The Spanish actress Marisa Paredes died at the age of 78.
OR Marisa Paredesthe famous Spanish actor who achieved international fame starring in several films with director Pedro Almodovar, he died aged 78.
She started acting at the age of 14 and throughout her life he appeared in more than 75 filmsincluding the films “All About My Mother”, “My Secret Flower” and “High Heels”, earning the nickname “Almodovar’s Girl”.
Between Pedro Almodovar and Javier Bardem and Jean Paul Gaultier.
“The Spanish cinema is left without one of its most iconic actresses, Marisa Paredes, who leaves behind a long career in which the public was able to see her more than 75 times on the big screen,” the academy said on the social networking platform. X.
Recognized in Spain, Her international career began after she teamed up with Pedro Almodovar for the first time in 1983 in the film “Dark Habits”, starting a long collaboration.
Having already been nominated twice for Spain’s Goya National Film Awards, Marisa Paredes was awarded an honorary Goya Award in 2018.
He also starred in international films such as Italian director Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful and Mexican Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone.
Marisa Paredes was president of the Spanish Academy between 2000 and 2003.