| Other Names: | Kiti Manver |
| Birth Name: | María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Antequera, Spain |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1970–present |
María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte (born 11 May 1953), better known as Kiti Mánver, is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1970.
María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte[1] was born in Antequera on 11 May 1953.[2] She spent her early childhood in between Málaga and Melilla, moving to Madrid at age 13. She made her feature film debut in (1970), playing a girl version of the character Elisa who is raped by her godfather.[3] [4] She then featured in the 1973 film Habla, mudita.
In 2015, she came to the London stage to play the lead role in Las heridas del viento, a play by Juan Carlos Rubio, as part of the 3rd Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).[5] [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisa | Feature film debut | ||||
| Habla, mudita | |||||
| Ópera prima (Opera Prima) | Ana | ||||
| ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?) | Juani | ||||
| Luna de lobos (Wolves' Moon) | María | ||||
| Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) | Paulina Morales | ||||
| Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread) | Verónica | ||||
| Una mujer bajo la lluvia (A Woman in the Rain) | Alicia | ||||
| La reina anónima (The Anonymous Queen) | Profesora | ||||
| Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same) | Esther | ||||
| La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret) | Manuela | ||||
| El seductor | Aurora | ||||
| Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth) | Lucy | ||||
| La sal de la vida | Consuelo | ||||
| Brujas | |||||
| Cosas que dejé en La Habana (Things I Left in Havana) | Azucena | ||||
| No se puede tener todo | Nely | ||||
| Una pareja perfecta (A Perfect Couple) | Anita | ||||
| La comunidad (Common Wealth) | Dolores | ||||
| El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant) | Ama | ||||
| La luz prodigiosa (The End of a Mystery) | Adela | ||||
| Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes) | Rosa | ||||
| Luz de domingo (Sunday Light) | Doña Predes | ||||
| Pagafantas (Friend Zone) | Gloria | ||||
| Una hora más en Canarias (With or Without Love) | Daniela | ||||
| Lo contrario al amor (The Opposite of Love) | María Amparo | ||||
| El inconveniente (One Careful Owner) | Lola | ||||
| Mamacruz | Cruz |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anything for Bread | |||||
| Best Actress | A Perfect Couple | ||||
| Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role | El matrimonio de Boston | ||||
| Best Film Actress | One Careful Owner | ||||
| Mamacruz | |||||
| Best Actress |