 When she was four years old she started to learn dance in the city and after finishing high-school she went to Seville to begin theatre classes there and eventually in Madrid.Encouraged by Pedro Almodóvar, she published the novel "Pérez Príncipe, María Dolores" in 2001.She won the Goya Award in 2003 (for the movie "Te doy mis ojos") after being nominated several times previously.