Blanca Marsillach
Blanca Marsillach | |
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 At the 33rd Goya Awards' photocall in 2019 | |
| Born | Blanca Marsillach del Río 23 March 1966 Barcelona, Spain |
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| Relatives | Cristina Marsillach (sister) |
Blanca Marsillach del Río (born 23 March 1966) is a Spanish theatrical producer, actress, and businesswoman.
Biography[edit]
Born in Barcelona on 23 March 1966,[1] daughter to Adolfo Marsillach and Teresa del Río, Blanca Marsillach del Río was raised in Madrid's neighborhood of El Viso.[2][3] Her older sister Cristina is also an actress.[3] She earned a degree in drama from the University of Southern California.[4] She also studied economics.[1] After making early stage appearances under his father's guidance, she featured in Pedro Masó's television series Segunda enseñanza (1986),[2] and Paul Verhoeven's adventure film Flesh and Blood (1985).[4]
She created a theatre company in the United States, and also starred in plays such as Fool for Love, The Trojan Women and A Midsummer Night's Dream,[5] later returning to Spain, where she developed a career as a theatrical producer, bringing forward stagings of Las entretenidas, La noche al desnudo, and Con las alas cortadas.[5] She also starred as Myrtle in the play El reino de la tierra (which was also adapted by her alongside Elise Varela).[6][5]
Filmography (actress)[edit]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 1985 | Flesh+Blood | [4] | ||
| 1985 | La gabbia (The Trap) | Jacqueline | [7] | |
| 1986 | La monja alférez (The Lieutenant Nun) | Catalina (adolescent) | Adult version of the character played by Esperanza Roy | [8] |
| 1986 | Il miele del diavolo (The Devil's Honey) | Jessica | [9] | |
| 1987 | I picari (The Rogues) | Ponzia | [10] | |
| 1999 | Hijos del viento | Zaabai | [11] | |
| 2003 | Cosa de brujas (The Witch Affair) | Elisa | [12] | |
| 2006 | GAL | Moderadora del debate | [13] | |
| 2006 | Day of Wrath | Carmen de Jaramillo | [14] |
| Year | Film | Nomations | No. of Awards |
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| 1987 | The Rouges | 1 | - |
| 1987 | Lieutenant Nun | 1 | - |
| 2003 | The Wich Affair | 1 | - |
| 2002 | The Other Side Of The Bed | 11 | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Blanca Marsillach: "Mi padre se sentiría orgulloso de mí"". Diez Minutos. 19 May 2014. p. 8.
- ^ a b Ortega, Adolfo (14 June 2022). "Entrevista | Blanca Marsillach: "Mi padre se comprometió políticamente y yo lo hago con los colectivos vulnerables a través del teatro"". 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b Díaz, Fátima (8 April 2022). "Blanca Marsillach, de hija díscola a actriz comprometida". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ a b c ""Una noche con los clásicos", un homenaje a Adolfo Marsillach". La Vanguardia. 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Los mejores versos del XVI y el XVII". Hoy. 2 November 2011.
- ^ Narbón, Ana (12 November 2017). "'El reino de la tierra' llega al Teatro Albéniz". Madridiario.
- ^ Bertarelli, Massimo (2003). 1500 film da evitare. Gremese Editore. p. 211. ISBN 88-8440-264-6.
- ^ Velasco, Sherry (2000). "From Cinema to Comics. The Re-Lesbianization of the Lieutenant Nun in the Twentieth Century". The Lieutenant Nun. Transgenderism, lesbian desire, and Catalina de Erauso. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 154–156. ISBN 0-292-78745-6.
- ^ Arrigo, Anthony (16 November 2017). "The Devil's Honey Blu-ray Review – Hedonism in High Definition!". Dread Central.
- ^ Scali, Antonio (18 June 2021). "I picari: tutto quello che c'è da sapere sul film". The Post Internazionale.
- ^ Catálogo Oficial. 15º Festival Internacional de Cine Mar del Plata Argentina. Mar del Plata International Film Festival. 1999. p. 143.
- ^ "Cosa de brujas". elmundo.es. January 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Luces, motor, cámara……¡¡¡¡¡Acción!!!!!". El Mundo. 16 January 2006.
- ^ Sándor, Rusz (2007). ""Legtartósabbak a halott mítoszok!" Adrian Rudomin: A harag napja". Apertúra.
- ^ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
