(Lugo, Galicia – Spain, 1982. Currently lives and works in Galicia)

María Roja is an actress and performer.
She holds a BA in Performing Arts by the ESAD of Galicia and both a BA in Fine Arts and a MA in Performing Arts by the University of Vigo.
She received her training in acting and creative performance with: Alicia Framis, José Luis Raymond, Ana Vallés, Dora García, Nieves Correa, Abel Loureda, Idoia Zabaleta, Paula Pin, José Piris, Nikolai Karpov, Berg Wagenaar, Wlodzimierz Staniewski, Agustí Vila, Iñaki Moreno and more members of the companies Temple Theatre and Siti Company. She has also studied body techniques and dance in depth with Juan Carlos Zahera, Ana Serna, Daniel Abreu, Javier Martín, Dominick Boruki, Maria Shmaevich, Núria Inglada, María Costas, Jordi Cortés and Arnold Tarraborelli.
In her college years, she was affiliated to the amateur theatre group Quartoescuro. Then, she has worked as a professional actress in companies such as: Matarile, Centro Dramático Galego, Contraproducións, Inversa Teatro, TrasPediante, Aporía Escénica, Desfoga, Demolicións Ferreira & Cía, Contarte, Fulano Mengano e Citano, Galitoon, Xarope Tulú, Os Náufragos Teatro, Producións Paloma Lugilde, Mago Teto, Zancalino or Animar-t.
In the audiovisual field, she has filmed under the direction of filmmakers such as Ignacio Vilar (Vilamor), Alexandre Cancelo (Dos soños antes do cinematógrafo), Breogán Riveiro (Maratón) or Simón Casal (Lobos Sucios) and starred in 9 fugas, an internationally acclaimed film by Fon Cortizo. She is in the cast of the TV series Hospital Real, Dalia la modista, El sabor de las margaritas, A estiba, Serramoura, Método Criminal, Hasta el cielo and Saudade de ti.
In the performance field, she creates solo pieces and also collaborates with other artists such as: Fran Martínez, Chiu Longina, Berio Molina, Quimera Rosa, Alba Blanco, Ana Gesto, Carlos Tejo, Adriana Pazos Ottón, Begoña Cuquejo, Juanma LoDo, asformigas, Silvia Penas, Cecilia Perea, Andrea Mosquera or Matías Daporta. She is co-founder of the collectives: áIntemperie, Blanco&Roja and Ohn, projects located in the field of action art. She is a member of the Límites and Bemtevi collectives, which are involved in multidisciplinary experimental creative performance.
She has received a María Casares Award for Best Secondary Actress in her performances in O Tolleito de Inishmaan, A peste and Entrega en man, and was nominated for Best Leading Actress for Martes de Carnaval, also for the María Casares Award.
She currently combines her research work as a in the PhD candidate programme in Artistic Creation and Research in Contemporary Art at University of Vigo with her creative work in the fields of visual and performing arts.