María Dolores Dueñas Navarro (born 6 October 1971) better known as Lola Dueñas is a Spanish actress. Born in

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, she is the daughter of

Nicolás Dueñas Nicolás Dueñas Navarro (18 June 1941 - 2 November 2019) was a Spanish actor. He shot to fame with the theatre play 'Toc Toc'. Later, he became a regular actor in Spanish films and appeared in films like '' The Crime of Cuenca'' (1980), '' Gary ...

and studied in the Teatro de La Abadía of

. She decided to relocate to

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, France, in 2011.

Filmography

Feature film

*'' Mensaka'' (

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, 1998) *''

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'' (Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz, 1999) *'' Las razones de mis amigos'' ( Gerardo Herrero, 2000) *'' Terca Vida'' (Fernando Huertas, 2000) *'' Todo me pasa a mí'' ( Miquel García Borda, 2001) *'' Piedras'' ( Ramón Salazar, 2002) *'' Hable con ella'' (

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, 2002) *''

Días de fútbol ''Football Days'' ( es, Días de fútbol, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written an directed by David Serrano which stars Ernesto Alterio, Alberto San Juan, Natalia Verbeke, and María Esteve. Cast Production The film was produced ...

'' ( David Serrano, 2003) *''

Mar adentro ''The Sea Inside'' ( es, Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spanish psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bard ...

'' (

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, 2004) *''

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'' ( Ramón Salazar, 2005) *''

Volver ''Volver'' (, meaning "to go back") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chu ...

'' (

, 2006) *''

Lo que sé de Lola ''Lola'' or ''What I Know About Lola'' ( es, Lo que sé de Lola, links=no; french: Ce que je sais de Lola, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish-French film directed by which stars Michaël Abiteboul and Lola Dueñas as Léon and Lola alongside Carmen Mach ...

'' (

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, 2006) *'' Fuera de carta'' ( Nacho G. Velilla, 2008) *''

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'' (

, 2009) *''

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'' ( Alvaro Pastor and

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, 2009) *''

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'' (Alix Delaporte, 2010) *'' Les femmes du 6e étage'' (Philippe Le Guay, 2010) *''

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'' (Jorge Colón, 2010) *'' 10.000 noches en ninguna parte'' (2013) *'' Los amantes pasajeros'' (

, 2013) *'' Suzanne'' (Katell Quillévéré, 2013) * '' Os fenómenos'' ( Alfonso Zarauza, 2014) *'' Alléluia'' (

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, 2014) *'' Tiens-toi droite'' (Katia Lewkowicz, 2014) * '' Les Ogres'' (

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, 2015) * '' Incidencias'' (José Corbacho and Juan Cruz, 2015) * '' La fille du patron'' (Olivier Loustau, 2015) * '' No sé decir adiós'' (Lino Escalera, 2017) * '' Zama'' (

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, 2017) * '' Viaje al cuarto de una madre'' ( Celia Rico, 2018) * ''

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'' ( Lluís Miñarro, 2019)

Television

*''A mi moda'' (movie, 1997) *''Periodistas'' (series, 1998, 1 episode) *''Entre naranjos'' (miniseries, 1998) *''

Policías, en el corazón de la calle ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle'' or simply ''Policías'' is a Spanish police drama television series. Produced by Globomedia, its 6 seasons aired from January 2000 to January 2003 on Antena 3. Premise The fiction was set around a pol ...

'' (series, 2000-2002, 66 episodes) *''

Aída ''Aída'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2005 to 8 June 2014. Set in Madrid, it is a spin off of the sitcom ''7 Vidas'', on which Aída was a recurring character. It was produced by Globomedia. The show stars Carm ...

'' (series, 2012, 3 episodes) *'' Instinto'' (series, 2019) *'' Veneno'' (series, 2020, 3 episodes)

Awards

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

** 2006:

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

together with the rest of actresses of ''

'' *

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...

** 2004:

Goya Award for Best Actress The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actresses. At the 1s ...

for ''

'' ** 2006: Nominated to

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 ...

for ''

'' ** 2009: Goya Award for Best Actress for '' Yo También'' *

Actors and Actresses Union Awards The Actors and Actresses Union Awards ( es, Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices, links=no) is an annual award ceremony organised by the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union, recognising the best performances in Spanish cinema, television ...

** 1998: Mejor interpretación revelación (Best breakthrough performance) for ''Mensaka'' ** 2000: Nominated for Mejor interpretación secundaria de televisión (Best supporting actress in a TV production) for ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle'' ** 2004: Mejor actriz secundaria de cine (Best supporting actress in a film production) for ''Mar adentro'' ** 2006: Nominated for Mejor actriz secundaria de cine (Best supporting actress in a film production) for ''Volver'' ** 2009: Mejor actriz protagonista de cine (Best actress in a film production for ''Yo, también'' ** 2009: Nominated for Mejor actriz de reparto de cine (Best supporting actress in a film production) for ''

'' *

Fotogramas de Plata Fotogramas de Plata are a series of Spanish annual film, theatre and television awards awarded by ''Fotogramas'' film magazine since 1951. On 5 February 1951, ''Fotogramas'' magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jes� ...

** 2000: Nominated for Premio de mejor actriz de televisión (Best actress in a TV production) for ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle''

References

External links

* 1971 births Living people Actresses from Madrid Spanish film actresses Spanish telenovela actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Best Actress Goya Award winners Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Chicas Almodóvar {{Spain-actor-stub