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Carmen Maura
María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945), known as Carmen Maura, is a renowned Spanish actress. Her expansive career, which spans over six decades, is studded with versatile roles, having starred in prominent films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, ¡Ay Carmela!, Common Wealth, and Volver. Carmen holds the record for bagging the most Goya Awards for Best Actress, with 3 wins and two other nominations. Furthermore, she clinched a Cesar Award in 2013 and a Cannes Film Festival Award in 2006, marking her firm presence in the global cinema landscape.
Born and brought up in Madrid, Carmen was the descendant of the Count of Fuente Nueva de Arenzana, who used to inhabit the Palace of Arenzana in Madrid, currently the embassy of France. Carmen kickstarted her career as a cabaret singer before making her mark as an actress. Her breakthrough performance arrived in Pedro Almodóvar's first film, Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón. Their collaboration continues and reached its pinnacle with Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Carmen is also heralded as a gay icon for her daring role of a transgender person in Almodóvar's Law of Desire. She has always been recognized as a strong woman with an unwavering courage to shatter boundaries.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: María del Carmen García Maura
Born: Madrid, Spain
Citizenship: Spain
Birthday: September 15, 1945
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1969-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Francisco Forteza
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Movies Featuring Carmen Maura
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
In Family I Trust
Volver
800 Bullets
Chasing Wonders
The Pimp
Barefoot in the Kitchen
Witching & Bitching
Un cine como tú en un país como éste
Letter to Eva
A Village Almost Perfect!
Vanity
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Dirty Kids
Querido Fotogramas
El futuro ya no es lo que era
All About Mothers
¡Ay, Carmen!
Clouds: Letters to My Son
Venice
The Kids Are Back
My Family and the Wolf
Stories of Our Cinema
The Harem of Madame Osmane
The Hold-Up
25 Degrees in Winter
La promesa
To the Other Side
Searching for Love
Arroz y tartana
El menor de los males
To the End of the Road
The Pact of Silence
Ay, Carmela!
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
Chatarra
El hombre de moda
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Beyond the Walls
Tata Mía
The Black Hand
The Angry Cid
Coarse Salt
El crimen de la calle Fuencarral
Love Ravings
Law of Desire
Common Wealth
That House in the Outskirts
Dark Habits
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Matador
Baton Rouge
Queens
Move Over, Mrs. Markham
Someone Has to Die
Rainbow
The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
Queens
How to Be Miserable and Enjoy It
Fuck… Fuck… Fuck Me, Tim!
Between Heaven and Earth
Paper Tigers
La reina anónima
Shadows in a Conflict
What’s a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Lisboa
El espíritu
Alice and Martin
A Diary of a Murderess
Happiness Is in the Field
Que parezca un accidente
El Cometa
The Lame Pigeon
Leonor
Garden of Eden
Como el mar
Louis, the Child King
The Killer Is One of Thirteen
Career Timeline
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2019
In Family I Trust
Ángela
Venice
Gringa
My Family and the Wolf
Grandma Sara
Stories of Our Cinema
Herself - Actress
2004
800 Bullets
25 Degrees in Winter
Abuelita
La promesa
Celia
To the Other Side
Esperanza
Searching for Love
Ana
1985
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Self / Gloria (archive footage)
Beyond the Walls
Sor Ana
El crimen de la calle Fuencarral
Higinia Balaguer
Move Over, Mrs. Markham
Carmen
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