Cinema in mourning –
Spanish actress Marisa Paredes dies at 78
One of Almodóvar’s favorite actresses, Marisa Paredes passed away leaving an important cinematic legacy.
Published today at 9:35 a.m.
Spanish actress Marisa Paredes poses during the red carpet of the film “The Killer” presented in competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2023 at Venice Lido.
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Spanish actress Marisa Paredes, whose career was notably marked by the six films she shot under the direction of Pedro Almódovar, has died at the age of 78, the Spanish Cinema Academy announced on Tuesday.
Born in Madrid in 1946, Marisa Paredes chaired the Spanish Cinema Academy between 2000 and 2003 and enjoyed international success thanks, among other things, to her appearances in the feature films of Pedro Almódovar.
“Spanish cinema loses one of its most emblematic actresses, Marisa Paredes, who leaves behind a long career during which the public was able to see her more than 75 times on the big screen,” declared the Cinema Academy Spanish on X.
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After starting out at the age of 14, Marisa Paredes’ career took on a new dimension after her first collaboration in 1983 with director Pedro Almódovar, for the film “In the Darkness”.
They will then work together for “Heels”, “The flower of my secret”, “All about my mother”, “Parle avec elle” and “La piel que habito”, in 2011, their last collaboration.
Rewarded among others by an honorary Goya in 2018, during the Spanish equivalent of the Césars ceremony, Marisa Paredes has also appeared in international productions such as “Life is beautiful”, by the Italian Roberto Benigni, or “ The Devil’s Back”, by Mexican Guillermo del Toro.
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