# Úrsula Corberó
**Úrsula Corberó** (full name Úrsula Corberó Delgado) is a Spanish actress from Barcelona, known internationally for playing [Tokyo](https://www.edgepedia.org/tokyo-money-heist) in the crime series *La casa de papel* (*Money Heist*, 2017–2021) and in Spain for her role as Ruth in the adolescent drama *Física o Química* (2008–2010).[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/) • [2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) Since the global success of *Money Heist* she has worked in Spanish, Hollywood, and Argentine productions.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/features/miracle-madrid) • [4](https://en.ara.cat/culture/when-speak-catalan-m-different-person-and-also-different-actress_128_5396075.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 in Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Barcelona province, Spain[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/) |
| Breakthrough role | Ruth in the Antena 3 adolescent series *Física o Química*, which ran for 7 seasons[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/) |
| International role | Tokyo in *La casa de papel* / *Money Heist*, May 2017 to December 2021[2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) |
| Hollywood debut | *Snake Eyes* (2021), as Anastasia Cisarovna / Baroness[5](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-265054/filmografia/) |
| Audience reach | More than 21 million Instagram followers; her follower count roughly doubled within days of *Money Heist* arriving on Netflix in late 2017[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/features/miracle-madrid) |
| Major awards | Iris Award for Best Actress (2018), Ondas Award for National Television Best Actress (2023), Fotogramas de Plata for Best TV Actress (2024)[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ursula-corbero/bio/3000114833/) |
| Partner | Argentine actor Chino Darín, together since 2016; they met on the set of *La Embajada*[2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) • [7](https://www.huffingtonpost.es/life/ursula-corbero-esta-embarazada-espera-primer-hijo-chino-darin.html) |
## Early life and Spanish television
Corberó was born in 1989 in Sant Pere de Vilamajor, a town in the Barcelona province, and after finishing her basic studies trained as an actress at the Eòlia School of Dramatic Art in central Barcelona.[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/) She has said she wanted to perform from early childhood; as a preadolescent she belonged to a youth music group called Top Junior and worked in fashion and advertising before acting.[8](https://www.vogue.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-series-cine-proyectos-futuro)
Her first television appearance came on Catalan-language TV3, in *Mirall trencat* in 2002, when she was 13, followed by work on other Catalan productions such as *Ventdelplà*.[2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) • [8](https://www.vogue.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-series-cine-proyectos-futuro) In 2007 she took small roles in episodes of national series including *Cuenta Atrás* and *[El Internado](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-internado)*.[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/)
**Física o Química.** Her fame in Spain dates from 2008, when she joined the Antena 3 adolescent drama *Física o Química* as Ruth Gómez, one of the leads of a series that ran for seven seasons.[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/) • [2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) The role made her cast one of the best-known groups of young actors in the country.[8](https://www.vogue.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-series-cine-proyectos-futuro) Afterward she became associated with Spanish youth horror films such as *XP3D* and *Afterparty*, and showed a comic side in films including *Perdiendo el norte* and *Cómo sobrevivir a una despedida* (both 2015).[1](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/) • [8](https://www.vogue.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-series-cine-proyectos-futuro) She also appeared in series such as *14 de abril. La República*, *La embajada*, *Gran Reserva*, and *Isabel*.[2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) • [9](https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/02/05/television/1517850360_404227.html)
## Money Heist and international fame
Corberó played Tokyo, the narrator and one of the central robbers, in *La casa de papel*, created by Álex Pina for Antena 3 and later acquired by Netflix.[2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) • [3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/features/miracle-madrid) The series had finished its Spanish run eight months before Netflix released the first season internationally in late 2017, and its unexpected global takeoff changed her career within days. On [New Year's Eve](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-years-eve) 2017, at a beach party in Uruguay, strangers began addressing her as Tokyo; the next morning her Instagram following had jumped from about one million to two million, and it kept climbing by roughly a million a week.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/features/miracle-madrid) *Money Heist* became one of the most-watched non-English-language series ever to air on Netflix, and Corberó now has more than 21 million Instagram followers.[3](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/features/miracle-madrid)
The role brought her first award recognition: she won the Iris Award for Best Actress in 2018 and was nominated for the Feroz Award for Best Lead Actress in a Series the same year, with a Platino Award nomination following in 2020.[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ursula-corbero/bio/3000114833/)
## Film and international work
Her Hollywood debut came in the 2021 superhero film *Snake Eyes*, in which she played Anastasia Cisarovna, the Baroness.[5](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-265054/filmografia/) Subsequent English-language work includes the heist film *[Lift](https://www.edgepedia.org/lift-2024-film)* (2023, as Camila), the Prime Video series *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2024, as Rooney), and the [SkyShowtime](https://www.edgepedia.org/skyshowtime) thriller *The Day of the Jackal* (2024, as Nuria, opposite [Eddie Redmayne](https://www.edgepedia.org/eddie-redmayne)).[5](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-265054/filmografia/) • [10](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ursula-corbero/)
In Spanish-language television she played Rosa Peral in *El cuerpo en llamas* (*Burning Body*, 2023), a role she took after hesitation because it portrayed a real, living person convicted in the so-called [Guardia Urbana crime](https://www.edgepedia.org/guardia-urbana-crime); the performance won her the 2023 Ondas Award for National Television Best Actress.[5](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-265054/filmografia/) • [6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ursula-corbero/bio/3000114833/) • [11](https://los40.com/2023/11/23/el-discurso-de-ursula-corbero-en-los-premios-ondas-guino-a-rosa-peral-y-exaltacion-a-chino-darin/) She added the Fotogramas de Plata for Best TV Actress in 2024, alongside nominations from the Feroz, Platino, and Spanish Actors Union awards that year.[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ursula-corbero/bio/3000114833/)
**Auteur cinema.** In 2024 she made her debut in Argentine cinema in *El Jockey* (*The Jockey*), a tragicomedy directed by Luis Ortega in which she and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart play rival race jockeys who are also lovers.[4](https://en.ara.cat/culture/when-speak-catalan-m-different-person-and-also-different-actress_128_5396075.html) She has described the film as a deliberate step toward auteurist cinema after years of being cast in commercial projects.[4](https://en.ara.cat/culture/when-speak-catalan-m-different-person-and-also-different-actress_128_5396075.html)
## Personal life and current projects
Corberó has been in a relationship with the Argentine actor [Chino Darín](https://www.edgepedia.org/chino-darin) since 2016; they met in 2016 on the set of the series *La Embajada*.[2](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/) • [7](https://www.huffingtonpost.es/life/ursula-corbero-esta-embarazada-espera-primer-hijo-chino-darin.html) She announced her pregnancy in September 2025, and the couple's first child, a son named Dante, was born in 2026 in Barcelona.[7](https://www.huffingtonpost.es/life/ursula-corbero-esta-embarazada-espera-primer-hijo-chino-darin.html) • [12](https://www.revistavanityfair.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-vuelve-al-trabajo-despues-de-grandes-cambios)
She returned to work in May 2026, joining the shooting of the second season of *The Day of the Jackal* after about three months of maternity leave.[12](https://www.revistavanityfair.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-vuelve-al-trabajo-despues-de-grandes-cambios) Her first project announced after becoming a mother is *Hay alguien en el jardín*, a supernatural thriller directed by Jaume Balagueró from a script by Guillem Clua, presented at the European Film Market of the Berlinale, with shooting planned for November.[13](https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20260216/11467995/sera-primer-trabajo-ursula-corbero-madre-pelicula-terror-jaume-balaguero.html) • [14](https://www.culturaocio.com/cine/noticia-ursula-corbero-protagonizara-nueva-pelicula-terror-jaume-balaguero-20260219160619.html)
## References
1. [Úrsula Corberó, SensaCine.com](https://www.sensacine.com/actores/actor-265054/)
2. [Úrsula Corberó: edad, pareja y trayectoria, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/personas/ursula-corbero/)
3. [Miracle in Madrid, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/features/miracle-madrid)
4. [Úrsula Corberó: "When I speak Catalan, I'm a different person, and also a different actress," Ara](https://en.ara.cat/culture/when-speak-catalan-m-different-person-and-also-different-actress_128_5396075.html)
5. [Úrsula Corberó: Filmografía, SensaCine.com.mx](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-265054/filmografia/)
6. [Úrsula Corberó Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ursula-corbero/bio/3000114833/)
7. [Úrsula Corberó está embarazada: espera su primer hijo junto a Chino Darín, HuffPost](https://www.huffingtonpost.es/life/ursula-corbero-esta-embarazada-espera-primer-hijo-chino-darin.html)
8. [De ídolo adolescente a estrella de Hollywood en ciernes, Vogue España](https://www.vogue.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-series-cine-proyectos-futuro)
9. [Así han cambiado los protagonistas de 'Física o Química', El País](https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/02/05/television/1517850360_404227.html)
10. [Úrsula Corberó, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ursula-corbero/)
11. [El discurso de Úrsula Corberó en los Premios Ondas, LOS40](https://los40.com/2023/11/23/el-discurso-de-ursula-corbero-en-los-premios-ondas-guino-a-rosa-peral-y-exaltacion-a-chino-darin/)
12. [Úrsula Corberó vuelve al trabajo después de "grandes cambios", Vanity Fair España](https://www.revistavanityfair.es/articulos/ursula-corbero-vuelve-al-trabajo-despues-de-grandes-cambios)
13. [Este será el primer trabajo de Úrsula Corberó tras ser madre, La Vanguardia](https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20260216/11467995/sera-primer-trabajo-ursula-corbero-madre-pelicula-terror-jaume-balaguero.html)
14. [Úrsula Corberó protagonizará la nueva película de terror de Jaume Balagueró, Cultura Ocio](https://www.culturaocio.com/cine/noticia-ursula-corbero-protagonizara-nueva-pelicula-terror-jaume-balaguero-20260219160619.html)
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