Loreto Mauleón

Loreto Mauleón born 1988 is a Spanish actress. Early recognisable to a Basque audience for her performance in the soap opera Goenkale, she became known to a wider Spanish audience for her performances in El secreto de Puente Viejo and Patria.

Biography

Mauleón was born in Burgos in 1988, but, when she was barely 7-month old, she moved to San Sebastián, where she was raised. She studied at the ikastola Zurriola and the Peñaflorida high school. She studied Public Works at the University of the Basque Country.

She performed in 4 seasons of the Basque soap opera Goenkale. Her debut in a feature film came with a role in La máquina de pintar nubes (2009).

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. The character stopped appearing in the series in January 2015, after more than 600 episodes. 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. Mauleón returned to Puente Viejo to reprise the role of María Castañeda in 2016. She returned again to the series in 2018, leaving the series in 2019.

Mauleón’s breakthrough role as Arantxa in Patria (2020) earned her critical acclaim and won her a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actress. After an appearance in the miniseries Besos al aire, she joined the main cast of Express, which began filming in March 2021.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2008–2012 Goenkale Joana
2012–2015
2016
2018–2019
El secreto de Puente Viejo María Castañeda Introduced in Season 2
2015–2016 Aitaren Etxea  Irene Egaña Main
2016 Lo que escondían sus ojos  Ramona “Zita” Polo TV miniseries
2020 Patria Arantxa Garmendia TV miniseries
2021 Besos al aire  TBA TV miniseries
In production Express TBA Main

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 8th Feroz Awards Best Supporting TV Actress Patria Won