| Leonor Watling | |
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 Leonor Watling live with Marlango
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonor Ceballos Watling |
| Born | July 28, 1975 Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Jazz, blues, rock |
| Occupations | Actress, musician, lyricist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Associated acts | Marlango |
Leonor Ceballos Watling (born July 28, 1975) is an award-winning Spanish-British film actress and singer.
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Career
Watling began her acting career in theatre and made her big screen debut when she was 15 with Jardines colgantes by Pablo Llorca. 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 againfor a Goya for her role in A mi madre le gustan las mujeres.
Watling dubbed Anne Hathaway as the voice of "Red Pucket" (Little Red Riding Hood) in Hoodwinked (2005)[1]. She also took part in The Oxford Murders, alongside Elijah Wood and John Hurt.
Lately, she combines film performances with her work with the band Marlango, in which she is vocalist and sings mostly in English.
Personal life
She was born in Madrid, Spain to a Spanish man and a British woman and has three siblings, with whom she speaks in English. Her father died when she was a teenager.
When she was a child she wanted to be a classic dancer, but a knee injury made this impossible. Later, she moved to London for taking acting lessons at the Actor's Center.
Currently, she is dating Oscar-winning Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler, with whom she has their son Luca, born in January, 2009.
She has been quoted as being a fan of Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega, Radiohead and Erik Satie.
Filmography
- Jardines colgantes (1993)
- Todas hieren (1997)
- Grandes ocasiones (1998)
- La primera noche de mi vida (1998)
- La hora de los valientes (1998)
- No respires, el amor está en el aire (1999)
- La espalda de Dios (2000)
- Son de mar (2002)
- A mi madre le gustan las mujeres (2002)
- Hable con ella (2002)
- Deseo (2002)
- My Life Without Me (2002)
- En la ciudad (2003)
- El elefante del rey (2003)
- Mala leche (2003)
- La mala educación (2004)
- Crónicas (2004)
- Inconscientes (2004)
- The Secret Life of Words (2005)
- Malas temporadas (2005)
- Tirante el Blanco (2005)
- Paris, je t'aime (2006)
- Salvador (Puig Antich) (2006)
- El carnaval de Sodoma (2006)
- Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo (2007)
- The Oxford Murders (2007)
- Unmade Beds (2008)
Discography
With Marlango
- Marlango (2004)
- Automatic Imperfection (2005)
- Automatic Imperfection (Special edition) (2006)
- Selection (2007)
- The Electrical Morning (2007)
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
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