Maria Cuadra

Who is Maria Cuadra?

Maria Cuadra is a leading Spanish film, television and theater actress who has starred in several high profile Spanish and international productions including: Platero y yo, Ultimo Encuentro, Vuelve San Valentin, Marinai, donne e guai, and La Cancion del Olvido. She has worked alongside other actor greats such as Van Johnson, Fernando Rey, Giuliano Gemma in the movie The Price of Power, a Spanish-Italian Western version of the JFK assassination and actresses like Anita Ekbert.

She is the daughter of bullfighter Antonio Cuadra Belmonte. She married and later divorced Italian movie actor and producer Eduardo De Santis. She has three children from this marriage. Maria Cuadra resides in Madrid and is very active in charity work for international organisations including serving as an Ambassador for UNICEF and the International Red Cross.