Maria del Carmen Garcia Maura was born on 15 September 1945 and is a Spanish actress.
10 Facts About Carmen Maura
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Carmen Maura holds the record for most Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress.
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Carmen Maura won a Cesar Award in 2013 and a Cannes Film Festival Award in 2006.
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Carmen Maura's great-grandfather was the Count of Fuente Nueva de Arenzana, who lived in the Palace of Arenzana in Madrid, currently the embassy of France.
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Carmen Maura appeared in the first film by Pedro Almodovar, Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del monton, in 1980.
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Carmen Maura appeared in 800 Bullets where she played the mother of the boy who is the main character of the story.
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Carmen Maura is cited as a gay icon for the role of a transsexual she played in Almodovar's Law of Desire, strengthening her image as a strong woman who is never afraid to break through boundaries.
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Carmen Maura has won more Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress than any other actress in the history of Spanish film.
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Carmen Maura won the "Locarno Excellence Award" in 2007 for all her cinematographic career.
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Carmen Maura has worked under the orders of major directors like Almodovar, Ford Coppola, Amos Gitai, Yasmina Reza, Alejandro Agresti, Carlos Saura, Etienne Chatiliez and Alex de la Iglesia.