Adriana Barraza

Adriana Barraza (born March 5, 1956)[1] is a Mexican actress, acting teacher, and director.
In 1999 director Alejandro González Iñárritu cast her as the mother of Gael García Bernal's character in Amores perros, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006, she recollaboated with Iñárritu in Babel, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Barraza is known in Mexico as Master Barraza from her partnership with Mexican director Sergio Jiménez, known as El Profe. They created the Actors Workshop in Mexico City, teaching and developing their own version of Method acting. Barraza began her career directing telenovela episodes, the actors in which she would also coach. In the 1990s she decided to step in front of the camera.
She currently operates her own acting school located in Miami, Florida titled Adriana Barraza's Black Box. Instructors at the school include her husband Arnaldo and daughter Carolina.[2]
== Personal life ==
Barraza was born in Toluca, Estado de Mexico, the daughter of Celia (néeGonzález Flores) and Eduardo Carral Barraza, a farmer. Her mother died when she was ten years old from Myocarditis, a heart condition. Barraza herself has experienced two heart attacks. She has a sister named Maria Eugenia Barraza and three brothers, Eduardo, Porfirio, and Jose.[3]
She became pregnant at age 18 with her daughter, actress Carolina Valsagna b. 1975. The father of her daughter is not known, as he abandoned her. Her first husband was Carlos Valsagna, whom she married in 1978, and he adopted her daughter and gave her his name. Her second husband is Arnaldo Pipke. Barraza studied acting through the Fine Arts School at Autonomous University of Chihuahua.[4]
== Career ==
In 1985, Barraza moved to Mexico City, to work as a theatre director. Since 1985, Barraza has guest starred and directed the Mexican television show Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, alongside host Silvia Pinal. She has also been a part of the telenovela ensembles of Bajo un Mismo Rostro playing Elvira, La Paloma as Madre Clara and Imperio de Cristal as Flora. In 1997 she took on the role of Nurse Clara Dominguez in Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas.
Barraza directed Locura de Amor (in which she also starred), Nunca Te Olvidareand El Manantial.
Barraza appeared in the films Henry Poole Is Here, Drag Me to Hell, And Soon the Darkness. In 2011, Barraza's latest films included From Prada to Nada and Thor(in which her part was cut down). She had a recurring role as Guadalupe Elizalde, on the FX television series The Strain. In 2014 she starred in the film Cake opposite Jennifer Aniston.
She is also a professional acting coach and has worked with actors for a number of films and television shows, including the American film Spanglish. Barraza worked for Telemundo as an acting instructor, teaching accents to actors and actresses from all over Latin America, giving them a more Mexican lilt and sound appropriate for their character.[5]
== Filmography ==
List of film and television credits
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993 	Los cosas simples 	 	TV movie
1994-1995	Imperio de Cristal 	Flora 	Telenovela, antagonist
1995 	Bajo un mismo rostro 	Elvira 	Telenovela, supporting role
1995 	La paloma 	Madre Clara 	Telenovela, supporting role
1996 	La culpa 	Trabajadora Social 	Telenovela, special appearance
1997 	Alguna vez tendremos alas 	Clara Domínguez 	Telenovela, antagonist
1998 	Vivo por Elena 	Hilda 'La Machín' 	Telenovela, antagonist
1998 	The First Night 	Bruno's mother 	Film
1999 	La paloma de Marsella 	 	Film
2000 	Locura de amor 	Soledad Retana 	Telenovela, supporting role
2000 	Amores perros 	Octavio's mother 	Film
2001 	La segunda noche 	Lulú and Laura's mother 	Film
1985–2003	Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real 	Lupe 	Appeared in 8 episodes from 1985–2006
2003 	Clase 406 	Mabel 	Telenovela, special appearance
2006 	Babel 	Amelia 	Film
2007 	...Y solo humo 	Toña 	Short film
2007 	ER 	Dolores Salazar 	Episode: "Skye's the Limit"
2008 	Henry Poole Is Here 	Esperanza Martinez 	Film
2008 	Tiempo Final 	 	Episode: "Reality Show"
2008 	CSI: Miami 	Carmen Delko 	Episode: "The DeLuca Motel"
2009 	Rage 	Anita de Los Ángeles 	Film
2009 	Drag Me to Hell 	Shaun San Dena 	Film
2009 	Tres piezas de amor en un fin de semana 	Sofía 	Film
2010 	Revolución 	Chayo 	Film
2010 	And Soon the Darkness 	Rosamaría 	Film
2010 	Sucedió en un día 	Madre 	Film
2010 	Burning Palms 	Louisa Álvarez 	Film
2010 	Cerro Bayo 	Marta 	Film
2010 	Te presento a Laura 	Conchita 	Film
2011 	From Prada to Nada 	Aurelia Jimenez 	
2011 	Thor 	Isabella Álvarez 	Film, deleted scenes
2012 	El Cartel de los Sapos 	La abuela 	Film
2012 	Mariachi Gringo 	Magdalena 	Film
2013 	Buen Día, Ramón 	Esperanza 	Film
2014 	The Strain 	Guadalupe Elizalde 	Recurring role
2014 	Cake 	Silvana 	Film
2015 	Dueños del paraíso(Owners of Paradise) 	Irene Medrano 	Telenovela, co-protagonist
2015 	Wild Horses 	Mrs. Davis 	Film
2016-2017	Silvana sin lana (Silvana Without Money) 	Trinidad "Trini" Altamirano de Rivapalacios	Telenovela, supporting role
2018 	Al otro lado del muro (On The Other Side Of The Wall	Carmen Rosales de Romero 	Telenovela, supporting role
2019 	Rambo V: Last Blood 	Maria 	Filming
2019 	Dora and the Lost City of Gold 	Abuelita Valerie 	Film; Post-Production
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result
2006	About.com 	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Won
2006	Academy Award 	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Broadcast Film Critics Association 	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Chicago Film Critics Association 	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Golden Globe Awards 	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Gotham Awards 	Best Ensemble Cast 	Babel 	Won
2006	Imagen Awards 	Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Online Film Critics Society 	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast	Babel 	Won
2006	San Francisco Film Critics Circle 	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Won
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award 	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 	Babel 	Nominated
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award 	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Nominated
2007	ALMA Award 	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 	Babel 	Won
2011	Imagen Awards 	Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress 	From Prada to Nada	Nominated
2017	Ariel Awards 	Best Actress 	Todo lo Demás 	Nominated
Category:American film actresses