María Barranco Explained

Birth Name:María de los Remedios Barranco García
Birth Date:11 June 1961
Birth Place:Málaga, Spain
Occupation:Actress

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). 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.[4] They have a daughter, Andrea.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) Candela
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
Doña Inés
Las edades de Lulú (The Ages of Lulu) Ely
Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread) Azucena
El rey pasmado (The Dumbfounded King) Lucrecia
Lola
El juego de los mensajes invisibles María Luisa
La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel) Carmen
Rosa Rosae Rosae
Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same) Susana
Siete mil días juntos Angelines
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
Bwana Dori
99.9: la frecuencia del terror (99.9) Lara
La niña de tus ojos (The Girl of Your Dreams) Embajadora
Novios (Couples) Paz
Anita no pierde el tren (Anita Takes a Chance) Natalia
El viaje de Carol (Carol's Journey) Aurora
El oro de Moscú (Moscow Gold) Alejandra
Tiempo de tormenta (Stormy Weather) Sara
María
Cristina
El carnaval de Sodoma Mónica
Alejandra
Eva
El refugio (Our (Perfect) Xmas Retreat) Lola
Matusalén

Television

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Things of Love
The Ages of Lulu
The Dumbfounded King
The Red Squirrel

Notes and References

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