- Born
- Birth nameVictoria Mérida Rojas
- Height5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
- This Spanish actress started studying dancing. Her teacher encouraged her to participate in her first film Obsesión (1977). After that, she was chosen by the director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador to be one of the co-hostesses of the famous TV contest Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1972) becoming very well known all over Spain. Since 1975 she also made several films in France and Italy. In Spain, she had her first success with Girl with the Golden Panties (1980), directed by Vicente Aranda. She has won twice the Best Actress Award at the San Sebastial Film Festival for El Lute: Run for Your Life (1987) and for Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995). In 1991 she won the Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival for her work in Lovers: A True Story (1991).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dalton2
- 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!)" by director Pedro Almodóvar. 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. On 28 July 1977 Victoria Abril married Gustavo Laube, former footballer of the national team of Chile. The couple separated in early 1982. Victoria Abril has two sons with the French director Gérard de Battista.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpousesGustavo Laube(July 28, 1977 - 1982) (divorced)Pierre Edelman (divorced)
- ChildrenMartin de BattistaFelix de Battista
- Her powerful performance in Pedro Almodóvar's Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989) ("Tie me up, tie me down!") inspired Penélope Cruz to become an actress.
- In addition to her native Spanish, she is perfectly fluent in French and Italian. Her English is not quite as good as the other three languages, but good enough for some English-speaking roles (as in 101 Reykjavík (2000)).
- Has lived in France since 1982
- She and Vicente Aranda have worked together 12 times: Tirante el Blanco (2006), Libertarias (1995), Intruso (1993), Amantes (1991), the miniseries Los jinetes del alba (1990), Si te dicen que caí (1989), El Lute (camina o revienta) (1987), Tiempo de silencio (1986), the TV-Movie El crimen del Capitán Sánchez (1985), Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982), La muchacha de las bragas de oro (1979) and Cambio de sexo (1976).
- Has two sons with director Gérard de Battista, Martin (born in 1990) and Felix (born in 1992).
- Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There was no physical pain; it was enough to say and imagine what was in the script. It was very easy for me.
- For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
- I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup on and some great round earrings. I looked like Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (1946).
- I didn't go to school a lot.
- Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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