María Barranco

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

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 for Best Supporting Actress.

María Barranco
María Barranco (2014)
Born	María de los Remedios Barranco García (1961-06-11) 11 June 1961 (age 64) Málaga, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Imanol Uribe ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 2004)​

Biography

María de los Remedios Barranco García was born on 11 June 1961 in Málaga.^[1][2] She studied medicine, but quit to study drama in her city, where she participated in various theatre groups.^{[citation needed]} Later, she moved to Madrid, to debut on stage in a production of La venganza de Don Mendo (Don Mendo's revenge).^{[citation needed]} Barranco made her film debut in 1986's El elegido (The Chosen).^{[citation needed]} Barranco won a Goya Award for playing a transsexual prostitute in the 1990 film The Ages of Lulu.^[3]

She was married to filmmaker Imanol Uribe from 1982 to 2004.^[2][4] They have a daughter, Andrea.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1988	Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)	Candela		[5]
1989	Zugzwang (Fool's Mate)			[6]
	El baile del pato			[7]
	Las cosas del querer (The Things of Love)	Nena Colman		[8]
	Una sombra en el jardín	Ana		[9]
	¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!)	Berta		[10]
1990	Don Juan, mi querido fantasma [es]	Doña Inés		[11]
	Las edades de Lulú (The Ages of Lulu)	Ely		[12]
1991	Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread)	Azucena		[13]
	El rey pasmado (The Dumbfounded King)	Lucrecia		[14]
1992	Aquí, el que no corre... vuela [es]	Lola		[15]
	El juego de los mensajes invisibles	María Luisa		[16]
1993	La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel)	Carmen		[17]
	Rosa Rosae	Rosae		[18]
1994	Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same)	Susana		[19]
	Siete mil días juntos	Angelines		[20]
1995	Sálvate si puedes [es]	Marta		[21]
	El seductor	Merche		[22]
	Cuernos de mujer	Ana		[23]
	Morirás en Chafarinas (You Shall Die in Chafarinas)	Elisa		[24]
	El palomo cojo (The Lame Pigeon)	Mary		[25]
	Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth)	Angela		[26]
	El efecto mariposa (The Butterfly Effect)	Olivia		[27]
1996	Bwana	Dori		[28]
1997	99.9: la frecuencia del terror (99.9)	Lara		[29]
1998	La niña de tus ojos (The Girl of Your Dreams)	Embajadora		[30]
1999	Novios (Couples)	Paz		[31]
2001	Anita no pierde el tren (Anita Takes a Chance)	Natalia		[32]
2002	El viaje de Carol (Carol's Journey)	Aurora		[33]
2003	El oro de Moscú (Moscow Gold)	Alejandra		[34]
	Tiempo de tormenta (Stormy Weather)	Sara		[35]
2004	Atún y chocolate (Tuna and Chocolate)	María		[36]
2005	Lifting de corazón [es]	Cristina		[37]
2006	El carnaval de Sodoma	Mónica		[38]
2011	La daga de Rasputín [es]	Alejandra		[39]
2019	La noche de las dos lunas [ca]	Eva		[40]
2021	El refugio (Our (Perfect) Xmas Retreat)	Lola		[41]
2023	Matusalén			[42]

Television

• Sopa boba
• Ellas son así

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1989	3rd Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Won	[43]
1990	4th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Things of Love	Nominated	[43]
1991	5th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Ages of Lulu	Won	[43]
1992	6th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Dumbfounded King	Nominated	[43]
1994	8th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Red Squirrel	Nominated	[43]