María Barranco

Spanish actress (born 1961)

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María de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
She studied medicine, but quit to study drama in her city, where she participated in various theatre groups.
Barranco made her film debut in 1986's El elegido ( The Chosen ).
She was married to filmmaker Imanol Uribe from 1982 to 2004.

María de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography

María de los Remedios Barranco García was born on 11 June 1961 in Málaga. She studied medicine, but quit to study drama in her city, where she participated in various theatre groups. Later, she moved to Madrid, to debut on stage in a production of La venganza de Don Mendo (Don Mendo's revenge). Barranco made her film debut in 1986's El elegido (The Chosen). Barranco won a Goya Award for playing a transsexual prostitute in the 1990 film The Ages of Lulu.

She was married to filmmaker Imanol Uribe from 1982 to 2004. They have a daughter, Andrea.