Úrsula Corberó
Úrsula Corberó Delgado (born 11 August 1989) is a Spanish actress. She became known in Spain for playing Ruth Gómez in the teen drama series Física o Química (2008–2010), Margarita de Austria in the historical fiction series Isabel (2014), and Marta in the comedy film Girl's Night Out (2015). She gained international recognition for her role as Tokyo in the crime drama series Money Heist (2017–2021) and made her Hollywood debut in the superhero film Snake Eyes (2021).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corberó and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Úrsula Corberó
Early life[edit]
Úrsula Corberó Delgado was born in Barcelona on 11 August 1989,[1][2] the daughter of shopkeeper Esther Delgado and carpenter Pedro Corberó. She grew up in Sant Pere de Vilamajor. She has a sister named Mónica.[3] By age six, she already knew she wanted to be an actress and later started acting in commercials.[4] She got her first part at age 13 and took acting classes, as well as flamenco and jazz dance classes.
Public image[edit]
Since October 2018, Corberó has been the ambassador of the Fiorever collection by Bulgari.[35] She's been the face of several brands over the years such as Tampax (2011 and 2014), Stradivarius (2014), Maybelline (from 2015 to 2017), Calzedonia (2015) and Falabella (2019). She created the Harajuku collection for the eyewear brand Multiopticas in 2018.[36][37][38][39][40]
In 2020, Corberó posed for the French fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus during the #JacquemusAtHome campaign.[41] In 2021, she became the global ambassador of the Japanese cosmetics producer, Shiseido.[42]
Corberó is considered a "fashion icon" and created buzz with her Teresa Helbig dress, which featured an lateral opening that showed her leg, at the 30th Goya Awards.[43] She has denied rumors of anorexia, attributing her physique to a healthy diet and various forms of exercise, including pilates.[44][45][46]
Corberó is Catalan but does not have an opinion on the Catalan independence movement. Following the outcome of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum, she tweeted that she was "heartbroken" by the ensuing police violence.[47]
In May 2018, thanks to the worldwide success of La Casa de Papel, Corberó became the most followed Spanish celebrity on Instagram with more than 5 million followers. She currently has over 22 million followers.[48]
Charity work[edit]
Corberó is a feminist. In 2018, she participated in a video in favor of the legalization of abortion in Argentina.[49][50]
Corberó is the co-founder of Ymas, a company of artists that allows people to attend film premieres, behind the scenes, and more.[51]
Corberó has participated in several breast cancer awareness campaigns with actresses Blanca Suarez and Clara Lago. She is also committed to childhood cancer with the Atresmedia Foundation.[52][53]
Corberó also uses her platform to raise awareness about climate change and was a jury member of the 4th edition of the We Art Water Film Festival.[54][51] In 2020, she participated to #REInventaElSistema, a campaign launched by Greenpeace to raise awareness about climate change following the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside personalities like anthropologist Jane Goodall, singer Alejandro Sanz, and actress Elena Anaya.[55]
In July 2023, she became the first global ambassador of the international NGO Save The Children[56] which goal is to improve the lives of children worldwide.
Personal life[edit]
Corberó dated actor Israel Rodríguez from 2009 to 2011,[57] tennis player Feliciano López for five months in 2011,[58] and model Andrés Velencoso from 2013 to 2016.[59][60]
Since 2016, Corberó has been in a relationship with Argentine actor Chino Darín, whom she met on the set of the television series The Embassy.[61][62]