Magüi Mira Explained

Birth Date:1944
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Birth Name:María Luisa Mira Franco
Occupation:Actress, theatre director

María Luisa Mira Franco (born 1944), better known as Magüi Mira, is a Spanish actress and theatre director. In addition to her stage credits, she has also performed in film and television works.[1]

Biography

María Luisa Mira Franco was born in 1944 in Valencia.[2] Her younger brother was a filmmaker.[3] She studied medieval history in Valencia. In 1967, she moved together with her first husband José Sanchis Sinisterra to Teruel.[4] She moved to Barcelona in 1971,[5] graduating in performing arts from the Institut del Teatre.[6] She earned early recognition in the Spanish theatre scene by playing Molly Bloom in , a monologue premiered in 1979 based on the last chapter of Ulysses.[7] [8] After a long acting career in theatre, she made her directorial debut with Top Girls, followed by a staging of The Dog in the Manger in 2002.[9]

In 2016, she was recognised with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.[10]

She is the mother of actress .[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magüi Mira interpreta a 'La señorita Julia'. El País. 31 March 1993. Rosana. Torres.
  2. Web site: Nuestra socia Magüi Mira, Premio Ercilla 2017. SGAE. 1 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Magüi Mira: "Una mujer en el poder asusta al hombre, lo hace sentir amenazado". XLSemanal. 7 August 2018. Virginia. Drake.
  4. Book: Martín Martín, Francisco. Universo de micromundos. VI Congreso de Historia Local de Aragón. 166. Historia de una creación colectiva (1967-1975). Cultura en libertad en la prensa y radio franquista turolense. 2009. 978-84-9911-005-9.
  5. Web site: Magüi Mira vuelve a interpretar a Molly Bloom 40 años después, en el teatro Quique San Francisco de Madrid. Urban Beat. 24 January 2022.
  6. Web site: La actriz Magüi Mira cierra este sábado la Temporada de Teatro de Invierno en El Puerto. Diario de Cádiz. 25 March 2022.
  7. Web site: La nit de Molly Bloom reivindica la sexualidad femenina a los 40. Valencia Plaza. 23 January 2019. Begoña. Donat.
  8. Web site: Magüi Mira. El País. 21 October 1989. Rosana. Torres.
  9. Web site: Magüi Mira dirige «El perro del hortelano». ABC. Pedro Manuel. Víllora. 23 July 2002.
  10. Web site: Magüi Mira y Manuel Borrás logran la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en Bellas Artes. Levante-EMV. 23 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Magüi Mira y su hija se preguntan en escena qué pasa cuando el violador es tu padre. El Español. 15 March 2017. Lorena G.. Maldonado.

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