Petra Martínez
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24 June 1944
Petra Martínez | |
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 Martínez in 2023 | |
| Born | Petra Martínez Pérez 24 June 1944 Linares, Spain |
| Education | Teatro Estudio de Madrid |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Petra Martínez Pérez (born 24 June 1944) is a Spanish actress[1] who has had a long career on stage, film and television.[2][3]
Martínez was in the cast of the 1967 stage play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.[4]
In 2011, Uroc Teatro, founded by Martínez and husband Juan Margallo, received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes.[5] In 2012, she was nominated to Premio Luna de Islantilla for Best Actress at Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna Islantilla Cinefórum for the film Libre directo.[6] In 2014, she featured in the television series La que se avecina, playing Fina.[7]
In 2017, Martínez received the Premio Jiennenses de Cultura, given by Diario Jaén.[8] On 18 March 2017, she earned the 'San Pancracio' Honorary Award at the Festival Solidario de Cine Español de Cáceres[9][10] alongside actors Roberto Álamo, Laia Marull, Carlos Santos, Ana Castillo, directors Koldo Serra and Salvador Calvo and stage designer Marcelo Pacheco.[11][12]
In 2021, she starred in David Martín de los Santos's That Was Life as María. Her performance clinched her a Feroz Award for Best Actress[13] and a nomination for Best Actress at the 36th Goya Awards.[14]
Personal life
In 1968, Martínez married her eventual longtime domestic and artistic partner Juan Margallo in Gibraltar in a ceremony without legal validity to Spanish authorities (their marriage was legally formalised circa 2018).[15]
In 2017, she created an Instagram account because she was usurped so many times.[16]
