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Victoria Abril (born Victoria Merida Rojas, July 4, 1959) is a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 film actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. She is most known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 film by Pedro Almod?var, a Spain drama starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The film was somewhat controversial upon release, and it earned an NC-17 rating in the United States from the MPAA....
) by director Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almod?var Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer.Almod?var is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation....
.

Victoria Abril was born in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
. Besides working in Spain she also made films in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where she resides, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Iceland
Iceland

Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards
Goya Awards

The Goya Awards, known in Spanish language as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards....
 in the Lead Actress category and has won once.

She is also a singer; in 2005 she released her debut, a bossanova
Bossanova

Bossanova is the third album by the United States alternative rock band Pixies, released in August 1990 on the England independent record label 4AD....
-jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 album called PutchEros do Brasil.






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Victoria Abril (born Victoria Merida Rojas, July 4, 1959) is a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 film actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. She is most known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 film by Pedro Almod?var, a Spain drama starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The film was somewhat controversial upon release, and it earned an NC-17 rating in the United States from the MPAA....
) by director Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almod?var Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer.Almod?var is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation....
.

Victoria Abril was born in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
. Besides working in Spain she also made films in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, where she resides, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Iceland
Iceland

Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards
Goya Awards

The Goya Awards, known in Spanish language as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards....
 in the Lead Actress category and has won once.

She is also a singer; in 2005 she released her debut, a bossanova
Bossanova

Bossanova is the third album by the United States alternative rock band Pixies, released in August 1990 on the England independent record label 4AD....
-jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 album called PutchEros do Brasil. She tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition....
 in 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang" but came second by just one point in the national final, losing to Betty Missiego
Betty Missiego

Beatriz Teresa "Betty" Missiego is a Peruvian singer, who now holds dual Spanish citizenship and lives in Spain.In her native country Peru, Betty began her career as a dancer, but she had to halt her career due to an injury....
 with 26 out of a maximum 29.

She has two sons (Martín and Félix) with the Director Gérard de Battista
Gérard de Battista

G?rard de Battista is a cinematographer, had a long relationship with the Spanish actress Victoria Abril and they have two sons together ...
.

Filmography


  • Tirant lo Blanc
    Tirant lo Blanc (film)

    Tirant lo Blanc is a 2006 in film Cinema of Spain based on the 1490 Catalan language epic romance of Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell. It was directed by Vicente Aranda....
     (2006)
  • Escuela de seducción (2004)
  • The Tulse Luper suitcases: The Moab story (2002)
  • Les gens honnêtes vivent en France (2002)
  • Et après? (2001)
  • 101 Reykjavík
    101 Reykjavík

    101 Reykjav?k is an award winning film set in Reykjav?k, Iceland based on a book of the same name by Hallgr?mur Helgason. It was made in 2000 and was directed by Baltasar Korm?kur....
     (2000)
  • Sin noticias de Dios (2001)
  • Mari del sud (2000)
  • Mon père, ma mère, mes frères et mes soeurs (1999)
  • Entre las piernas (1998)
  • The Astronaut's Wife
    The Astronaut's Wife

    The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 in film science fiction/Thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron....
     (Spanish
    Spanish language

    Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
    : La mujer del cosmonauta) (1997)
  • Libertarias
    Libertarias

    Libertarias is a Spain historical drama made in 1996. It was written and directed by Vicente Aranda.In 1936, Maria , a young nun is recruited by Pilar , a militant feminist, into an anarchism militia following the onset of the Spanish Civil War....
     (1996)
  • Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto
    Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto

    Nadie hablar? de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto is an awarded 1995 in film Spain noir drama film written and directed by Agust?n D?az Yanes....
     (1995)
  • Gazon Maudit (1995)
  • Jimmy Hollywood
    Jimmy Hollywood

    Jimmy Hollywood is an United States comedy film starting Joe Pesci and Christian Slater.External links ...
     (1994)
  • Casque Bleu (1994)
  • Intruso
    Intruso

    Intruso is a 1993 Spain film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril, Imanol Arias and Antonio Valero. The film is a psychological thriller....
     (1993)
  • Kika
    Kika

    Kika is a 1993 Spanish language Pedro Almod?var film starring Ver?nica Forqu? as the title character....
     (1993)
  • Une époque formidable (1991)
  • Amantes (1991)
  • Tacones lejanos
    Tacones lejanos

    High Heels is a 1991 in film melodrama Spanish film , written and directed by Pedro Almod?var and starring Marisa Paredes,Victoria Abril and Miguel Bos?....
     (1991)
  • Demasiado corazón (1991)
  • Sandino (1990)
  • A solas contigo (1990)
  • Si te dicen que caí (1989)
  • El Placer de Matar (1989)
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 film by Pedro Almod?var, a Spain drama starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The film was somewhat controversial upon release, and it earned an NC-17 rating in the United States from the MPAA....
     (¡Atame!) (1989)
  • Baton Rouge (1988)
  • Barrios altos (1987)
  • El Lute (1987)
  • El Juego mas divertido (1987)
  • Nuit d'Ivresse (1986)
  • Tiempo de silencio
    Tiempo de silencio

    Tiempo de Silencio is a 1986 in film Spain film directed by Vicente Aranda adapted from a well-regarded novel written by Luis Mart?n Santos....
     (1986)
  • Max, Mon Amour
    Max, Mon Amour

    Max mon amour aka Max, My Love is a 1986 in film film director by Nagisa Oshima and starring Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins , Victoria Abril, Pierre ?taix and Milena Vukotic....
     (1986)
  • Yendo hacia ti (1985)
  • La hora bruja (1985)
  • After Darkness (1985)
  • L'Addition (1984)
  • Las bicicletas son para el verano
    Las bicicletas son para el verano

    Bicycles are for Summer is a Spain play written by Fernando Fern?n G?mez in 1984 that deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid....
     (1984)
  • Le voyage
    Le Voyage

    Le Voyage is the fourth album by Paul Motian to be released on the ECM label. It was released in 1979 and features performances by Motian with Jean-Fran?ois Jenny Clark and Charles Brackeen....
     (1984)
  • Padre nuestro
    Padre Nuestro

    Padre Nuestro is a United States film written and directed by Christopher Zalla and starring Jes?s Ochoa, Armando Hern?ndez, Jorge Adri?n Esp?ndola, and Paola Mendoza....
     (1984)
  • La noche más hermosa
    La noche más hermosa

    La noche m?s hermosa is a 1983 film directed by Manuel Guti?rrez Arag?n and starring Jos? M. Sacrist?n, Victoria Abril, and Bibi Andersen. A reviewer for All Movie Guide called an "ostensible comedy" and said it was "almost as hard to believe as director Manuel Guti?rrez-Arag?n's previous effort Feroz."...
      (1984)
  • Le Batard (1983)
  • La Lune dans le caniveau (1982)
  • La colmena (film)
    La colmena (film)

    This article is about the film. For the novel upon which the film is based see The Hive La Colmena is a Spanish film directed by Mario Camus....
     (1982)
  • Entre parentesis (1982)
  • La Luna Bajo el Asfalto (1982)
  • Asesinato en el Comité Central
    Asesinato en el Comité Central

    Asesinato en el Comit? Central is a 1982 in film Spanish Film directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Patxi Andi?n and Victoria Abril. The film was based on a novel by Manuel V?zquez Montalb?n....
     (1982)
  • La batalla del porro (1981)
  • Comin' at Ya!
    Comin' at Ya!

    Comin' at Ya! is a 3-D film Western film, featuring Tony Anthony , Victoria Abril and Gene Quintano and film director by Ferdinando Baldi. It was produced as a co-production between American company Filmways and Lupo-Anthony-Quintano Productions, an independent company....
     (1981)
  • Más vale pájaro en mano (1980)
  • La casa del paraíso (1980)
  • La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro
    La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro

    La Muchacha de las Bragas de Oro is a 1980 Spanish Film directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril and Lautaro Mur?a. The film was based upon a novel by Catalonian author Juan Mars?....
     (1980)
  • Otra mujer (1980)
  • Mater Amatísima (1980)
  • Cambio de Sexo
    Cambio de Sexo

    Cambio de Sexo is a 1976 in film Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril. The film is an intriguing tale of love and passion with philosophical overtones....
     (1977)
  • Esposa y amante (1977)
  • Doña Perfecta
    Doña Perfecta

    Do?a Perfecta is a 19th century Literary realism novel by Benito P?rez Gald?s from what is called the first of Gald?s's three epochs in his novels of social analysis....
     (1977)
  • El puente
    El Puente

    El Puente, or the Siteo Archeol?gico El Puente, is a Mayan archaeological site in the department of Cop?n Department in Honduras. Once an independent Mayan city, the city of El Puente became a tributary to the nearby city of Cop?n between the 6th and 9th centuries....
     (1976)
  • Y le llamaban Robin Hood (1976)
  • El hombre que supo amar (1976)
  • Caperucita y roja (1976)
  • Robin and Marian
    Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian is a 1976 in film United Kingdom and United States co-produced romantic adventure period film starring Sean Connery as Robin Hood, Audrey Hepburn as Maid Marian, Nicol Williamson as Little John, Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Richard Harris as Richard I of England....
      (1976)
  • El puente
    El Puente

    El Puente, or the Siteo Archeol?gico El Puente, is a Mayan archaeological site in the department of Cop?n Department in Honduras. Once an independent Mayan city, the city of El Puente became a tributary to the nearby city of Cop?n between the 6th and 9th centuries....
     (1976)
  • Obsesión
    Obsesión

    "Obsesi?n" is a 2003 single by Dominican Republic-United States bachata band Aventura, released in 2003 by Premium Latin Music. It was released first as a single in late 2003, and then included on the 2004 album We Broke the Rules ....
     (1975/1974)


Trivia

  • An Argentine rock
    Argentine rock

    The moment when 'Argentine' rock began as a distinct musical style can be traced to the middle 1960s, when several garage groups and aspiring musicians began composing songs and lyrics that related to local social and musical themes....
     band was formerly known as Victoria Abril, in reference to the actress, but was later renamed Victoria Mil for legal reasons.


External links

  • - Official Website of Victoria
  • - MySpace
  • at Allmovie