Victoria Abril Filmography

Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar. Abril was born in Madrid. She became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared for two years in the show Un, dos, tres responda otra vez as secretary, although later she has frequently disowned this work and does not like to remember it in interviews. 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. She is also a singer; in 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called PutchEros do Brasil.
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