Kiti Mánver

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mantecón and the second or maternal family name is Vernalte.

María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte (born 11 May 1953), better known as Kiti Mánver, is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1970.

Kiti Mánver
Mánver at the 2020 Málaga Film Festival
Born	María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte (1953-05-11) 11 May 1953 (age 72) Antequera, Spain
Other names	Kiti Manver
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1970–present

Biography

María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte^[1] was born in Antequera on 11 May 1953.^[2] She spent her early childhood in between Málaga and Melilla, moving to Madrid at age 13.^[3] She made her feature film debut in Chicas de club [es] (1970), playing a girl version of the character Elisa who is raped by her godfather.^[4][3] She then featured in the 1973 film Habla, mudita.^[3]

In 2015, she came to the London stage to play the lead role in Las heridas del viento, a play by Juan Carlos Rubio, as part of the 3rd Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).^[5][6]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1970	Chicas de club [es]	Elisa	Feature film debut	[4]
1973	Habla, mudita
1980	Ópera prima (Opera Prima)	Ana		[7]
1984	¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?)	Juani		[8]
1987	Luna de lobos (Wolves' Moon)	María		[9]
1988	Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)	Paulina Morales		[10]
1991	Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread)	Verónica		[11]
1992	Una mujer bajo la lluvia (A Woman in the Rain)	Alicia		[12]
	La reina anónima (The Anonymous Queen)	Profesora		[13]
1994	Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same)	Esther		[14]
1995	La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret)	Manuela		[15]
1995	El seductor	Aurora		[16]
	Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth)	Lucy		[17]
1996	La sal de la vida	Consuelo		[18]
	Brujas			[19]
1997	Cosas que dejé en La Habana (Things I Left in Havana)	Azucena		[20]
	No se puede tener todo	Nely		[21]
1998	Una pareja perfecta (A Perfect Couple)	Anita		[22]
2000	La comunidad (Common Wealth)	Dolores		[23]
2002	El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant)	Ama		[24]
2003	La luz prodigiosa (The End of a Mystery)	Adela		[25]
	Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes)	Rosa		[26]
2007	Luz de domingo (Sunday Light)	Doña Predes		[27]
2009	Pagafantas (Friend Zone)	Gloria		[28]
2010	Una hora más en Canarias (With or Without Love)	Daniela		[29]
2011	Lo contrario al amor (The Opposite of Love)	María Amparo		[30]
2020	El inconveniente (One Careful Owner)	Lola		[31]
2023	Mamacruz	Cruz		[32]

Television

• Gran Hotel (2011)
• Cable Girls (2017)
• Money Heist (2017)
• Two Graves (2025)^[33]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1992	6th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Anything for Bread	Won	[3]
1998	1st Málaga Film Festival	Best Actress	A Perfect Couple	Won	[34]
2003	12th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role	El matrimonio de Boston	Won	[35]
2021	26th Forqué Awards	Best Film Actress	One Careful Owner	Nominated	[36]
	8th Feroz Awards	Best Actress in a Film		Nominated	[37]
	35th Goya Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[38]
2024	11th Feroz Awards	Best Actress in a Film	Mamacruz	Nominated	[39]
	3rd Carmen Awards	Best Actress		Won	[40]