Petra Martínez

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

Petra Martínez Pérez (born 24 June 1944) is a Spanish actress^[1] who has had a long career on stage, film and television.^[2][3]

Petra Martínez
Martínez in 2023
Born	Petra Martínez Pérez (1944-06-24) 24 June 1944 (age 81) Linares, Spain
Education	Teatro Estudio de Madrid
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967–present
Spouse	Juan Margallo ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2025)​
Children	2

Career

Martínez was in the cast of the 1967 stage play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.^[4]

In 2011, Uroc Teatro, founded by Martínez and husband Juan Margallo, received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes.^[5] In 2012, she was nominated to Premio Luna de Islantilla for Best Actress at Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna Islantilla Cinefórum for the film Libre directo.^[6] In 2014, she featured in the television series La que se avecina, playing Fina.^[7]

In 2017, Martínez received the Premio Jiennenses de Cultura, given by Diario Jaén.^[8] On 18 March 2017, she earned the 'San Pancracio' Honorary Award at the Festival Solidario de Cine Español de Cáceres^[9][10] alongside actors Roberto Álamo, Laia Marull, Carlos Santos, Ana Castillo, directors Koldo Serra and Salvador Calvo and stage designer Marcelo Pacheco.^[11][12]

In 2021, she starred in David Martín de los Santos's That Was Life as María. Her performance clinched her a Feroz Award for Best Actress^[13] and a nomination for Best Actress at the 36th Goya Awards.^[14]

Personal life

In 1968, Martínez married her eventual longtime domestic and artistic partner Juan Margallo in Gibraltar in a ceremony without legal validity to Spanish authorities (their marriage was legally formalised circa 2018).^[15]

In 2017, she created an Instagram account because she was usurped so many times.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1977	Camada negra (Black Brood)	Librera		[17]
1999	Nadie conoce a nadie (Nobody Knows Anybody)			[18]
2001	Salvajes (Savages)	Conchita		[18][19]
2004	La mala educación (Bad Education)	Madre		[20][21]
2004	Escuela de seducción [es]			[18]
2006	La noche de los girasoles (The Night of the Sunflowers)	Marta		[18][22]
2010	Que se mueran los feos (To Hell with the Ugly)			[18]
2011	Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight)	Señora Verónica		[23]
2013	Todas las mujeres (All the Women)	Amparo		[24]
2015	Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow)	Julia		[25]
2018	Petra	Julia		[26]
2020	La vida era eso (That Was Life)	María		[27]
2023	Cerrar los ojos (Close Your Eyes)	Sister Consuelo		[28]