María Barranco
Spanish actress (born 1961)
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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.[citation needed] Later, she moved to Madrid, to debut on stage in a production of La venganza de Don Mendo (Don Mendo's revenge).[citation needed] Barranco made her film debut in 1986's El elegido (The Chosen).[citation needed] Barranco won a Goya Award for playing a transsexual prostitute in the 1990 film The Ages of Lulu.[3]
She was married to filmmaker Imanol Uribe from 1982 to 2004.[2][4] They have a daughter, Andrea.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 |
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) | Candela | ||
1989 |
Zugzwang (Fool's Mate) | |||
| El baile del pato | ||||
| Las cosas del querer (The Things of Love) | Nena Colman | |||
| Una sombra en el jardín | Ana | |||
| ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) | Berta | |||
1990 |
Don Juan, mi querido fantasma (Don Juan, My Dear Ghost) | Doña Inés | ||
| Las edades de Lulú (The Ages of Lulu) | Ely | |||
1991 |
Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread) | Azucena | ||
| El rey pasmado (The Dumbfounded King) | Lucrecia | |||
1992 |
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela | Lola | ||
| El juego de los mensajes invisibles | María Luisa | |||
1993 |
La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel) | Carmen | ||
| Rosa Rosae | Rosae | |||
1994 |
Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same) | Susana | ||
| Siete mil días juntos | Angelines | |||
1995 |
Sálvate si puedes | Marta | ||
| El seductor | Merche | |||
| Cuernos de mujer | Ana | |||
| Morirás en Chafarinas (You Shall Die in Chafarinas) | Elisa | |||
| El palomo cojo (The Lame Pigeon) | Mary | |||
| Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth) | Angela | |||
| El efecto mariposa (The Butterfly Effect) | Olivia | |||
1996 |
Bwana | Dori | ||
1997 | 99.9: la frecuencia del terror (99.9) | Lara | ||
1998 |
La niña de tus ojos (The Girl of Your Dreams) | Embajadora | ||
1999 |
Novios (Couples) | Paz | ||
2001 |
Anita no pierde el tren (Anita Takes a Chance) | Natalia | ||
2002 |
El viaje de Carol (Carol's Journey) | Aurora | ||
2003 |
El oro de Moscú (Moscow Gold) | Alejandra | ||
| Tiempo de tormenta (Stormy Weather) | Sara | |||
2004 |
Atún y chocolate (Tuna and Chocolate) | María | ||
2005 |
Lifting de corazón | Cristina | ||
2006 |
El carnaval de Sodoma | Mónica | ||
2011 | La daga de Rasputín | Alejandra | ||
2019 |
La noche de las dos lunas | Eva | ||
2021 |
El refugio (Our (Perfect) Xmas Retreat) | Lola | ||
2023 |
Matusalén |
Television
- Sopa boba
- Ellas son así
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 3rd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Won | |
1990 | 4th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Things of Love | Nominated | |
1991 | 5th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Ages of Lulu | Won | |
1992 | 6th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Dumbfounded King | Nominated | |
1994 | 8th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Red Squirrel | Nominated |