María Barranco

Dulce Nombre de María Magdalena 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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barranco and the second or maternal family name is García.
María Barranco
María Barranco (2014)
Born
Dulce Nombre de María Magdalena de los Remedios Barranco García

(1961-06-11) 11 June 1961
Málaga, Spain
OccupationActress
AwardsMiami Hispanic Film Festival Award for Best Actress
1996 Bwana
Premios ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress
1989 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Sant Jordi Award for Best Spanish Actress
1989 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Barranco studied medicine, but left 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).

She was married to filmmaker Imanol Uribe, but they divorced in 2004. They have a daughter, Andrea, born in 1993.

Filmography
YearFilm
1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1989Las cosas del querer
1989El baile del pato
1989Fool's Mate
1990The Ages of Lulu
1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1991The Dumbfounded King
1991Anything for Bread
1992The Red Squirrel
1993Rosa Rosae
1994All Men Are the Same
1995Siete mil días juntos
1995Morirás en Chafarinas
1995El efecto mariposa
1995El Palomo cojo
1995Boca a boca
1995Cuernos de mujer
1996Bwana
199799´9
1998The Girl of Your Dreams
1999Novios
2001Anita Takes a Chance
2002Carol's Journey
2004Atún y chocolate
2006El carnaval de Sodoma

Television
  • Sopa boba
  • Ellas son así

Goya Award

Barranco won the Goya Award for playing a transsexual prostitute in the 1990 film The Ages of Lulu.[1]

References
  1. Levy, Emanuel (Aug 25, 2015). Gay Directors, Gay Films?. Columbia University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-23-152653-1. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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