Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling will present the Goya 2025

The Film Academy has opted to move away from communicators, presenters and comedians to give the spotlight, for the first time, to two actresses as hosts of the gala of the Goya Awards 2025: Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling.

Nominated on eleven occasions at Goya Awards, winning two of them for Seven French pool tables y snow white, Maribel Verdú He has starred in more than 80 films, numerous television series and plays. Montxo Armendáriz, Ricardo Franco, Vicente Aranda, Fernando Trueba, Bigas Luna, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Gracia Querejeta, Pablo Berger, Eloy de la Iglesia, Jaime de Armiñán, Carlos Saura, Andy Muschietti, Rodrigo García and Francis Ford Coppola are some of the directors with whom the Madrid actress, recognized with the National Film Award 2008 and the Gold medal of the Academy.

On the other hand, hanging gardens, of Pablo Llorca, was the film debut of Leonor Watling, who has an extensive filmography and two Goya Award nominations for The hour of the brave, of Antonio Mercero, y My mother likes women, of Daniela Fejerman e Ines Paris. The first night of my life, of Miguel Albadalejo; talk to her, of Pedro Almodovar; Unconscious, of Joaquín Oristrell; My life without me, of Isabel Coixet; They are from the sea, of Luna rice; in the city, of Cesc Gay; The best of Eva, of Mariano Barroso; Tirante el Blanco, of Vicente Aranda; The Oxford Murders, of Alex de la Iglesia; bad seasons, of Manuel Martin Cuenca; o Chinas, of Arantxa Echevarría, are some of the outstanding films of the actress, who also develops a musical career as a singer and lyricist for the group Marlango.

"Leonor and I are friends, we have the same energy and we both understand this job in the same way, like a game. And that is why, in the gala that we are going to present, we intend to enjoy ourselves and make sure that the people who see us also enjoy, are entertained and have a good time. We are going to put all our love into this special night. I hope we achieve it," he commented Maribel Verdú. Your companion, Leonord Watling, adds: "I am very excited to present, together with Maribel, whom I admire so much, the Goya gala. It is an honor and a great responsibility. May the force (and good scriptwriters) be with us!"

The gala delivery of the Goya Awards 2025 will take place on February 8 at the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions of Granada. Recently, the Academy has confirmed the 21 films that will be eligible for the Goya nomination for best European film, as well as the 62 short films who aspire to the bust.