Carmen Maura

Carmen Maura

Carmen García Maura (born September 15, 1945 in Madrid , Spain ) is a Spanish actress . She was best known for her collaboration with the director Pedro Almodóvar . She is a descendant of the conservative Spanish politician Antonio Maura Montaner .

Life

Maura first acted as a theater actress during her studies. Activities as director of an art gallery and as a television presenter followed. She first appeared in short films at the end of the 1960s. After supporting roles in several television series and feature films she had in Fernando Colomos Comedy paper tiger in 1977 its first successful role. Although she also took on some dramatic roles, she enjoyed some success in the 1980s, mostly with comedies.

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In 1978 Maura started working with Pedro Almodóvar. Almodóvar's films Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (1980), The Monastery of Holy Madness (1983), How did I deserve it? (1984), Matador (1986) and The Law of Desire (1987) followed. She received the Goya and Felix for the 1988 Oscar- nominated comedy Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown , where she starred alongside Antonio Banderas . She won Felix in 1991 for Carlos Sauras Ay Carmela! - Song of Freedom a second time. She also won her second Goya for the same role. The third Goya followed in 2001 for Alone Among Neighbors - La comunidad . For Pedro Almodóvar's Volver - Return , she received the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 21st Goya Awards and, in 2006, together with her film colleagues Penélope Cruz , Lola Dueñas , Blanca Portillo , Yohana Cobo and Chus Lampreave, the actor 's award at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival . In 2007, she was for her life's work with the Excellence Award of the Locarno Film Festival awarded. This was followed in 2012 for Maura's portrayal of a Spanish maid in Philippe Le Guy’s French comedy For Staff Only! (2010) a César as best supporting actress . In 2013 she received another prize for her life's work, the Donostia of the Festival of San Sebastián .

In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography

1969: El espíritu (short film) 1971: Mantis (short film) 1971: El hombre oculto 1973: El asesino está entre los trece 1973: Un casto varón español 1974: Tanata 1974: Juan y Manuela (TV series) 1974: Don Juan (short film) 1974–1975: Suspiros de España (TV series) 1975: Vida íntima de un seductor cínico 1975: La encadenada 1975: El Love feroz 1975: Eleonore (Leonor) 1976: La petición 1976: Pomporrutas imperiales (short film) 1976: Ir por lana (short film) 1976: Una pareja como las demás (short film) 1976: La mujer es cosa de hombres 1976: El libro del buen amor II 1977: Paper Tiger (Tigres de papel) 1978: Menos mi madre y mi hermana (short film) 1978: ¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como éste? 1978: Mi blanca Varsovia (short film) 1978: Folle… folle… fólleme Tim! 1978: De fresa, limón y menta 1978: Blindfolded (Los ojos vendados) 1979: Café, amor y estereofonía (short film) 1979: Tal vez mañana ... (short film) 1979: El coleccionismo y los coleccionistas (TV series) 1980: La mano negra 1980: Cervantes (TV series) 1980: Aquella casa en las afueras 1980: Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón 1980: El hombre de moda 1981: Gary Cooper, who you are in heaven (Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos) 1983: The Monastery of Holy Madness (Entre tinieblas) 1983: El cid cabreador 1984: La huella del crimen: El crimen de la calle Fuencarral (TV movie) 1984: Sal gorda 1984: How did I deserve this? (¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto !!) 1985: Extramuros 1985: Sé infiel y no mires con quién 1986: Matador 1986: Delirios de amor 1986: Tata mía 1987: The Law of Desire (La ley del deseo) 1988: The woman of your life - The refined ( La mujer de tu vida: La mujer feliz , TV film) 1988: Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) 1988: Fatal Therapy (Bâton rouge) 1989: Mieux vaut courir (TV movie) 1990: Ay Carmela! - Song of Freedom (¡Ay, Carmela!) 1991: Perfect women have a hard time (Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento) 1991: Chatarra

1992: Conspiracy of the Children (Sur la terre comme au ciel) 1992: La reina anónima 1993: The Childhood of the Sun King (Louis, enfant roi) 1993: Sombras en una batalla 1994: Cómo ser infeliz y disfrutarlo 1995: El rey del río 1995: Parella de tres 1995: El palomo cojo 1995: Happiness is in the meadow (Le bonheur est dans le pré) 1996: Amores que matan 1997: Tortilla y cinema 1997: Alliance cherche doigt 1997: The Weaknesses of Women (Elles) 1998: Alice & Martin (Alice et Martin) 1998: Journey into Nowhere (El entusiasmo) 1999: El cometa 1999: In the shadow of Lisbon (Lisboa) 1999: Superlove 2000: Une mère en colère (TV movie) 2000: Carretera y manta 2000: Le harem de Mme Ottoman 2000: Alone among neighbors - La comunidad (La Comunidad) 2001: El Apagón (short film) 2001: Four women against a bank (El Palo) 2001: Arregui, la noticia del día 2001: Clara y Elena 2002: Assassini dei giorni di festa 2002: Mother wanted (Valentín) 2002: 800 bullets (800 balas) 2003: Juliette and her stomach (Le ventre de Juliette) 2003: Pact of Silence - A Bloody Secret (Le pacte du silence) 2003: Arroz y tartana (TV movie) 2004: Mentir un peu (TV film) 2004: 25 degrees in winter (25 degrés en hiver) 2004: La promesa 2004: Al otro lado 2004: Entre vivir y soñar 2005: Gay mothers without nerves (Reinas) 2005: Free Zone 2006: Volver - Returning (Volver) 2007: El menor de los males 2008: Miracles take a little longer 2009: Tetro 2010: Le Mac - Twice it pops better (Le Mac) 2010: For staff only! (Les femmes du 6ème étage) 2012: Paulette - Director: Jérôme Enrico 2013: Letter to Evita (Carta a Eva) - directed by Agustí Villaronga 2013: The Witches of Zugarramurdi (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi) 2015: La vanité 2015: The almost perfect world of Pauline (Les chaises musicales) 2019: People come and go (Gente que viene y bah)

Awards and nominations (selection)

Goya

• 1989: Best Actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)
• 1991: Best Actress (Ay, Carmela!)
• 1994: Nominated - Best Actress (Sombras en una batalla)
• 2000: Nominated - Best Actress (In the Shadow of Lisbon)
• 2001: Best Actress (Alone Among Neighbors - La comunidad)
• 2007: Best Supporting Actress (Volver - Return)

Others

• 2015: The Europe Acting Award of the Braunschweig International Film Festival
• 2018: European Film Award - European Film Award for a Lifetime Achievement

Web links

Commons : Carmen Maura  - Collection of Images

• Carmen Maura in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
2. ↑ EFA Honors Carmen Maura . Article dated July 26, 2018, accessed August 22, 2018.