Marisa Paredesone of the most iconic actresses of Spanish cinema and with a career spanning more than six decades in the world of acting, has passed away this Tuesday, December 17 at 78 years old. A death that came to light early this morning and that was made public by the Film Academy – an entity that he presided over between 2000 and 2003 – and that leaves the Spanish film scene orphaned, losing one of its great muses.
Marisa Paredes and Chema Prado: four decades of love in the cinema
The artist participated in more than 75 films, 80 television series and 15 plays, and among her recognitions were the Goya of Honor – which she obtained in 2018 -, the National Cinematography Award, the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts Arts, the Great Vermeil Medal of the Town of Paris and the Silver Photogram on six occasions.
Marisa Paredes in a file image.Europa Press
A life marked by his passion for acting and that personally was discreet and away from the spotlight. She had a long relationship with the film director Antonio Isasi, with whom she had her only daughter in 1975, the actress María Isasi.
The actress Marisa Paredes has died at the age of 78
Since 1983 he shared his life with Chema Pradoformer director of the National Film Library, with whom she never had the need to marry and with whom she lived happily until the last day. It has been precisely his widower the one who, destroyed, has arrived first at the San Isidro funeral home, where Marisa's mortal remains are being laid to rest.
Chema Prado, widower of Marisa Paredes, upon his arrival at the San Isidro Mortuary, December 17, 2024.Europa Press
““I am very affected and very… It is a tremendous loss.” He confessed dejected, explaining that his partner's death “was very sudden.” “It was this morning. It wasn't particularly bad, but He had heart failure and that's… Right away“He added excitedly, revealing that Marisa”He wasn't feeling bad.“and this Sunday he was at the theater watching his daughter, María Isasi.
As he told Europa Press, he was so well that “of course he planned to continue” working in 2025, since retirement was not part of his plans. However, heart failure has suddenly ended his life.
Chema Prado this December 17th.Europa Press
Finally, Chema Prado has asked devastatedly, and without being able to finish the sentence, that we remember Marisa “as an extraordinary person and a magnificent actress.”
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