María Vicenta Ysbert Soriano (21 April 1917 – 25 April 2011) better known as María Isbert was a Spanish
actress
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whose credits included more than 250 Spanish films during her career.
Isbert worked with most major Spanish film actors and directors, including
Luis García Berlanga
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and
Luis Buñuel
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.
Isbert, whose credits included films, television and theater work, was most active from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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Isbert was born in ]Madrid
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, Spain, on 21 April 1917.[ She was the daughter of Pepe Isbert, a popular Spanish film actor whose major roles included '']Welcome Mr. Marshall!
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''.[ Maria Isbert was the mother of seven children, including actor Tony Isbert.][
Isbert received numerous awards for her work, including the Silver Bellas Artes Medal in 1987.][ She was also named an Honorary Academic of the in 2008.][
Maria Isbert died at the Villarrobledo Hospital in ]Villarrobledo
Villarrobledo () is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It's better known for having the world's largest area covered by vineyards (more than 30,000 has., approxima ...
(Albacete
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Lying in the south-ea ...
), Spain, on 25 April 2011, at the age of 94.[ A memorial was held at the Teatro Circo in Albacete.]
Selected filmography
* ''Life Begins at Midnight
''Life Begins at Midnight'' (Spanish:''La vida empieza a medianoche '') is a 1944 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Marta Santaolalla, Armando Calvo and Julia Lajos.Bentley p.94
The movie is based on the no ...
'' (1944)
* '' The Road to Babel'' (1945)
* ''The Princess of the Ursines
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'' (1947)
* ''Lola Leaves for the Ports
''Lola Leaves for the Ports'' (Spanish: ''La Lola se va a los puertos'') is a 1947 Spanish historical musical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Juanita Reina, Nani Fernández and Manuel Luna.Mira p.64 It is based on a 1929 play ...
'' (1947)
* ''The Party Goes On
''The Party Goes On'' (Spanish:''La fiesta sigue'') is a 1948 Spanish drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of thi ...
'' (1948)
* ''Just Any Woman
''Just Any Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer cualquiera'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Antonio Vilar and Mary Delgado.
Synopsis
A woman who is alone tries to get ahead on her own, but precisely he ...
'' (1949)
* '' Currito of the Cross'' (1949)
* ''La trinca del aire
''The Threesome of the Air'' ( es, La trinca del aire) is a 1951 Spanish comedy drama film directed by Ramón Torrado and starred by Antonio Casal, Antonio Riquelme
Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador (9 November 1894 – 20 March 1968), ...
'' (1951)
* ''The Song of Sister Maria
''The Song of Sister Maria'' (Spanish:''Sor intrépida'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Dominique Blanchar, Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, ...
'' (1952)
* '' We Thieves Are Honourable'' (1956)
*''College Boarding House
''College Boarding House'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la Troya'') is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández and Pepe Rubio.Bentley p.142
Cast
* Ana Esmeralda as Carmiña Castro
* Arturo F ...
'' (1959)
* '' Queen of The Chantecler'' (1962)
* '' A Decent Adultery '' (1969)
* '' The Complete Idiot'' (1970)
References
External links
*
The Independent: Maria Isbert: Comic actress who appeared in more than 250 films over 70 years
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1917 births
2011 deaths
Spanish film actresses
Spanish Roman Catholics
Spanish television actresses
Spanish stage actresses
Actresses from Madrid