Loreto Mauleón (born 1988) is a Spanish actress. Early recognisable to a Basque audience for her performance in the soap opera Goenkale,[1] she became known to a wider Spanish audience for her performances in El secreto de Puente Viejo and Patria.
Mauleón was born in Burgos in 1988,[1] but, when she was barely 7-month old, she moved to San Sebastián,[2] where she was raised. She studied at the ikastola Zurriola and the Peñaflorida high school.[2] She studied Public Works at the University of the Basque Country.[2]
She performed in 4 seasons of the Basque soap opera Goenkale.[1] Her debut in a feature film came with a role in La máquina de pintar nubes (2009).[3]
In 2012, she joined the cast of the second season of El secreto de Puente Viejo, performing the role of María Castañeda, which brought her public recognition.[4] The character stopped appearing in the series in January 2015, after more than 600 episodes.[4][5] Mauleón then starred in the Basque period drama series Aitaren Etxea and performed the role of Zita Polo in the miniseries Lo que escondían sus ojos.[5][6] Mauleón returned to Puente Viejo to reprise the role of María Castañeda in 2016.[5] She returned again to the series in 2018,[7] leaving the series in 2019.[8]
Mauleón's breakthrough role as Arantxa in Patria (2020) earned her critical acclaim and won her a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actress.[1][9] After an appearance in the miniseries Blowing Kisses,[10] she joined the main cast of Express, which began filming in March 2021.[11]
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| Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Los renglones torcidos de Dios (God's Crooked Lines) | Montserrat Castell | [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2012 | Goenkale | Joana | [13][14] | |
| 2012–2015 2016 2018–2019 | El secreto de Puente Viejo | María Castañeda | Introduced in Season 2 | [5][8][7] |
| 2015–2016 | Aitaren Etxea [eu] | Irene Egaña | Main | [15] |
| 2016 | Lo que escondían sus ojos | Ramona "Zita" Polo | TV miniseries | [6] |
| 2020 | Patria | Arantxa Garmendia | TV miniseries | [2][16] |
| 2021 | Besos al aire (Blowing Kisses) | Elena | TV miniseries | [17] |
| 2022 | Express | Dulce | Main | [11][18] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting TV Actress | Patria | Won | [9] |
| 8th Platino Awards | Best Supporting TV Actress | Patria | Won | [19] |