| Marisa Paredes | |
| Birthname: | María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1960–present |
| Children: | María Isasi |
María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé (born 3 April 1946), known professionally as Marisa Paredes, is a Spanish actress.
Paredes began acting in 1960 film, 091 Policia al Habla (091, Police Speaking!) She became a teen idol across Spain after that film. In 1961, she made her début in theatre and since then she has performed different plays such as Hamlet with Eduard Fernández. In 1975, she and Raphael collaborated in a cartoon film about him, Rafael en Raphael. She has participated in 73 films and television series. She portrayed the leading role of La Peregrina in a television production of Alejandro Casona's La dama del alba.
Pedro Almodóvar helped her to achieve her international fame, as she starred many of his films. In fact, in Spain, she is called "una chica Almodóvar" ("an Almodóvar girl"). She appeared in High Heels (1991), The Flower of My Secret (1995), All About My Mother (1999) and The Skin I Live In (2011). For her role in The Flower of My Secret, she was nominated for the Best Actress Goya Award.
She has appeared in several other acclaimed films, including In a Glass Cage (1986) by Agustí Villaronga (Majorca), Life Is Beautiful (1998) by Roberto Benigni (Italy), Deep Crimson (1996) by Arturo Ripstein and The Devil's Backbone (2001) by Guillermo del Toro (both from Mexico).[1]
In 1996, she was given the National Film Award by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. From 2000 to 2003 she was the president of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.
In 2007, she was given at Gijón International Film Festival, a National Film Award named after Nacho Martinez.[2] Her last cinematic success was the film Latin Lover (Spanish: Mi familia Italiana) (2015).
In the 1970s, she had a domestic partnership of about 7 years with filmmaker Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, whom with she had one daughter, María Isasi. Since 1983, she has been in a relationship with Chema Prado.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | El mundo sigue (Life Goes On) | Floren | [4] | ||
| 1977 | El perro (A Dog Called... Vengeance) | Guerrillera | |||
| 1983 | Dark Habits | Sister Manure | |||
| 1986 | Tata mía (Dear Nanny) | Paloma | |||
| 1986 | Tras el cristal (In a Glass Cage) | Griselda | |||
| 1987 | Cara de acelga (Turnip Top) | Olga | [5] | ||
| 1989 | Continental | Xulia | |||
| 1991 | High Heels | Becky del Páramo | [6] | ||
| 1992 | La reina anónima (The Anonymous Queen) | Desconocida | [7] | ||
| 1992 | Hors saison (Off Season) | Sarah Bernhardt | |||
| 1992 | Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas | Olga | |||
| 1993 | Tombes du ciel | Suzana | |||
| 1995 | La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret) | Leocadia Macías / Amanda Gris / Paz Sufrategui | |||
| 1995 | La nave de los locos (The Ship of Fools) | Julia Márquez | |||
| 1996 | Trois vies & une seule mort | Maria | |||
| 1996 | Deep Crimson (Profundo Carmesi) | Irene Gallardo | |||
| 1997 | Life Is Beautiful | Madre di Dora | |||
| 1998 | Talk of Angels | Doña Consuelo | |||
| 1999 | All About My Mother | Huma Rojo | |||
| 1999 | El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (No One Writes to the Colonel) | Lola | |||
| 2001 | The Devil's Backbone | Carmen | |||
| 2001 | Salvajes (Savages) | Berta | [8] | ||
| 2004 | Frío sol de invierno (Cold Winter Sun) | Raquel | [9] | ||
| 2005 | Espelho Mágico (Magic Mirror) | Monja | |||
| 2005 | Reinas | Reyes | |||
| 2009 | Amores locos | Ana | |||
| 2010 | El dios de madera (The God of Good) | María Luisa | |||
| 2010 | Gigola | Odette / Gigola's lover | |||
| 2011 | The Skin I Live In | Marilia | Nominated—Spanish Actors and Actresses Union Award for Performance in a Minor Role | ||
| 2011 | Les Yeux de sa mère | Judit Canalès | |||
| 2015 | Latin Lover | Ramona | |||
| 2018 | Petra | Marisa | |||
| 2019 | De sable et de feu | Lady Williams | |||
| 2025 | Emergency Exit | ||||
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnip Top | |||||
| The Flower of My Secret | |||||
| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | The Skin I Live In | ||||
| Petra | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Fotogramas de Plata
| Year | Category | Labour | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | All her career | |||
| 2006 | Best Theatre Actress | Hamlet | ||
| 1995 | Best Cinema Actress | The Flower Of My Secret | ||
| 1991 | High Heels | |||
| 1988 | Best Theatre Labour | Orquídeas a la luz de la luna | ||
| 1968 | Best Television Performer | |||
Union of Actors Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Cinema Leading Performer | The Flower Of My Secret | |
| 1991 | High Heels |