BorninJanuary,1969,she'sthedaughterofAugustGilMatamala,aprestigiouslawyer.Grewupstudyingsinging,dancingandtheviolin.Sheevenappearedoccasionallysingingwithhertwobrothersintheirbandanamed"Matamala".At17,sheappearedonthecoverofanavant-gardeCatalonianmagazineandfromthereshebeganworkinginlocaltheatrecompaniesandonlocalCatalonianTVchannels,includinggivingCatalanlanguageclassesonCanal33.ItwasherewhereshecaughttheeyeofBigasLuna,whichledtoLola,herfirstfilmand,thus,herfuturewasset.Itwasin1991thatshebecamewell-knowninthefilmAmotucamarica,acomedywithJavierBardem,consolidatedayearlaterinFernandoTrueba'sromanticcomedyBelleEpoque,starringPenélopeCruz.However,herbetterandmoreseriousrolesappearedfromthemid-ninetiesonwards,andsheshowedshewasabletotakeonthemostdifficultparts,mostnotablyinMalenaesunnombredetangoandBlackTears.ShealsohadtimetodoafewtheatreproductionsinCatalonia,suchasAntonChekhov's"TheSeagull",amongotherplays.Shehasadaughter,VioletaRodríguez,namedafterhercharacterinBelleEpoque,bornfromherromancewiththedirectorDavidTrueba.SheisextremelyinterestedinworkinginIberamericancinemaandhasalreadyworkedinArgentina.Todate,shehasshownsheisanextremelyversatileactress,suchthatsheisknownhereinSpainastheactressfor"impossibleroles".Muchnowdependsonwhethershecanbeofferedtherightpartssothatshecancontinuetodevelopasaseriouscharacteractress.