# María Barranco

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.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1988 | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) | Candela |
| 1989 | Zugzwang (Fool's Mate) | |
| 1989 | El baile del pato | |
| 1989 | Las cosas del querer (The Things of Love) | Nena Colman |
| 1989 | Una sombra en el jardín | Ana |
| 1989 | ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) | Berta |
| 1990 | Don Juan, mi querido fantasma [es] | Doña Inés |
| 1990 | Las edades de Lulú (The Ages of Lulu) | Ely |
| 1991 | Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread) | Azucena |
| 1991 | El rey pasmado (The Dumbfounded King) | Lucrecia |
| 1992 | Aquí, el que no corre... vuela [es] | Lola |
| 1992 | El juego de los mensajes invisibles | María Luisa |
| 1993 | La ardilla roja (The Red Squirrel) | Carmen |
| 1993 | Rosa Rosae | Rosae |
| 1994 | Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same) | Susana |
| 1994 | Siete mil días juntos | Angelines |
| 1995 | Sálvate si puedes [es] | Marta |
| 1995 | El seductor | Merche |
| 1995 | Cuernos de mujer | Ana |
| 1995 | Morirás en Chafarinas (You Shall Die in Chafarinas) | Elisa |
| 1995 | El palomo cojo (The Lame Pigeon) | Mary |
| 1995 | Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth) | Angela |
| 1995 | El efecto mariposa (The Butterfly Effect) | Olivia |
| 1996 | Bwana | Dori |
| 1997 | 99.9: la frecuencia del terror (99.9) | Lara |
| 1998 | La niña de tus ojos (The Girl of Your Dreams) | Embajadora |
| 1999 | Novios (Couples) | Paz |
| 2001 | Anita no pierde el tren (Anita Takes a Chance) | Natalia |
| 2002 | El viaje de Carol (Carol's Journey) | Aurora |
| 2003 | El oro de Moscú (Moscow Gold) | Alejandra |
| 2003 | Tiempo de tormenta (Stormy Weather) | Sara |
| 2004 | Atún y chocolate [es] | María |
| 2005 | Lifting de corazón [es] | Cristina |
| 2006 | El carnaval de Sodoma | Mónica |
| 2011 | La daga de Rasputín [es] | Alejandra |
| 2019 | La noche de las dos lunas [ca] | Eva |
| 2021 | El refugio (Our (Perfect) Xmas Retreat) | Lola |
| 2023 | Matusalén | |

## Television

* Sopa boba
* Ellas son así

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1989 | 3rd Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Won |
| 1990 | 4th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Things of Love | Nominated |
| 1991 | 5th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Ages of Lulu | Won |
| 1992 | 6th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Dumbfounded King | Nominated |
| 1994 | 8th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Red Squirrel | Nominated |