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Victoria Abril
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Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by director Pedro Almodóvar.
Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Ama…
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Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by director Pedro Almodóvar. Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Amantes. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called PutchEros do Brasil. She also tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but Betty Missiego was chosen instead. On 28 July 1977, Abril married Gustavo Laube, former footballer of the Chile national football team. The couple separated in early 1982. Abril has two sons with the French director Gérard de Battista. She lives in France, where she has resided since 1982. Source: Article "Victoria Abril" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Marinella
Panique au grand magasin
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
as Victoria Abril
Drôle de genre
as Carla
No Poster
Jailbirds
Jailbirds
The Grand Restaurant III
as Une cliente du restaurant
Wishlist
as Carmen
Bernarda
as Josefa
On refait les grands duos d'humour
as Self
Paprika
as Eva / Paprika
Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate
as Maître Gloria Mendoza
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
as Self
Born to Win
as Victoria
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
as la mère de Gilles
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
as Self
Josephine
as la mère de Gilles
The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears
as Helena
Big is Beautiful
as Sophie
The Great Restaurant
as Une cliente du restaurant
Mejor que nunca
as Isabel Romero
A Day at the Museum
as Clara
Walking Vengeance
as Gloria Duque
Leur morale… et la nôtre
as Muriel
48 Hours a Day
as Anna
Oscar. The color of destiny
as Ana
No Poster
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
as Self
Summer Rain
as Srta. del Casco Cartaginés
No Poster
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
as Self
Les Aristos
as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
The Maidens' Conspiracy
as The Peaceful Widow
Neon Flesh
as Pura
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France
as Aurore Langlois
How Do You Like Iceland?
as Self
Maid in Singapore
as Herself
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
as Self (archive footage)
School of Seduction
as Sandra Vega
Cause toujours !
as Jacinthe
Swindled
as Pilar
The 7th Day
as Luciana
Kaena: The Prophecy
as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
Et après?
as Laura
Don't Tempt Me
as Lola Nevado
Our Tropical Island
as Sabina
101 Reykjavik
as Lola
My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters
as Anne
Between Your Legs
as Miranda
La Femme du cosmonaute
as Anna
Freedomfighters
as Floren
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
as Gloria Duque
French Twist
as Loli
Casque bleu
as Alicia
Jimmy Hollywood
as Lorraine de la Peña
Kika
as Andrea Caracortada
Intruso
as Luisa
Too Much Heart
as Ana y Clara
High Heels
as Rebeca
Une époque formidable
as Juliette Berthier
Lovers: A True Story
as Luisa
Alone Together
as Gloria
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
as Marina Osorio
Sandino
as Blanca Arauz
If They Tell You I Fell
as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
Sans peur et sans reproche
as Jeanne
Baton Rouge
as Ana Alonzo
Ada in the Jungle
as Carmen
El placer de matar
as La Merche
El juego más divertido
as Ada/Sara
Barrios altos
as Verónica
Lute: Forge On or Die
as Chelo
Law of Desire
as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
Ternosecco
as Brigida
Max My Love
as Maria
Nuit d'ivresse
as Jugnot's partner
Tiempo de silencio
as Dorita
The Witching Hour
as Saga
Our Father
as Cardenala
The Crime of Captain Sánchez
as María Luisa Sánchez
Robin
as Marguerite
After Darkness
as Pascale
On the Line
as Engracia
The Most Beautiful Night
as Elena
No Poster
Le voyage
as Véronique
No Poster
Under the Sign of the Fish
as Antoinette
L'Addition
as Patty
Bicycles Are for the Summer
as Manolita
The Bastard
as Betty
The Moon in the Gutter
as Bella, Gérard's possessive mistress
I Married a Shadow
as Fifo
No Trace of Sin
as Maria da Luz / Lucilia
La Guérilléra
as Bárbara Périsson
The Beehive
as Julita
Murder in the Central Committee
as Carmela
Entre paréntesis
as Carmen
La casa del paraíso
as Victoria
The Battle of Reefer
as Violeta
Comin' at Ya!
as Abilene
Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?
as Mercedes
Le Cœur à l'envers
as The hostess
Mater amatísima
as Clara
Girl with the Golden Panties
as Mariana
Doña Perfecta
as Rosario
Esposa y amante
as Marisa
Change of Sex
as José María
Foul Play
as Lolita - hermana de Pepi
Caperucita y Roja
as Caperucita
El hombre que supo amar
as Amelia
Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate
as Lady Anne Birdsley
Robin and Marian
as Queen Isabella
Obsesión
as Angelines