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Encyclopedia > Marisa Paredes
Marisa Paredes
Born: April 3, 1946
Madrid, Spain
Occupation: Actress

María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé, (born April 3, 1946 in Madrid, Spain), better known in show business as Marisa Paredes, is a Spanish actress. is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ...


Biography

Paredes began acting in 1960 film, 091 Policia al Habla (091, Police Speaking!) She became a teen idol across Spain after that movie. In 1975, she and Raphael collaborated in a cartoon film about Raphael, titled Rafael en Rapahel. Paredes has participated in 73 films and television series. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... For other uses, see Teen idol (disambiguation). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Don Rafael Martos Sánchez, Ilustrísimo Señor de la Orden de Cisneros, Comendador de Isabel La Católica, and known worldwide as Raphael, is one of the best known singers from Spain. ...


Paredes has appeared only occasionally on Spanish television, usually as herself on some culebron chapter (culebron is a Spanish slang word for telenovela, or soap opera). This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For a Wiktionary project on slang terms, see here {Missing Link} Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ...


Paredes has also participated in 25 award shows in Spain.


She appeared in several acclaimed films, including High Heels (1991), The Flower of My Secret (1995), All About My Mother (1999), by Pedro Almodóvar, and Life Is Beautiful (1998), by Roberto Benigni. Poster for Tacones lejanos Tacones Lejanos (High Heels) is a 1991 Spanish film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Marisa Paredes and Victoria Abril. ... La Flor de mi secreto or The Flower of My Secret is a 1995 film by Spanish master director Pedro Almodóvar. ... All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 film written and directed by the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan and Penélope Cruz. ... Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella) is a 1997 Italian language film which tells the story of a Jewish Italian, Guido Orefice (played by Roberto Benigni, who also directed and co-wrote the film), who lives in his own romantic fairy tale world, but must learn how to use... Roberto Remigio Benigni (born October 27, 1952) is an Academy Award-winning Italian film and television actor, writer and director. ...


In 1996 she was given the National Film Award by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.


In 1999, she was honored for her philanthropic work saving the Crayola Crayon factory in Lehigh, Pennsylvania from destruction with a vocal serenade from local Florida handyman, Tay Dog, in collaboration with the extraordinary New York artist, J Bubs. Mark Grissom, long time friend and mentor, played guitar.


In 2007 she appeared in the short movie El camino de Ana.


She was the president of Spanish Movie Academy


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Marisa Paredes, I was successful the moment I met Almodovar (359 words)
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Paredes has never been attracted to films' direction, because she considers it is a wearing-down job for knowledgeable people due to the time that post-production and distribution takes.
Marisa Paredes traveled to Bogota to participate in the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.
Marisa Paredes - Biography - Moviefone (318 words)
Artistically adventurous Spanish actress Marisa Paredes has worked with a number of renowned international directors during her career, but she is most famous for her work with Spain's flamboyant Pedro Almodóvar.
Madrid native Paredes was studying acting at the city's Dramatic Arts Conservatory when she began her professional career in the 1960s.
Paredes' consistent excellence earned her Spain's National Film Award in 1996.
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