María del Barrio
Maria del Barrio | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria del Barrio Fernandez July 5, 1989 |
| Occupation | Actress |
María del Barrio is a Spanish actress born 5 July 1989 in the town of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. She began her career at the age of 14 working with Sadrac González and Sonia Escolano in the short film: Mr. Long-Neck.[1]
She also participated in plays such as Medea (2005) and Bodas de Sangre.[2] She participated in the shooting of other short films such as Juliets,[3] in which she played the role of a young girl with terminal cancer who had committed suicide.
In October 2008, del Barrio began filming her first feature film, Myna Has Gone,[4] where she played a young undocumented immigrant who has a bitter experience, and which according to del Barrio, was extremely difficult due in part to the tough and controversial sex scene in the film, and required three months of rehearsals and psychological support.[5] Myna se va won the "Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Acting" at the 2009 Austin Film Festival.[6] She also won the award for best actress in the Naperville Independent Film Festival.[7]
In 2011 the film Myna has gone was released in theaters in the United States which include the cities of Minneapolis,[8] Los Angeles,[9] St. Louis,[10] Phoenix,[11] Houston,[12] San Francisco,[13] Dallas,[14] Seattle,[15] Miami,[16] Denver,[17] New York,[18] and Palm Beach.[19]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | El Señor Cuello-Largo | Short film |
| 2005 | Mr. Long-Neck | Short film |
| 2006 | Juliets | Short film |
| 2009 | Myna Has Gone | Feature film |
| 2010 | The vampire in the hole | Feature film |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Film Festival | Award | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Naperville Independent Film Festival | Best actress | Myna Has Gone |
| 2009 | Austin Film Festival | Special Jury Recognition for Acting | Myna Has Gone |
| 2009 | Zaragoza Film Festival | Special Jury Recognition for Acting | Myna Has Gone |
References[edit]
- ^ "El Señor Cuello Largo (2005)". Free Movie Releases Online. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "Maria del Barrio biography". Myna Has Gone website.
- ^ "María del Barrio protagoniza Myna se va de Sonia Escolano y Sadrac González" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "Myna se va: el cine independiente español también existe". VayaCine.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Tres películas, entre ellas Myna se va, y un corto en Sección Cine Social". LaRioja.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ Jones, Kimberley (24 October 2009). "Austin Film Festival: Film and Screenwriting Awards Announced". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "Premios más importantes concedidos a la cinematografia española en el año 2009" (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Minneapolis : Myna Has Gone (Myna Se Va)". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ http://www.laweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-676432/ [dead link]
- ^ "St. Louis : Myna Has Gone (Myna Se Va)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "St. Louis : Myna Has Gone (Myna Se Va)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Myna Has Gone (Myna Se Va)".
- ^ "Film Archives".
- ^ http://www.dallasobserver.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1488227/ [dead link]
- ^ "Seattle News and Events | News". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ http://www.miaminewtimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1794378/ [dead link]
- ^ "Myna Has Gone (Myna Se Va)".
- ^ http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1313884/ [dead link]
- ^ http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-904167/ [dead link]