María de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two

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for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography

María de los Remedios Barranco García was born on 11 June 1961 in

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. She studied medicine, but quit to study drama in her city, where she participated in various theatre groups. Later, she moved to

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, 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

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from 1982 to 2004. They have a daughter, Andrea.

Filmography

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 ''The Ages of Lulu'' ( es, Las edades de Lulú) is a 1990 Spanish erotic drama film written and directed by Bigas Luna and starring Francesca Neri, Óscar Ladoire, María Barranco and Javier Bardem. It is based on the novel of the same name by A ...

''. Other awards included the Miami Hispanic Film Festival Award for Best Actress (for ''

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''), the Premios ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress (for ''

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' ( es, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar to ...

'') and the

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for Best Spanish Actress (also for 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barranco, Maria 1961 births Living people People from Fuengirola Spanish film actresses Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish television actresses