María Benítez is a Spanish actress, professor of the subject of Body Expression in the Dual Degree in Dramatic and Performing Arts and Performing Arts in the Baccalaureate of Performing Arts at ESAEM.
Extensive experience working with young actors and children, as well as with great professionals such as Mónica Bardem, Miquel Insua, Antonio Meléndez Peso or Charo Reina among others, has allowed her, through her knowledge and experimentation, to develop a methodology that is undoubtedly valid and convincing when it comes to exploiting the expressive resources of the actor or actress.
WORK EXPERIENCE
PROFESSOR OF INTERPRETATION
2015-2016. Elementary Dance Conservatory of Marbella.
2014 La Caracola Maternity and Family Centre
2012/2014 The premises of the reckless THEATRE SCHOOL
ACTING COACHING
2023 “SOLBEMORMAYOR” Feature film by Chico Sánchez.
2022 “INTERSEX” Feature film by Tomás Aceituno.
2021 “THE OLD ACTOR” Participation in several audiovisual projects.
STAGE DIRECTION
2023 “THE ALCHEMIST” ESAEM final project.
2022 “TIME TRAVEL” ESAEM Baccalaureate final project.
2015 “UNFAITHFUL” Microteatro Málaga. Author and stage director.
2010 “LIMIT” Barcelona. Author and Stage Director.
2009 “LA PIEZA DEL SIROCO” Barcelona. Assistant Director.
2009 “1984”. Dance-Theatre. Direction of Actors.
FILM AND TV ACTRESS
2017 “NIÑOS CABRA” Spot Teaser winner Fancine 27 Edition 2011 “LA PROTA” Rebeca de Miguel
2010 “DEBUENALEY”.telecinco
2010 “¿TE SUBES” Europroducciones pilot episode.
2009 “DO NOT DIE IN THE ATTEMPT” Sven Adriaen Ottes Van Aken)
2009 “MUSICIAN”. Carlos Poleo.
2008 “HOTEL”. Miguel Martínez and Jorge Barros.
2008 “PELAYA’S DEATH”. Iván Martínez and Guillermo Veramendi.
2007 “ALEXANDER UDOVIC PARADIGM”. Octavio Failde.
2006 “SERVANTS OF GOD”. Chico Garcia.
2006 “3 ACTS”. Rakesh B. Narwani.
2006 “LET ME THINK”. Daniel Moreno.
2005 “YOUR LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE” Javier Linares
THEATRE ACTRESS
2023 “THE INVISIBLES” The Old Actor
2018 “LET’S HAVE SEX IN PEACE” Spectator Producciones
2018 “LOS FUSILES DE LA SEÑORA CARRAR” La Imprudente
2016/2018 “LAS TROYANAS” La Imprudente
2015/ 2016 “IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU?” Spectator Productions
2015/2016 “ROMEO AND JULIETTE” La Imprudente in the role of Mercuccio
2015 “PUTI Y ZORRI LAS BAILARINAS DEL WASSAP” Microteatro Malaga
2015 “PROMETHEUS” Indúo Teatro Producciones. International Festival of Cyprus classical theatre. 2015 “FEDRA” Indúo Teatro Producciones.
2013/2014 DON JUAN ENAMORADO La Imprudente Musical play.
2013 “NOCTURN ANIMALS” La Imprudente
2012 “THE ANGEL’S SUICIDE”. MU theatre.
2011 “LET’S HAVE SEX IN PEACE” Maleides flor Barcelona.
2008 “ON A STAGE”. The Old Actor.
2007 “BLASTED” La Mordiente.
2007 “ELECTRA” XI European Festival of Greco-Latin Theatre of Mérida. 2006 “FANGO NEGRO” Productions without H
2005 “COMEDIA DELL’ARTE”. Lazzi Theatre.
2005 “MIRRORS IN A MINOR”. The Old Actor.
TRAINING
Graduated from the ESAD in Malaga in 2006, specializing in interpretation.
2022 DANCE CIRCLE Bernand Hiller International Masterclass. Acting coaching.
2020 THE ROOM. Psychological gesture. Michael Chekhov Technique with Iñigo Galiano.
2019 ARTÍSTIKA. “Physical Theatre”, exploring the metamorphic part of the body. Jose Piris.
2019 THE ROOM. Text Gesture and character II. Michael Chekhov Technique with Iñigo Galiano.
2019 THE ROOM. Improvisation II. Creative Space. Michael Chekhov Technique with Iñigo Galiano.
2019 THE ROOM. Improvisation I. Inspired acting. Michael Chekhov Technique with Iñigo Galiano.
2018 THE ROOM. Text, gesture and character. Michael Chekhov Technique with Iñigo Galiano
2018 THE ROOM. The master key to acting freedom II. Michael Chekhov Technique with Iñigo Galeano
2017 THE PREMISES OF THE RECKLESS. Chekhov Technique intensive workshop taught by Sol Garre.
2017 MICHAEL CHEJOV STUDIO LONDON Summer Intensive Workshop QUANTUM ACTING with Graham Dixon.
2017 THE ROOM: The master key to acting freedom. Michael Chekhov Technique with Graham Dixon.
2015/2016 THE PREMISES OF THE RECKLESS. Annual training for actors with Lorena Roncero.
2014 IMPULSE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPECTACLE taught by Elena Carrascal
2013 EL LOCAL DE LA IMPRUDENTE Emilio Goyanes, director of the company LAVÍ E BEL.
2010 LA CUBANA. Course “Creació de personatje” given by Jordy Milán.
2009 THE REEL. BARCELONA. Course “The actor and the camera” (“Sit-Com” and “Acting in TV”), taught by Ricardo Álvarez Solla.
2009 DESTINOTEATRO. MADRID.
Course-Monographies with Casting Directors Sara Bilbatua, Juan León, Tonucha Vidal and Amado Cruz.
2008 CODA THEATRE STUDIES. Annual course and Master’s Degree in acting in Coda technique. Barcelona.
2006 EMEDIALAB AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION AND ADVANCED TRAINING. “How to build a character”, course with Ramón Salazar.
2006 MALAGA HIGHER SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART. Course “The Eloquence of the Actor” given by the “Teatro la Abadía” Foundation.
2004 MALAGA HIGHER SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART. Capoeira course.
2004 MALAGA HIGHER SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART. Radio course taught by Diego Gómez Cabrera.
2004 LAVÍ E BEL TEATRO-GRANADA. Pedagogical Workshop of Theatrical Creation taught by Jordi Cortés, Carles Montoliú, Espe López and Emilio Goyanes.
2004 MALAGA HIGHER SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART. Butoh Dance Course taught by Da Caridad Díaz Toral.
1997-2000 ATHENAEUM OF MUSIC AND DANCE OF MALAGA. Four years of study of Flamenco.
1998 DANCE STUDIO OF SUSANA LUPIAÑEZ “LA LUPI” IN MALAGA. Advanced Flamenco Course taught by Antonio Ríos Fernández “El Pipa”.
1995-1998 CONSERVATORY OF DANCE OF MALAGA.
1997 ATHENAEUM OF MUSIC AND DANCE OF MALAGA. Stylized Flamenco Course taught by Susana Lupiañez “La Lupi”.
