María de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.
The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...
for
Best Supporting Actress.
Biography
María de los Remedios Barranco García was born on 11 June 1961 in
Málaga
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.
She studied medicine, but quit to study drama in her city, where she participated in various theatre groups. Later, she moved to
Madrid
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, to debut on stage in a production of ''La venganza de Don Mendo'' (''Don Mendo's revenge''). Barranco made her film debut in 1986's ''El elegido'' (''The Chosen''). Barranco won a Goya Award for playing a transsexual prostitute in the 1990 film ''
The Ages of Lulu''.
She was married to filmmaker
Imanol Uribe from 1982 to 2004.
They have a daughter, Andrea.
Filmography
Television
*''Sopa boba''
*''Ellas son así''
Accolades
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
People from Fuengirola
Spanish film actresses
Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners
20th-century Spanish actresses
21st-century Spanish actresses
Spanish television actresses