Marisa Paredes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marisa Paredes
Paredes in February 2024
Born	María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé (1946-04-03)3 April 1946 Madrid, Spain
Died	17 December 2024(2024-12-17) (aged 78) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1960–2024
Children	María Isasi
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María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé (born April 3, 1946 – died December 17, 2024), known as Marisa Paredes, was a very famous Spanish actress. She had a long and successful career, acting in over 75 movies, 80 TV shows, and 15 plays. She worked with some of Europe's most important directors and won many awards for her acting.

Life and Career Highlights

Marisa Paredes started her acting journey in 1960 with the film Police Calling 091. After this movie, she became a popular teen idol across Spain. In 1961, she began acting in plays, including Hamlet.

Working with Pedro Almodóvar

Marisa Paredes became famous around the world thanks to director Pedro Almodóvar. She starred in many of his films, which led people in Spain to call her "una chica Almodóvar" (an Almodóvar girl). This means she was one of his favorite actresses.

Some of her well-known films with Almodóvar include:

• Dark Habits (1983)
• High Heels (1991)
• The Flower of My Secret (1995)
• All About My Mother (1999)
• The Skin I Live In (2011)

For her role in The Flower of My Secret, she was nominated for a Goya Award, which is a very important film award in Spain.

Other Famous Movies

Marisa Paredes also appeared in many other highly praised films. These include:

• In a Glass Cage (1986) by Agustí Villaronga
• Life Is Beautiful (1998) by Roberto Benigni (from Italy)
• Deep Crimson (1996) by Arturo Ripstein (from Mexico)
• The Devil's Backbone (2001) by Guillermo del Toro (also from Mexico)

Awards and Recognition

In 1996, the Spanish Ministry of Culture gave her the National Film Award. From 2000 to 2003, she was the president of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, which is the Spanish film academy.

In 2007, she received another National Film Award at the Gijón International Film Festival. Her last major film success was Latin Lover in 2015.

Personal Life

In the 1970s, Marisa Paredes had a daughter named María Isasi with filmmaker Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi. She was in a relationship with Chema Prado from 1983 until her death.

Marisa Paredes passed away in Madrid on December 17, 2024, at the age of 78.

Key Awards and Honors

Marisa Paredes received many awards throughout her career. Here are some of the most important ones:

Goya Awards

The Goya Awards are Spain's main national film awards.

Fotogramas de Plata Awards

These awards are given by a Spanish film magazine.

Union of Actors Awards

These awards are given by the Spanish Actors Union.

See also

In Spanish: Marisa Paredes para niños