# Chus Lampreave

María Jesús Lampreave Pérez (11 December 1930 – 4 April 2016), known professionally as Chus Lampreave, was a Spanish character actress who starred in more than 70 films. She is known internationally for her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar.

## Career

Lampreave was born in Madrid. She planned on being a painter and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, after which she worked as an illustrator for the Aguilar [es] publishing firm.
It had not been her intention to become an actress, but was discovered by Jaime de Armiñán and began appearing in films in 1959.
Her first work with Pedro Almodóvar was in Entre tinieblas (1983). In total, Lampreave appeared in eight of his films. Almodóvar is known for his recurring use of certain actresses; they are referred to as the "Almodóvar girls".
While Lampreave never played a leading role, she would come to be known as Spain's most popular supporting actress. She was known for playing old ladies, usually eccentric relatives, that sported extremely thick glasses. She was recognized for the humor and humanity she contributed to her characters.
Among Lampreave's last roles was as the face of three advertising campaigns for Campofrío embutido sausages.

## Personal life

Lampreave married in 1960. She had a son, who is a biologist, and a daughter who died in the 1990s after an illness.
She spent the last few years of her life away from the spotlight in Almería in the south of Spain. She died in 2016 the age of 85.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1959 | El pisito | Adelina, secretary Don Manuel | Marco Ferreri | Uncredited |
| 1960 | El cochecito | Yolanda | Marco Ferreri | |
| 1963 | La becerrada | Chus | José María Forqué | |
| 1963 | Not on Your Life | A visitor | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1966 | Les Combinards | | Jean-Claude Roy | (scenes deleted) |
| 1970 | La Lola, dicen que no vive sola | Justa | Jaime de Armiñán | |
| 1972 | My Dearest Senorita | Niece Chus | Jaime de Armiñán | |
| 1974 | The Love of Captain Brando | Alcaldesa | Jaime de Armiñán | |
| 1976 | Colorín colorado | Austin | José Luis García Sánchez | |
| 1977 | El bengador Gusticiero y su pastelera madre | Rosalinda | Antonio Fraguas 'Forges' | |
| 1977 | Al fin solos, pero... | Chus | Antonio Giménez Rico | |
| 1977 | La guerra de papá | Loren | Antonio Mercero | |
| 1977 | Nunca es tarde | Manoli | Jaime de Armiñán | |
| 1978 | El monosabio | Clara | Ray Rivas | |
| 1978 | La escopeta nacional | Viti | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1980 | El erótico enmascarado | Doña Gertrudis | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1981 | National Heritage | Viti | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1981 | Cuentos para una escapada | | | |
| 1982 | Nacional III | Viti | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1983 | Dark Habits | Sor Rata | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 1984 | Epílogo | Flo-Flo | Gonzalo Suárez | |
| 1984 | Bajo en nicotina | Puri | Raúl Artigot | |
| 1984 | What Have I Done to Deserve This? | Grandmother | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 1984 | El jardín secreto | María | Carlos Suárez | |
| 1985 | El rollo de septiembre | Doña Aurelia | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1985 | El elegido | Florita | Fernando Huertas | |
| 1985 | Sé infiel y no mires con quién | Adela Mora | Fernando Trueba | |
| 1986 | Lulú de noche | Pharmacy worker | Emilio Martínez-Lázaro | |
| 1986 | Matador | Pilar | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 1986 | Year of Enlightment | Doña Tránsito | Fernando Trueba | |
| 1987 | La vida alegre | Vecina II | Fernando Colomo | |
| 1987 | El pecador impecable | Beni | Augusto Martínez Torres | |
| 1987 | Moros y cristianos | Antonia | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1988 | Espérame en el cielo | Emilia | Antonio Mercero | |
| 1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | A concierge who is a Jehova's Witness | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 1988 | Miss Caribe | Doña Petra | Fernando Colomo | |
| 1989 | Amanece, que no es poco | Mother of Álvarez | José Luis Cuerda | |
| 1989 | Bajarse al moro | Doña Antonia | Fernando Colomo | |
| 1992 | Belle Époque | Doña Asun | Fernando Trueba | |
| 1993 | Supernova | Avelina | Juan Miñón | |
| 1993 | Everyone Off to Jail | Chus | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1994 | Casque bleu | Alicia's mother | Gérard Jugnot | |
| 1994 | Siete mil días juntos | Sofía | Fernando Fernán Gómez | |
| 1995 | The Flower of My Secret | Mother of Leo | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 1995 | Así en el cielo como en la tierra | Doña Asunción | José Luis Cuerda | |
| 1998 | Mátame mucho | Josefa | José Ángel Bohollo | |
| 1998 | Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley | Reme | Santiago Segura | |
| 1998 | Una pareja perfecta | Doña Cuca | Francesc Betriu | |
| 2001 | Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella | Reme | Santiago Segura | |
| 2002 | Talk to Her | Portera | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2002 | El florido pensil | Doña Pepa | Juan José Porto | |
| 2003 | Atraco a las 3... y media | Doña Vicenta | Raúl Marchand Sánchez | |
| 2004 | Di que sí | Mother of Víctor | Juan Calvo | |
| 2006 | Volver | Aunt Paula | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2008 | Chef's Special | Celia | Nacho G. Velilla | |
| 2009 | Broken Embraces | A concierge | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2010 | Mami Blue | | | |
| 2012 | The Artist and the Model | María | Fernando Trueba | |
| 2014 | Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas | Reme | Santiago Segura | |

## Television

* Lo+Plus (1997)
* Hermanas (1998)

## Awards

* Premio Goya (1992)
* Fotogramas de Plata (2005)
* Spanish Actors Union Awards (2006)
* Cannes Film Festival (2006): Best actress together with the rest of female cast of Volver

## List of awards and nominations
### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
| 2006 | Best Actress | Volver | Won |

### Goya Awards

| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | El artista y la modelo | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Supporting Actress | The Flower of My Secret | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Supporting Actress | Belle Époque | Won |
| 1989 | Best Supporting Actress | Bajarse al moro | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | Espérame en el cielo | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Supporting Actress | El año de las luces | Nominated |

### Fotogramas de Plata

| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
| 2005 | Live Career | Live Career | Won |
| 1993 | Best TV Actress | ¿De parte de quién? | Finalist (1st round) |
| 1990 | Best TV Actress | Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best cinema actress | Espérame en el cielo Miss Caribe Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Cinema Actress | El año de las luces Lulú de noche Matador | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Cinema Actress | ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? | Nominated |

### Spanish Actors Union Awards

| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
| 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | El artista y la modelo | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Fuera de carta | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Volver | Won |
| 1995 | Best Supporting Actress | The Flower of My Secret | Nominated |

### Awards by the Ministry of Culture

* Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, 2001