Carmen Maura
Carmen Maura | |
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Born | María del Carmen García Maura 15 September 1945 Madrid, Spain |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1969–present |
María del Carmen García Maura OAXS (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, Maura is best known for her collaborations with noted Spanish film directors Pedro Almodóvar and Álex de la Iglesia. Maura holds the record (with three) for most Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress than any other actress in the history of Spanish film. She also won a Cesar Award in 2013 and a Cannes Film Festival Award in 2006.
Early life[]
Maura was born in Madrid to Salvador García Santa-Cruz and Carmen Maura Arenzana. Her great-grandfather was the Count of Fuente Nueva de Arenzana, who lived in the Palace of Arenzana in Madrid, currently the embassy of France. Her other great grandfather from her mother's side was the artist Bartolome Maura Montaner, brother of Antonio Maura, a former prime minister of Spain on five occasions and a noted orator.
Maura studied philosophy and literature at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. From 1964 to 1970, she was married to a lawyer, Francisco Forteza, with whom she has two children, Carmen and Pablo. Later she had a long relationship with Antonio Moreno Rubio, that ended in 1995 when she discovered he had defrauded her, causing bankruptcy.[1]
Career[]
Maura began her career as a cabaret singer. Maura's film career was launched in 1970 with an appearance in the film The Man in Hiding. This was followed by a major role in the 1977 film . Although Maura has played dramatic roles, she is often noted for her comedic roles in films like (1984), (1985) or Tata mía (1986).
Maura appeared in the first film by Pedro Almodóvar, Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón, in 1980. They went on to collaborate on five additional films in the 1980s, the last of which was Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), for which she was awarded the European Film Award "Felix" for best actress.
Maura and Almodóvar appeared to have had a falling out after Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.[2] They did not work together for over a decade, but joined forces again in 2006 for Volver. 'Volver' means 'Return' in Spanish, and one of the many returns the title alludes to is Maura's return to Almodovar's movies. The female cast of "Volver" won a collective prize for Best Actress at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Maura also appeared in 800 Bullets where she played the mother of the boy who is the main character of the story. Kevin Severson is her son.
Maura is cited as a gay icon for the role of a transsexual she played in Almodóvar's Law of Desire,[4] strengthening her image as a strong woman who is never afraid to break through boundaries.
Maura has won more Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress than any other actress in the history of Spanish film.
She won the "Locarno Excellence Award" in 2007 for all her cinematographic career.
Maura has worked under the orders of major directors like Almodovar, Ford Coppola, Amos Gitai, Yasmina Reza, Alejandro Agresti, Carlos Saura, Étienne Chatiliez and Álex de la Iglesia.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Film | Role | Director | Other notes |
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1969 | Billy | Juan Tamariz | (Short) | |
1971 | El hombre oculto | Belén | Alfonso Ungría | billed as Carmen G. Maura |
(Short) | ||||
1973 | Profesora de Música | Jaime de Armiñán | ||
Javier Aguirre | ||||
1974 | ||||
1975 | Juan Luis Buñuel | |||
María José | José Luis García Sánchez | (billed as Carmen G. Maura) | ||
(A Diary of a Murderess) | Nun | Manuel Mur Oti | ||
Mujer de Jorge | Javier Aguirre | |||
1976 | Virtuosa | |||
Manolita | ||||
(Short) | ||||
Miguel Ángel Díez | (Short) | |||
Fernando Colomo | (Short) | |||
Chica que se insinua a Julián | Pilar Miró | |||
1977 | Carmen - ex-mujer de Juan | Fernando Colomo | ||
1978 | Los ojos vendados | Carlos Saura | ||
Pedro Almodóvar | ||||
(Short) | ||||
Rosa | Fernando Colomo | |||
(Short) | ||||
1979 | Café, amor y estereofonía | (Short) | ||
Tal vez mañana... | (Short) | |||
1980 | Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos | Begoña | Pilar Miró | With Mercedes Sampietro |
Rosa | ||||
Pepi, Luci, Bom | Pepi | Pedro Almodóvar | ||
1982 | Luisa Matas | |||
1983 | Jimena | Angelino Fons | ||
Dark Habits | Sor Perdida | Pedro Almodóvar | With Marisa Paredes, Chus Lampreave and Julieta Serrano | |
1984 | What Have I Done to Deserve This? | Gloria | Pedro Almodóvar | With Ángel de Andrés López, Kiti Manver and Chus Lampreave |
Presentadora T.V. | Fernando Trueba | |||
1985 | Carmen | Fernando Trueba | With Ana Belén, , Antonio Resines, Verónica Forqué and Chus Lampreave | |
Sor Ana | Miguel Picazo | |||
1986 | Tata mía | Elvira | José Luis Borau | With Imperio Argentina, Alfredo Landa and Miguel Rellán |
Carmen | Cristina Andreu,Luis Eduardo Aute, Antonio González-Vigil and Félix Rotaeta | (segment "Delirio 3",uncredited) | ||
Matador | Julia | Pedro Almodóvar | With Assumpta Serna and Antonio Banderas | |
1987 | Law of Desire | Tina Quintero | Pedro Almodóvar | With Eusebio Poncela and Antonio Banderas |
1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pepa | Pedro Almodóvar | (Goya Award winning) with Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano and María Barranco |
(Short) | ||||
1989 | Bâton Rouge | Isabel Harris | With Victoria Abril and Antonio Banderas | |
1990 | ¡Ay, Carmela! | Carmela | Carlos Saura | (Goya Award winning) with Andrés Pajares and Gabino Diego |
1991 | Zabú | |||
Carmen | Ana Belén | With Antonio Resines | ||
1992 | Ana Luz | Gonzalo Suárez | With Marisa Paredes | |
Sur la terre comme au ciel | Maria Garcia | Marion Hänsel | aka Between Heaven and Earth | |
1993 | Sombras en una batalla | Ana | Mario Camus | Goya Award Nominated with Tito Valverde |
Louis, enfant roi | Anne d'Autriche | Roger Planchon | ||
1994 | Carmen | Enrique Urbizu | ||
1995 | Happiness Is in the Field | Dolores Thivart | Étienne Chatiliez | French title Le bonheur est dans le pré |
Tía Victoria | Jaime de Armiñán | aka The Lame Pigeon | ||
Ana | With Rosa María Sardá | |||
El rey del río | Carmen | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | ||
1996 | Consuelo | With Juanjo Puigcorbé | ||
1997 | Elles | Linda | ||
Geneviève Lechat | Jean-Pierre Mocky | |||
Carmen Maura, the movie star | Martin Provost | |||
Carlos Galettini | ||||
1998 | Jeanine | André Téchiné | ||
1999 | Lisbon | Berta | Antonio Hernández | Goya Award Nominated, with Sergi López and Federico Luppi |
2000 | La comunidad | Julia | Alex de la Iglesia | Goya Award and Silver Seashell award winning |
2001 | Maite | aka The Hold-Up, with Adriana Ozores, Maribel Verdú and Malena Alterio | ||
2002 | 800 balas | Laura | Alex de la Iglesia | With Sancho Gracia and Terele Pávez |
Valentín | Abuela | Alejandro Agresti | ||
2003 | The Pact of Silence | Mother Emmanuelle | Graham Guit | |
Julia | ||||
2004 | Ana | and | aka Searching for Love | |
Al otro lado | Esperanza | Gustavo Loza | ||
Celia | With Ana Fernández | |||
2005 | Free Zone | Mrs. Breitberg | Amos Gitai | With Natalie Portman |
Reinas | Magda | Manuel Gómez Pereira | With Marisa Paredes, Verónica Forqué and Mercedes Sampietro | |
2006 | Volver | Irene | Pedro Almodóvar | |
2007 | Pilar | |||
Julia | Antonio Hernández | |||
2008 | La Virgen Negra | Sra. Isabel | ||
The Garden of Eden | Madame Aurol | John Irvin | ||
2009 | Tetro | Alone | Francis Ford Coppola | |
2010 | La mère | |||
Pilar | Yasmina Reza | |||
2011 | Let My People Go! | Rachel | ||
2012 | Paulette | |||
2013 | Las brujas de Zugarramurdi | |||
2015 | Vanity (La Vanité) | Esperanza | Lionel Baier | |
2019 | Gente que viene y bah | |||
2021 | Chasing Wonders |
Television[]
Year | Work | Role | Other notes |
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1966–78 | Novela | TV Series, 3 episodes | |
1972 | Las doce caras de Eva | Carmen / Camarera / Leonor | TV Series, 3 episodes |
Aventuras y desventuras de Mateo | Gabriela | TV Series, 1 episode (billed as Carmen García Maura) | |
1972–73 | Tres eran tres | Srta. Cecilia / Sra. de Luzuriaga | TV Series, 3 episodes |
1973 | Historias de Juan Español | Nuria | TV Series, 1 episode |
1973–82 | Estudio 1 | Julia / Manola / Flor | TV Series, 5 episodes |
1974 | Suspiros de España | Almudena / Luisa Boronat | TV Series, 4 episodes |
Juan y Manuela | Patricia Roca | TV Series, 2 episodes | |
Don Juan | Doña Inés | TV special by Antonio Mercero | |
1974–77 | Los libros | Elisa & Tessa (1974) Melibea (1974) Dª Garoza (1974) La Dama Encinta (1976) Eugenia Grandet (1977) |
TV Series, 5 episodes |
1975 | El quinto jinete | Sara | TV Series, 1 episode |
Cuentos y leyendas | Casilda | TV Series, 2 episodes | |
1975–76 | El teatro | Cristina / Leonor | TV Series, 2 episodes |
1976 | Este señor de negro | Pilar | TV Series, 1 episode |
1978 | Curro Jiménez | Misterios | TV Series, 1 episode |
1980 | Teatro breve | TV Series, 1 episode | |
1981 | Cervantes | Constanza | TV Series, 5 episodes (uncredited) |
1981–82 | Herself | TV Series, 10 episodes | |
1984 | Paisaje con figuras | La Calderona | TV Series, 1 episode |
1985 | La huella del crimen | Higinia Balaguer | TV Series, 1 episode |
1989 | Mieux vaut courir | Anna | TV Movie |
1990 | La mujer de tu vida | Marisa Novoa | TV Series, 1 episode |
1996 | Une mère en colère | Rosa | TV Movie |
1998–99 | A las once en casa | Olga | TV Series, 65 episodes |
1999 | Famosos y familia | Sara Luján | TV Series, 4 episodes |
2003 | Arroz y tartana | Doña Manuela de Fora | TV Movie |
2006 | Mentir un peu | Mme Jacquet | TV Movie |
2007 | Círculo rojo | Victoria Villalobos | TV Series, 12 episodes |
2009 | A Saint's War | La révérende mère | TV Movie |
2010 | Las Chicas de Oro | Rosa | TV Series, 26 episodes Spanish version of The Golden Girls in the role of Rose Nylund |
2012 | Stamos okupa2 | Lucía Piqueras | TV Series, 13 episodes |
Carta a Eva | Paca | TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes | |
2013 | Y'a pas d'âge | Hélène | TV Series, 25 episodes |
2015 | Águila Roja | Olivia, duquesa de Fournier | TV Series, 2 episodes (uncredited) |
2018 | Asesinato en el Hormiguero Express | Herself | (TV Short) |
2020 | Someone Has to Die | Amparo Falcón | Limited series, 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations[]
Cannes Film Festival[]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2006 | Volver | Best Actress | Won |
César Award[]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1996 | Happiness Is in the Field | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2012 | The Women on the 6th Floor | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Goya Awards[]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1989 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Best Actress | Won |
1991 | ¡Ay Carmela! | Best Actress | Won |
1994 | Shadows in a Conflict | Best Actress | Nominated |
2000 | Lisbon | Best Actress | Nominated |
2001 | Common Wealth | Best Actress | Won |
2007 | Volver | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Locarno Festival[]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2007 | Locarno Excellence Award | Won |
San Sebastián International Film Festival[]
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Common Wealth | Best Actress | Won |
Fotogramas de Plata[]
- 2007-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for Volver (2006)
- 2001-Won: Best Movie Actress for La comunidad (2000).
- 1999-Won: Best TV Actress for A las once en casa (1998).
- 1994-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for Sombras en una batalla (1993)
- 1993-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for "La reina anónima" and also Entre el cielo y la tierra (1992)
- 1991-Won: Best Movie Actress for ¡Ay Carmela! (1990)
- 1991-Nominated: Best TV Actress for La mujer de tu vida (1990)
- 1989-Won: Best Movie Actress for Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
- 1988-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for La ley del deseo (1987)
- 1987-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for Tata mía (1986) and also Matador (1986)
- 1986-Nominated: Best Movie Actress for Sé infiel y no mires con quién (1985) and Extramuros (1985)
- 1985-Won: Best Movie Actress for ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (1984)
- 1982-Won: Best Performance in a Television series for Esta noche (1981)
Honours[]
- France: Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (1996).
- Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (09/10/2015).[5]
References[]
- ^ "Carmen Maura, la diva del cine europeo a la que violaron, arruinaron y le quitaron a sus hijos". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Joe Meyers, Connecticut Post (2007-09-02). Almodovar box set a must for film buffs Archived September 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Volver". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ The Guardian (August 13, 2006). 'Sex was my way of coping with death' (interview with Pedro Almodóvar). Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
External links[]
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Madrid
- Spanish television presenters
- Spanish film actresses
- European Film Award for Best Actress winners
- Best Actress Goya Award winners
- Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners
- Best Supporting Actress César Award winners
- 20th-century Spanish actresses
- 21st-century Spanish actresses
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Recipients of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
- Spanish women television presenters
- Chicas Almodóvar