
Victoria Abril
Born: 1959-07-04
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For

El crimen del capitán Sánchez

Gloria’s Law: The Devil’s Advocate

My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters

Neon Flesh

Born to Win

The Beehive

French Twist

The Grand Restaurant III

La Guérilléra

Too Much Heart

High Heels

Jimmy Hollywood

Les Aristos

L'Addition

Intruso

Max My Love

Kika

Big is Beautiful

Josephine

Walking Vengeance

Our Father

Lovers: A True Story

Ternosecco

I Married a Shadow

101 Reykjavik

Mejor que Nunca

Cause toujours !

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Baton Rouge

Swindled

The Great Restaurant

The Bastard

Les gens honnêtes vivent en France

Between Your Legs

Sandino

Robin and Marian

Change of Sex

The Maidens' Conspiracy

Law of Desire

Robin

Tiempo de silencio

The Witching Hour

Entre paréntesis

Sans peur et sans reproche

Don't Tempt Me

Le Cœur à l'envers

Oscar. The color of destiny

The Most Beautiful Night

The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears

Bernarda

Et après?

Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous

On the Line

Girl with the Golden Panties

Obsesión

Mater amatísima

A Day at the Museum

Une époque formidable

The Moon in the Gutter

Nuit d'ivresse

The 7th Day

Comin' at Ya!

Kaena: The Prophecy

Ada in the Jungle

Paprika

Our Tropical Island

El juego más divertido

Esposa y amante

Foul Play

Lute: Forge On or Die

Alone Together

Caperucita y Roja

Panique au grand magasin

El placer de matar

Freedomfighters

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

Barrios altos

Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero

Casque bleu

No Trace of Sin

Murder in the Central Committee

Summer Rain

School of Seduction

Bicycles Are for the Summer

If They Tell You I Fell

After Darkness

El hombre que supo amar

Wishlist

Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate

The Shack

Doña Perfecta

La casa del paraíso

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

The Battle of Reefer

48 Hours a Day

Drôle de genre

La Femme du cosmonaute

Who Is That Splashing in the Mediterranean?

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs

Leur morale… et la nôtre
