María Barranco

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María Barranco
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María Barranco (2014)
Born
María de los Remedios Barranco García

(1961-06-11) 11 June 1961 (age 62)
Málaga, Spain
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1982; div. 2004)

María de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography

María de los Remedios Barranco García was born on 11 June 1961 in Málaga.[1][2] She studied medicine, but quit to study drama in her city, where she participated in various theatre groups. Later, she moved to Madrid, to debut on stage in a production of La venganza de Don Mendo (Don Mendo's revenge). Barranco made her film debut in 1986's El elegido (The Chosen).

She was married to filmmaker Imanol Uribe from 1982 to 2004.[2][3] They have a daughter, Andrea.[2]

Filmography

Year Film
1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1989 Las cosas del querer
1989 El baile del pato
1989 Fool's Mate
1990 The Ages of Lulu
1990 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1991 The Dumbfounded King
1991 Anything for Bread
1992 The Red Squirrel
1993 Rosa Rosae
1994 All Men Are the Same
1995 Siete mil días juntos
1995 Morirás en Chafarinas
1995 El efecto mariposa
1995 El Palomo cojo
1995 Boca a boca
1995 Cuernos de mujer
1996 Bwana
1997 99´9
1998 The Girl of Your Dreams
1999 Novios
2001 Anita Takes a Chance
2002 Carol's Journey
2004 Atún y chocolate
2006 El carnaval de Sodoma

Television

  • Sopa boba
  • Ellas son así

Goya Award

Barranco won the Goya Award for playing a transsexual prostitute in the 1990 film The Ages of Lulu.[4]

Other awards included the Miami Hispanic Film Festival Award for Best Actress (for Bwana), the Premios ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress (for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and the Sant Jordi Award for Best Spanish Actress (also for 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "María Barranco: «Adivina quién viene esta noche»". Canal Sur. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Román, Manuel (26 December 2021). "María Barranco, abuela divorciada, no necesita un hombre a su lado". Chic – via Libertad Digital.
  3. ^ Milagro, Iñaki (22 February 2014). "Cuando las 'chicas Almodóvar' pasaron apuros económicos". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  4. ^ Levy, Emanuel (Aug 25, 2015). Gay Directors, Gay Films?. Columbia University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-23-152653-1. Retrieved 2020-05-14.

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