María Esteve

President

Born in Argentina in the middle of Gades’ world tour with the program of the ballet Bodas de sangre. At the age of seventeen she entered the Royal Conservatory of Dance and Dramatic Art of Malaga, continuing her training at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, under the direction of the prestigious director Georgio Sthreler.

Throughout her career as an actress she has worked in numerous theatrical productions: Pop Corn (Dir. Juanma Bajo Ulloa), La importancia de llamarse Ernesto and El jardín de nuestra infancia (Dir. Carlos Ballesteros). He has also worked in the TV series: Supernormal (Dir. Emilio Martínez Lázaro. Movistar +), Sabuesos (TVE), Web Therapy (Movistar +), Doctor Mateo (Dir. Enric Folch. Antena 3), 7 Vidas (Dir. Arantxa Écija/Ricardo Álvarez/Mario Montero, Telecinco), Maneras de sobrevivir (Dir. Juan Martínez), Empezando a vivir (Dir. Manuel Ripoll) and Kety no para (Dir. Millán). She is currently awaiting the premiere of Sin huellas (Amazon).

He has been part of the cast of more than a dozen films: Hacerse mayor y otros problemas (Dir. Clara Martínez-Lázaro), Be water (Dir. Roberto Cano, short film), Nomeolvides (Dir. Miguel Berza, short film), Solo química (Dir. Alfonso Albacete), Flushed away (Dreamworks), Four last songs (Dir. Francesca Joseph), Los dos lados de la cama (Dir. Emilio M. Lázaro), El juego de la verdad (Dir. Álvaro Fdez. Armero), Días de fútbol (Dir. David Serrano) and El otro lado de la cama (Dir. Emilio M. Lázaro) where she was nominated for a Goya for Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in Hombres felices (Dir. Roberto Santiago), El arte de morir (Dir. Álvaro Fernández Armero), Cuarteto de La Habana (Dir. Fernando Colomo), Nada en la nevera (Dir. Álvaro Fernández Armero), where she was nominated for a Goya for Best New Actress, Mensaka (Dir. Salvador García), Atómica (Dir. Alfonso Albacete/D. Alfonso Albacete/D. Menkes/M. Bardem) and Más que amor frenesí (Dir. A. Albacete/D. Menkes/M. Bardem).

Since 2004 she alternates her work as an actress with her work in the board of the Antonio Gades Foundation, touring with the new Company for almost two years to help in its launching after the death of her father. In 2006 she was appointed president of the Foundation, working closely with the Foundation’s General Director, Eugenia Eiriz, and the Artistic Director of the Company, Stella Arauzo, to achieve the Foundation’s goals. Since 2020 she has been involved in the informative show Movimientos, la danza de la punta al tacón, which introduces new generations to Spanish dance and its protagonists. He recently curated, together with Eugenia Eiriz and Ana Berruguete of La Fábrica, the exhibition Antonio Gades. Land, Sea and Fire.