Victoria Abril

**Victoria Abril** (born Victoria Mérida Rojas, 4 Julie 1959) is a Spainyie film actress. She is best kent tae internaitional audiences for her performance in the movie *¡Átame!* (*[[Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!]]*) bi director Pedro Almodóvar.

## Life an career
Abril wis born in Madrid. She became widely kent in Spain in 1976 when she appeared for twa years in the shaw *[[Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez]]* as secretar, awtho later she haes frequently disawned this wirk an daes no lik tae remember it in interviews. Besides wirkin in Spain, she made films in Fraunce an aw, whaur she resides, Italy an Iceland. She haes been nominatit aicht times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category an haes wan ance. She wan the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in *[[Lovers (film)|Amantes]]*. Twa years later, she wis awairdit wi the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.

She is a sangster an aw. In 2005, she made her debut wi a bossanova-jazz album cried *PutchEros do Brasil*. She treed tae represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 wi "Bang-Bang-Bang", but came thrid wi juist ane pynt in the naitional feenal, luisin tae Betty Missiego.

## Personal life
She haes twa sons (Martín an Félix) wi director Gérard de Battista.

An Argentine rock baund wis ance kent as Victoria Abril, in reference tae the actress, but wis later renamit Victoria Mil for legal raisons.

## Filmografie
**[[The woman who brushed off her tears]]* (2012)
**[[Mince alors!]]* (2012)
**[[Mejor que nunca]]* (2008)
**[[Sólo quiero caminar]]* (2008)
**Óscar, Una Pasión Surrealista* (2007)
**[[Summer Rain (2006 film)|Summer Rain (El Camino de los Ingleses)]]* (2012)
**[[Tirant lo Blanc (film)|Tirant lo Blanc]]* (2006)
**[[Escuela de seducción]]* (2004)
**[[Incautos]]* (2004)
**[[The Tulse Luper suitcases: The Moab story]]* (2002)
**[[Les gens honnêtes vivent en France]]* (2002)
**[[Et après?]]* (2001)
**[[101 Reykjavík]]* (2000)
**[[Sin noticias de Dios]]* (2001)
**[[Mari del sud]]* (2000)
**[[Mon père, ma mère, mes frères et mes soeurs]]* (1999)
**[[Entre las piernas]]* (1998)
**The Cosmonaut's Wife* (Spanish: *La mujer del cosmonauta*, French: *[[:fr:La Femme du cosmonaute|La Femme du cosmonaute]]*) (1997)
**[[Libertarias]]* (1996)
**[[Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto]]* (1995)
**[[Gazon maudit]]* (U.S. title: *French Twist*)  (1995)
**[[Jimmy Hollywood]]* (1994)
**[[Casque Bleu]]* (1994)
**[[Intruso]]* (1993)
**[[Kika]]* (1993)
**[[Une époque formidable]]* (1991)
**[[Lovers (film)|Amantes]]* (1991)
**[[Tacones lejanos]]* (1991)
**[[Demasiado corazón]]* (1991)
**[[Sandino]]* (1990)
**[[A solas contigo]]* (1990)
**[[Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!]]* (¡Atame!) (1990)
**[[Si te dicen que caí]]* (1989)
**[[El Placer de Matar]]* (1989)
**[[Baton Rouge (film)|Baton Rouge]]* (1988)
**[[Sans peur et sans reproche]]* (1988)
**[[Barrios altos]]* (1987)
**[[El Lute]]* (1987)
**[[El Juego mas divertido]]* (1987)
**[[Nuit d'Ivresse]]* (1986)
**[[Tiempo de silencio]]* (1986)
**[[Max, Mon Amour]]* (1986)
**[[Yendo hacia ti]]* (1985)
**[[La hora bruja]]* (1985)
**[[After Darkness]]* (1985)
**[[L'Addition]]* (1984)
**[[Las bicicletas son para el verano]]* (1984)
**[[Le voyage]]* (1984)
**[[Padre nuestro (1985 film)|Padre nuestro]]* (1985)
**[[La noche más hermosa]]*  (1984)
**[[Sem sombra de pecado]]* (1983)
**[[Le Batard]]* (1983)
**[[La Lune dans le caniveau]]* (1982)
**[[La colmena (film)]]* (1982)
**[[Entre parentesis]]* (1982)
**[[La Luna Bajo el Asfalto]]* (1982)
**[[Asesinato en el Comité Central]]* (1982)
**[[La batalla del porro]]* (1981)
**[[Comin' at Ya!]]* (1981)
**[[Más vale pájaro en mano]]* (1980)
**[[La casa del paraíso]]* (1980)
**[[La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro]]* (1980)
**[[Otra mujer]]* (1980)
**[[Mater Amatísima]]* (1980)
**[[Cambio de Sexo]]* (1977)
**[[Esposa y amante]]* (1977)
**[[Doña Perfecta]]* (1977)
**[[El puente]]* (1976)
**[[Y le llamaban Robin Hood]]* (1976)
**[[El hombre que supo amar]]* (1976)
**[[Caperucita y roja]]* (1976)
**[[Robin and Marian]]*  (1976)
**[[El puente]]* (1976)
**[[Obsesión (film)]]* (1975)

## Televeesion
* *[[X Femmes]]: Pour elle* (2009), Saison 2, Episode 2.

## References

## Freemit airtins
* www.victoria-abril.com - Offeecial Wabsteid o Victoria
*Victoria Abril  at Allmovie
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