Laura Weissmahr

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Laura Weissmahr
Weissmahr in 2025
Born1992 (age 33–34)
Tarifa, Spain
OccupationsStage and film actress

Laura Weissmahr (born 1992) is an actress from Spain. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her leading role in the psychological drama Salve Maria (2024).

Early life

Weissmahr was born in Tarifa to an Italian mother and a Swiss father.[1] After living for a while in Switzerland and the United States, she moved to Barcelona at age 12.[1] She studied acting at Escola d'Arts Dramàtiques Eolia in Barcelona, and graduated on Film and Television Production from the University of Westminster, United Kingdom.[2]

Career

Weissmahr worked on documentaries, directed several short films, in 2017 she made her debut in Júlia Ist, by Elena Martín Gimeno, and in 2020 it was released The Offering, alongside Àlex Brendemühl and Verónica Echegui, and Cross the Line, by David Victori alongside Mario Casas.[3][4] She performed Baby no more (2014), Like si lloras (2017), ¡Únete! Join Us! (2017) alongside Jordi Colomer, Wohnwagen (2018), and The Spanish Coast (2018).[5][6] She created Pussy Picnic ( 2019), co-directed Arcas 2020 (2021–22), and Falseftuff. La muerte de las musas (2023).[7][8][9]

In 2021 she appeared in the videoclip Perra, by Rigoberta Bandini.[10] In 2024 she appeared in Breaking Walls, by Borja Cobeaga,[11] and she was the main character in Salve Maria, by Mar Coll,[12] for which she won several awards like the Gaudí Award for Best New Performance 2025.[13]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017
 Júlia IstFannyFeature film debut
[14]
2020
 L'ofrena (The Offering)
[14]
No matarás (Cross the Line)
[14]
2024
 Salve MariaMaria
[15]
2025
 Los aitas (Breaking Walls)Nina
[16]
2026
 Yo no moriré de amor (I Won't Die for Love)Inés
[17]
TBA La muerte de Drácula †Mina
[1]

Television

Awards

References

  1. Arrastia, Diana (26 May 2026). "Quién es Laura Weissmahr, la actriz políglota de 'Se tiene que morir mucha gente' que devora todas las pantallas". Cinemanía (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2026 – via 20minutos.es.
  2. "Diana Sagrista y Laura Weissmahr, dos tarifeñas en la candidatura de los premios Goya del Cine Español". Campo de Gibraltar Siglo XXI (in Spanish). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. "Laura Weissmahr, la actriz de Tarifa que está arrasando". Europa Sur (in Spanish). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. "EmerGENTES Laura Weissmahr". Aisge. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. "Laura Weissmahr". MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  6. "Spanish Coast, 2017/2024 | Actividad". MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (in Spanish). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. "VVAA Colectivo: Arcas 2020". Teatro Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. "Elena Martín y Max Grosse Majench estrenan 'Baby no more' en el Teatre Nacional de Catalunya". Calabuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. "Falsestuff. La muerte de las musas". INAEM (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. Rocamora, Abril (8 September 2024). "15 rostros promesa: las nuevas caras del teatro, el cine y las series que vienen". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. Herranz, David (14 June 2024). "Rodaje de Los aitas". Academia de Cine (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. Jabois, Manuel (29 November 2024). "Laura Weissmahr, actriz: "Al menos me ha servido de algo esta puta oscuridad"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. "Laura Weissmahr se alza con el Premi Gaudí a mejor intérprete revelación por 'Salve Maria'". europapress.es. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (5 December 2024). "EmerGENTES. Laura Weissmahr, de secreto 'indie' a eclosión". Aisge (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  15. Cantó, María (31 October 2024). "'Salve María', el 'thriller' psicológico de Mar Coll: cuando el instinto maternal se convierte en asesino". El Cultural (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2026 – via El Español.
  16. Medina, Marta (21 March 2025). "'Los aitas': aquellos padres imperfectos". El Confidencial (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  17. Rivera, Alfonso (7 May 2026). "Review: I Won't Die for Love". Cineuropa.
  18. Cabrera, Sara (15 February 2026). "Llega el esperado estreno de 'Rafaela y su loco mundo'". Noticias de Navarra.
  19. "Las españolas 'Se tiene que morir mucha gente' y 'Yo siempre a veces' irán a Canneseries". swissinfo. 31 March 2026.
  20. "Polvo serán y Salve María, premiadas en la Seminci". Academia de Cine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  21. "'Segundo premio', mejor película española en los Premios RNE Sant Jordi de Cinematografía". RTVE (in Spanish). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  22. Cantó, M. (9 February 2025). "Laura Weissmahr, ganadora del premio Goya 2025 a mejor actriz revelación por 'Salve María'". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2025.