetish actress of directors like Vicente Aranda for El Amante Bilingüe (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.