Victoria Abril
Born July 04, 1959 (Age: 66)
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Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Biography
Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by director Pedro Almodóvar. Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Amantes. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called PutchEros do Brasil. She also tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but Betty Missiego was chosen instead. On 28 July 1977, Abril married Gustavo Laube, former footballer of the Chile national football team. The couple separated in early 1982. Abril has two sons with the French director Gérard de Battista. She lives in France, where she has resided since 1982. Source: Article "Victoria Abril" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by director Pedro Almodóvar.
Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in Amantes. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called PutchEros do Brasil. She also tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but Betty Missiego was chosen instead.
On 28 July 1977, Abril married Gustavo Laube, former footballer of the Chile national football team. The couple separated in early 1982.
Abril has two sons with the French director Gérard de Battista. She lives in France, where she has resided since 1982.
Source: Article "Victoria Abril" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
Marinella
2026
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as
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Age: 66
No Image
Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
2007
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as Self
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Age: 48
No Image
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
2006
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as Self
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Age: 47
Les Aristos
2006
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as La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm
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Age: 47
Neon Flesh
2005
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as Pura
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Age: 46
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France
2005
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as Aurore Langlois
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Age: 45
How Do You Like Iceland?
2005
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as Self
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Age: 45
Kaena: The Prophecy
2003
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as Queen of the Selenites (voice)
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Age: 43
Et après?
2002
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as Laura
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Age: 43
101 Reykjavik
2000
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as Lola
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Age: 40
Between Your Legs
1999
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as Miranda
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Age: 39
La Femme du cosmonaute
1997
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as Anna
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Age: 38
Freedomfighters
1996
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as Floren
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Age: 36
Jimmy Hollywood
1994
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as Lorraine de la Peña
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Age: 34
Kika
1993
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as Andrea Caracortada
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Age: 34
Intruso
1993
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as Luisa
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Age: 34
Too Much Heart
1992
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as Ana y Clara
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Age: 33
High Heels
1991
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as Rebeca
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Age: 32
Une époque formidable
1991
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as Juliette Berthier
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Age: 31
Lovers: A True Story
1991
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as Luisa
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Age: 31
Alone Together
1990
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as Gloria
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Age: 31
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
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as Marina Osorio
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Age: 30
Sandino
1990
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as Blanca Arauz
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Age: 30
If They Tell You I Fell
1989
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as Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin
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Age: 30
Sans peur et sans reproche
1988
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as Jeanne
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Age: 29
Baton Rouge
1988
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as Ana Alonzo
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Age: 29
Ada in the Jungle
1988
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as Carmen
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Age: 29
El placer de matar
1988
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as La Merche
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Age: 29
El juego más divertido
1988
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as Ada/Sara
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Age: 28
Barrios altos
1987
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as Verónica
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Age: 28
Lute: Forge On or Die
1987
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as Chelo
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Age: 28
Law of Desire
1987
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as Girl with Juan (uncredited)
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Age: 27
Ternosecco
1987
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as Brigida
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Age: 27
The Witching Hour
1985
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as Saga
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Age: 26
Our Father
1985
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as Cardenala
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Age: 25
El crimen del capitán Sánchez
1985
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as María Luisa Sánchez
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Age: 25
Robin
1985
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as Marguerite
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Age: 25
After Darkness
1985
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as Pascale
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Age: 25
The Most Beautiful Night
1984
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as Elena
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Age: 25
No Image
Under the Sign of the Fish
1984
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as Antoinette
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Age: 25
Murder in the Central Committee
1982
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as Carmela
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Age: 23
The Battle of Reefer
1981
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as Violeta
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Age: 22
Comin' at Ya!
1981
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as Abilene
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Age: 22
Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?
1980
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as Mercedes
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Age: 21
Le Cœur à l'envers
1980
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as The hostess
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Age: 21
Mater amatísima
1980
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as Clara
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Age: 20
Girl with the Golden Panties
1980
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as Mariana
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Age: 20
Doña Perfecta
1977
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as Rosario
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Age: 18