Ángela Molina
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Ángela Molina (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish actress, and a daughter of Antonio Molina, Spanish singer and actor.
Molina studied dance and theater art in the Escuela Superior de Madrid. She rose to international prominence after starring in Luis Buñuel's last movie That Obscure Object of Desire. She has worked with such directors as Pedro Almodóvar, Jaime de Armiñán, José Luis Borau, Jaime Chávarri and Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
In 1985 she became the first foreign actress to win the Italian cinematographic David di Donatello prize. She was awarded Best actress prize at the Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival in 1987 for her role in Half of Heaven. She was also repeatedly nominated for the Premio Goya — Spanish cinematographic award.
Selected filmography
- Los Abrazos Rotos (2009)
- Baaria - La porta del vento (2009)
- La Sconosciuta (2006)
- El Triunfo (2006)
- South from Granada (2003)
- Carnage (2002)
- Nowhere (2002)
- Piedras (Stones) (2002)
- Malefemmene (2001)
- Anna's Summer (2001)
- Sagitario (2001)
- An Impossible Crime (2001)
- One of the Hollywood Ten (2000)
- Jara (2000)
- The Sea (2000)
- Daughter of Her Son (2000)
- Wind with the Gone (1998)
- Carne trémula (1997)
- Oedipus Mayor (1996)
- Un año, ocho meses y nueve días (1995)
- With Closed Eyes (1994)
- Trouble in Love (1993)
- Poor Jorge (1993)
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
- A Woman in the Rain (1992)
- Krapatchouk (1992)
- The Children Thief (1991)
- The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1991)
- Drums of Fire (1990)
- Sandino (1990)
- Black River (1990)
- Angels (1990)
- The Things of Love (1989)
- The Savage (1989)
- Barroco (1989)
- Lights and Shadows (1988)
- Laura, del cielo llega la noche (1987)
- Streets of Gold (1986)
- Lola (1986)
- Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
- Half of Heaven (1986)
- The Bride Was Beautiful (1986)
- Bras de fer (1985)
- Dies rigorose Leben (1983)
- Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1983)
- Demons in the Garden (1982)
- The Eyes, the Mouth (1982)
- Put on Ice (1980)
- Sabina (1979)
- Heart of the Forest (1979)
- Traffic Jam (1979)
- Good News (1979
- The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent (1978))
- The Man Who Knew Love (1978)
- The Remains from the Shipwreck (1978)
- It's Never Too Late (1977)
- Viva/muera Don Juan Tenorio (1977)
- A un dios desconocido (1977)
- That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
- Black Litter (1976)
- The Burned City (1976) .
- Las largas vacaciones del 36 (1976)