María Galiana Medina (born 31 May 1935) is a Spanish actress. She won the

Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and e ...

for her portrayal of the mother in '' Alone''. She owes much of her popularity to her performance as Herminia in '' Cuéntame''.

Biography

Born in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Penins ...

on 31 May 1935, Galiana earned a licentiate degree in Philosophy and Letters and has worked as a high school teacher on history and

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, ...

in addition to her acting career. She made her film debut as an actress in ''Pasodoble'' (1988). Appearances in ', ''

Belle Époque The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque (; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and European history, usually considered to begin around 1871–1880 and to end with the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Occurring during the era ...

'', ''

Así en el cielo como en la tierra ''Así en el cielo como en la tierra'' (In heaven as it is on earth, referencing the Our Father) is a 1995 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Cuerda. Plot Matacanes arrives at Heaven but it is not exactly as he imagined it, as it resembl ...

'', ''

Libertarias ''Libertarias'' (English: ''Libertarians'') is a Spanish historical drama made in 1996. It was written and directed by Vicente Aranda. In 1936, Maria (Ariadna Gil), a young nun is recruited by Pilar (Ana Belén), a militant feminist, into an an ...

'', and ''

Yerma ''Yerma'' is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1934 and first performed that same year. García Lorca describes the play as "a tragic poem." The play tells the story of a childless woman living in rura ...

'' followed.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galiana, Maria 1935 births Living people People from Seville Spanish film actresses Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners Actresses from Andalusia