María Luisa Mira Franco (born 1944), better known as Magüi Mira, is a Spanish actress and theatre director. In addition to her stage credits, she has also performed in film and television works.

Biography

María Luisa Mira Franco was born in 1944 in

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. Her younger brother was a filmmaker. She studied medieval history in Valencia. In 1967, she moved together with her first husband

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. She moved to

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in 1971, graduating in performing arts from the

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. She earned early recognition in the Spanish theatre scene by playing

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in ', a monologue premiered in 1979 based on the last chapter of ''

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''. After a long acting career in theatre, she made her directorial debut with ''Top Girls'', followed by a staging of ''

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'' in 2002. In 2016, she was recognised with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. She is the mother of actress .

References

1944 births Living people Spanish stage actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish film actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses People from Valencia Spanish theatre directors Spanish women theatre directors Actresses from the Valencian Community {{Spain-actor-stub