María Isabel Martín Martínez (1 November 1954 in

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, Spain), better known as Maribel Martín, is a Spanish actress.

Career

She made her acting debut at age seven in the film ''

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'' (1961),a film directed by Fernando Palacios. She had a career as a child actress in films like: ''

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'' (1962), by Fernando Palacios and ''El Camino'' (1963) directed by

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.Torres, ''Diccionario del cine Espanol'', p. 301 At the end of the 1960s, she took more important roles in films like: '' The House That Screamed'' (1969) by

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and ''La Cera Virgen'' (1971) directed by Jose Maria Forque. She had her first starring role in ''

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'' under the direction of

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. During the 1970s she concentrated her work in the theater and television. Among her films of this period are: ''Los Viajes Escolares'' (1973) directed by

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; ''La Espada Negra'' (1976) film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. ''Campana del Infierno'' (1973) by Claudio Guerin. After her starring role in ''Últimas tardes con Teresa'' (1983) directed by Gonzalo Herralde, she created the production company Ganesh Films with actor Julian Mateos and from then on she has taken roles in some of their production: ''

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'' (1984), by

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and '' Moon Child'' (1989), a film directed by Agusti Villaronga.Torres, ''Diccionario del cine Espanol'', p. 302 Her most recent film is ''Engendro'' (2005) under the direction of Luis Cabeza.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1962) * '' The House That Screamed'' (1969) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' The Great House'' (1975) * ''

Forget the Drums ''Forget the Drums'' (Spanish: ''Olvida los tambores'') is a 1975 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Julián Mateos, Maribel Martín and .de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''. Green ...

'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1980) * ''Últimas tardes con Teresa'' (1983) * ''

'' (1984) * '' Moon Child'' (1989)

References

* Torres, Augusto, ''Diccionario del cine Español'', Espasa Calpe, 1994,

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Maribel 20th-century Spanish actresses 1954 births Living people Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses