María Galiana was born on May 31, 1935 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Solas (1999) and Tapas (2005). She was previously married to Rafael.  She worked many years as a teacher in a public high school. She began her career as an actress in the 80s, when she was 50 years old. She won the 1999 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the mother in Solas.

Filmography

• 2027Upiro
• 2026La luz — Madre
• 2026My Dearest Señorita — Adelina
• 2025Roba estesa
• 2025¡Hasta enterrarlos! — Esperanza
• Atasco — Abuela
• 2024Black Society — Esperanza Carrión
• 2024Criaturas — Herminia
• 2021On the Second Floor — Aurora
• La resistencia
• 2011Los muertos no se tocan, nene — Doña Ramona
• 2007Dos rivales casi iguales — Mikela
• 2007Young Blood — Manuela
• 2006Tapas — Doña Conchi
• 2006The Wooden Box — Doña Josefa
• 2004Roma — Portera, Porterra
• La Mari — Genara
• 2003Una pasión singular — Gimena
• 2003Viva Sapato! — Mercedez
• Cuéntame cómo pasó — Herminia López Vidal
• 2001No Pain, No Gain — Abuela
• 2000Fugitives
• 1999Alone — Madre
• 1999Plenilune — Mujer Enlutada
• 1999Yerma — Dolores
• 1997La duquesa roja — Dependienta
• 1997Ojos verdes — Profesora de cante
• 1996Freedomfighters — Superiora
• 1996Más allá del jardín — Ramona
• 1995King of the River — Cocinera
• 1995Suspiros de España (y Portugal) — Amalia
• 1995The Lame Pigeon — Abuela
• 1995The Seducer — Encarna
• 1993Banderas, the Tyrant — Cucarachita
• 1992Belle Époque — La Polonia
• 1991The Longest Night — Madre de Juan
• 1990La seducción del caos
• 1988Misadventure
• 1988Pasodoble — Sole
• 1985Madre in Japan — Rosario

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2024Cinema España — Self
• La Revuelta — Self - Guest
• Ochéntame... otra vez — Self - Interviewee