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Mercedes Sampietro Marro (born 24 January 1947) is a Spanish
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Biography

Mercedes Sampietro Marro was born in
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on 24 January 1947. She began her career as a stage actress in 1970. Having performed as a
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in a number of films, she made her film debut onscreen in
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's '' To an Unknown God'' (1977). She has worked five times with
Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of th ...
. In 1981 she won the award for Best Actress at the
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for her role in ''
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''. She won a
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 her role in the 2002 Argentine-Spanish film '' Common Ground'', performing Liliana Rovira, a social worker, daughter to Spanish Republican exiles who settled in Argentina. She has dubbed actresses including
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, and
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. Sampietro was the recipient of the 2003 National Cinematography Prize in Spain. She served as the president of the
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from 9 October 2003 to 18 December 2006.


Filmography

* 2018 **''
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'' * 2007 **''
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La buena nueva ''The Good News'' ( es, La buena nueva, links=no) is a 2008 Spanish thriller drama film directed by which stars Unax Ugalde alongside Bárbara Goenaga and Guillermo Toledo. Plot The plot follows a young Catholic priest (Miguel) destined to a ...
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'' * 2006 ** ''
Va a ser que nadie es perfecto ''Nobody Is Perfect'' ( es, Va a ser que nadie es perfecto, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish comedy film directed by Joaquín Oristrell and written by Albert Espinosa. The story follows a peculiar friendship among cripples. It is a Diagonal Televisió ...
'' ** '' 53 días de invierno'' ** ''
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'' ** ''
Salvador (Puig Antich) ''Salvador (Puig Antich)'' (or ''Salvador'') is a 2006 film directed by Manuel Huerga. It is based on the 2001 Francesc Escribano book , which depicts the time Salvador Puig Antich spent on death row prior to his execution by garrote (the last pe ...
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* 2005 ** '' Reinas'', de
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Obaba ''Obaba'' is a 2005 Spanish-German drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on Bernardo Atxaga's novel ''Obabakoak''. It features Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, and Peter Lohmeyer. ''Obaba'' ...
'', de
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** ''
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'' * 2004 ** ''
Inconscientes ''Unconscious'' ( es, Inconscientes, links=no) is a 2004 period comedy film directed by Joaquín Oristrell starring Leonor Watling and Luis Tosar, also featuring Mercedes Sampietro, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Núria Prims and Alex Brendemühl in support ...
'' ** '' Febrer'' ** '' El año del diluvio'' (voz) ** ''
Cuadrilátero ''Cuadrilátero '' ( en, Boxing ring) is a 1970 Spanish boxing-themed film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring José María Prada, Deane Selmier and Rosana Yanny. Cast *Dean Selmier as Miguel Valdés *José Legra as José Laguna *Ros ...
'' * 2003 ** '' Buscando a Nemo'' (voz) ** ''
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'' ** ''Bala perdida'' * 2002 – '' Lugares comunes'' * 2001 – ''
Silencio roto ''Broken Silence'' ( es, Silencio roto, links=no) is a 2001 Spanish drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz which stars Lucía Jiménez and Juan Diego Botto. The plot depicts life in a small town after the Spanish Civil War in the years 1944-19 ...
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* 2000 ** '' Dinosaurio'' (voz) ** '' Nosotras'' ** ''
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'' * 1999 ** '' Cuando vuelvas a mi lado'' ** '' Las huellas borradas'' ** ''
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Segunda piel ''Second Skin'' ( es, Segunda piel, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera, starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, Ariadna Gil and Cecilia Roth. Premise Elena and Alberto, a couple from Madrid, have a happy marria ...
'' ** '' Saïd'' * 1998 – ''
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'' * 1997 – ''
La herida luminosa ''The Wound of Light'' ('' es, La herida luminosa'') is a 1997 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Fernando Guillén, Mercedes Sampietro and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. The plot is based on a novel by Josep Maria de Sagarra. It was ...
'' * 1995 – ''
Historias del Kronen ''Stories from the Kronen'' ( es, Historias del Kronen, links=no) is a 1995 drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on the novel by José Ángel Mañas which stars Juan Diego Botto and Jordi Mollà. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes ...
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* 1994 – '' Dame fuego'' * 1993 – '' El pájaro de la felicidad'', de
Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of th ...
* 1991 – ''
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Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of th ...
* 1989 ** '' Montoyas y tarantos'' ** ''
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'' ** '' Caminos de tiza'' * 1988 ** ''
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'' ** '' Qui t'estima, Babel?'' ** '' Lluvia de otoño'' * 1987 – '' Pehavý Max a strasidlá'' * 1986 ** ''
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Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of th ...
** '' Virtudes Bastián'' * 1985 ** '' Extramuros'' ** '' El anillo de niebla'' * 1984 – '' La última rosa'' * 1983 ** '' Percusión'' ** ''
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'' * 1982 ** '' Estoy en crisis'' ** '' Hablamos esta noche'' ** '' La leyenda del tambor'' ** ''
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'' * 1980 ** ''
Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos ''Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven'' ( es, Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos) is a 1980 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where Mercedes Sampietro won the award for Best ...
'', de
Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of th ...
** '' El crimen de Cuenca'', de
Pilar Miró Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of th ...
* 1978 – '' ¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como éste?'' * 1977 – ''
A un dios desconocido ''To an Unknown God'' ( es, A un dios desconocido) is a 1977 Spanish film directed by Jaime Chávarri. The film is about an aging man coming to terms with his homosexuality and mortality. It was a pioneer in its frank and mature examination of ho ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sampietro, Mercedes Film actresses from Catalonia 1947 births Living people Stage actresses from Catalonia Actresses from Barcelona Best Actress Goya Award winners Spanish voice actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses