Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril (born Victoria Mérida Rojas; 4 July 1959) is a Spanish film actress and singer. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!). Born in Madrid, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared for two years in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez. Besides working in Spain, she also made films in France, where she resides, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She 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. Victoria Abril performing on stage in 2006. She 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 in 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but Betty Missiego was chosen instead.

Known For: Acting

Born: Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1959-07-04

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Obsesión	Angelines	50
2	1976	Robin and Marian	Queen Isabella	63
3	1976	Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate	Lady Anne Birdsley	50
4	1976	El hombre que supo amar	Amelia	20
5	1977	Caperucita y Roja	Caperucita	0
6	1977	Foul Play	Lolita - hermana de Pepi	49
7	1977	Change of Sex	José María / María José	56
8	1977	Esposa y amante	Marisa	38
9	1977	Doña Perfecta	Rosario	20
10	1979	The Shack	Roseta	60
11	1980	Girl with the Golden Panties	Mariana	48
12	1980	Le Cœur à l'envers	The hostess	45
13	1980	Mater amatísima		51
14	1980	Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?	Mercedes	32
15	1981	Comin' at Ya!	Abilene	46
16	1981	The Battle of Reefer	Violeta	52
17	1982	La casa del paraíso	Victoria	20
18	1982	Entre paréntesis	Carmen	45
19	1982	Murder in the Central Committee	Carmela	43
20	1982	The Beehive	Julita	65
21	1982	La Guérilléra	Bárbara Périsson	0
22	1983	No Trace of Sin	Maria da Luz / Lucilia	64
23	1983	I Married a Shadow	Fifo	64
24	1983	The Moon in the Gutter	Bella - la maîtresse possessive de Gérard	58
25	1983	The Bastard	Betty	0
26	1984	Bicycles Are for the Summer	Manolita	68
27	1984	L'Addition	Patty	49
28	1984	Sous le signe du poisson		0
29	1984	Le voyage	Véronique	0
30	1984	The Most Beautiful Night	Elena	42
31	1984	On the Line	Engracia	45
32	1985	After Darkness	Pascale	44
33	1985	Rouge-gorge	Marguerite	49
34	1985	El crimen del capitán Sánchez	María Luisa Sánchez	48
35	1985	Our Father	Cardenala	46
36	1985	The Witching Hour	Saga	44
37	1985	The House of Ulloa		0
38	1986	Tiempo de silencio	Dorita	50
39	1986	Nuit d'ivresse	La compagne de Jugnot	60
40	1986	Max My Love	Maria	62
41	1987	Ternosecco	Brigida	47
42	1987	Law of Desire	Girl with Juan (uncredited)	72
43	1987	Lute: Forge On or Die	Chelo	58
44	1987	Barrios altos	Verónica	45
45	1988	El juego más divertido	Ada/Sara	53
46	1988	El placer de matar		32
47	1988	Ada in the Jungle	Carmen	20
48	1988	Baton Rouge	Ana Alonzo	49
49	1988	Sans peur et sans reproche	Jeanne	54
50	1989	If They Tell You I Fell	Menchu / Ramona / Aurora Nin	44
51	1990	Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	Marina Osorio	69
52	1990	La mujer lunática		0
53	1990	Alone Together	Gloria	50
54	1991	Lovers: A True Story	Luisa	65
55	1991	Une époque formidable	Juliette Berthier	64
56	1991	High Heels	Rebeca	71
57	1992	Too Much Heart	Ana y Clara	43
58	1993	Intruso	Luisa	42
59	1993	Kika	Andrea Caracortada	65
60	1994	Jimmy Hollywood	Lorraine de la Peña	52
61	1994	Casque bleu	Alicia	53
62	1995	French Twist	Loli	61
63	1995	Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead	Gloria Duque	70
64	1996	Freedomfighters	Floren	64
65	1997	La Femme du cosmonaute	Anna	38
66	1999	Between Your Legs	Miranda	53
67	1999	My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters	Anne	56
68	2000	101 Reykjavik	Lola	62
69	2001	Our Tropical Island	Sabina	59
70	2001	Don't Tempt Me	Lola Nevado	55
71	2002	Et après?		0
72	2003	Kaena: The Prophecy	Queen of the Selenites (voice)	59
73	2004	The 7th Day	Luciana Fuentes	66
74	2004	Swindled	Pilar	60
75	2004	Cause toujours !	Jacinthe	45
76	2004	School of Seduction	Sandra Vega	25
77	2004	De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs	Self (archive footage)	70
78	2005	Les gens honnêtes vivent en France	Aurore Langlois	13
79	2005	Neon Flesh	Pura	60
80	2006	The Maidens' Conspiracy	The Peaceful Widow	40
81	2006	Les Aristos	La duchesse Pilar de Malaga i Benidorm	43
82	2006	Hécuba: un sueño de pasión	Self	80
83	2006	Summer Rain	Srta. del Casco Cartaginés	48
84	2007	Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil	Self	0
85	2008	Oscar. The color of destiny		10
86	2008	48 Hours a Day	Anna	46
87	2008	Leur morale… et la nôtre	Muriel	42
88	2008	Walking Vengeance	Gloria Duque	53
89	2008	A Day at the Museum	Clara	45
90	2009	Mejor que Nunca	Isabel Romero	35
91	2010	The Great Restaurant	Une cliente du restaurant	58
92	2012	Big is Beautiful	Sophie	57
93	2012	The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears	Helena	50
94	2013	Josephine	la mère de Gilles	59
95	2014	Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	Self	0
96	2016	Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous	la mère de Gilles	58
97	2016	Born to Win	Victoria	43
98	2016	Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas	Self	75
99	2017	La Loi de Gloria	Maître Gloria Mendoza	0
100	2018	Paprika	Eva / Paprika	100
101	2018	On refait les grands duos d'humour	Self	0
102	2018	Bernarda	Josefa	60
103	2020	Wishlist	Carmen	70
104	2021	The Grand Restaurant III	Une cliente du restaurant	53
105	2023	Drôle de genre	Carla	80
106	2024	Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero		0
107		Jailbirds		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1979	La Barraca	Roseta	52
2	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
3	1985	La Huella del Crimen	María Luisa Sánchez Noguerol	60
4	1985	Los Pazos de Ulloa	Manolita, ...	45
5	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
6	1989	El Lute: The Series	Chelo	0
7	1990	Les Nuls, l'émission	Self - Guest	83
8	1991	Los jinetes del alba	Marián	45
9	1995	Lo + plus	Self - Guest	0
10	1996	De pé a pá	Self	65
11	1997	Joséphine, Guardian Angel	Cécilia Arranz	59
12	1999	El Club de la Comedia	Monologuista	47
13	2001	Star Academy	Self	64
14	2006	Salut les Terriens !	Self - Guest	35
15	2008	X Femmes		49
16	2010	Clem	Caroline "Caro" Muñoz	64
17	2011	Tony's Revenge	Olga	58
18	2013	Un Air de Star	Jurée	0
19	2014	Sin identidad	Fernanda Duque	54
20	2015	Capitaine Marleau	Mère Louise	59
21	2016	MasterChef Celebrity	Self - Contestant	58
22	2019	Three Days of Christmas	María	69
23	2021	Save Lisa	Isabel Alvarez	61
24	2023	Bosé renacido		71

Victoria Abril

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