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Adriana Barraza

Adriana Barraza

Actor · Born 1956-03-05 · Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

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Biography

Adriana Barraza González (born 5 March 1956) is a Mexican actress, acting teacher, and director. In 1999 director Alejandro González Iñárritu cast her as the mother of Gael García Bernal's character in Amores perros, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006, she collaborated with Iñárritu again in Babel, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Barraza is known in Mexico as Master Barraza from her partnership with Mexican director Sergio Jiménez, known as El Profe. They created the Actors Workshop in Mexico City, teaching and developing their own version of Method acting. Barraza began her career directing telenovela episodes, the actors in which she would also coach. In the 1990s she decided to step in front of the camera. She currently operates her own acting school located in Miami, Florida titled Adriana Barraza's Black Box. Instructors at the school include her husband Arnaldo and daughter Carolina.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Thor (2011) — Isabela Alvarez
  2. Rambo: Last Blood (2019) — María Beltrán
  3. Drag Me to Hell (2009) — Shaun San Dena
  4. Babel (2006) — Amelia
  5. Blue Beetle (2023) — Nana Reyes
  6. Amores Perros (2000) — Mama Octavio
  7. The Strain (2014) — Guadalupe Elizalde
  8. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) — Abuela Valerie
  9. CSI: Miami (2002) — Carmen Delko
  10. The 33 (2015) — Marta
  11. Cake (2014) — Silvana
  12. ER (1994) — Dolores Salazar
  13. We Can Be Heroes (2020) — Grandma Moreno
  14. And Soon the Darkness (2010) — Rosamaria
  15. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020) — Maria Vega
  16. From Prada to Nada (2011) — Aurelia Jimenez
  17. Silvana Sin Lana (2016) — Trini
  18. My Penguin Friend (2024) — Maria
  19. Henry Poole Is Here (2008) — Esperanza
  20. Good Day, Ramon (2013) — Esperanza
  21. Crazy About Work (2018) — Mercedes
  22. Bingo Hell (2021) — Lupita
  23. Capadocia (2008) — Silvia
  24. Where the Tracks End (2023) — Georgina
  25. Diary of a Gigolo (2022) — Minou
  26. Wild Horses (2015) — Mrs. Davis
  27. The Snitch Cartel (2011) — La Abuela
  28. Te Presento a Laura (2010) — Conchita
  29. Koati (2021) — Amaya (voice)
  30. Burning Palms (2010) — Louisa Alvarez
  31. Coyote Lake (2019) — Teresa
  32. Monica (2023) — Leticia
  33. The First Night (1998) — Mamá Bruno
  34. The Follies (2025) — Irene
  35. Rage (2009) — Anita de Los Angeles
  36. Night Has Settled (2014) — Aida
  37. Mariachi Gringo (2012) — Magdalena
  38. Dark Blood (2021) — Gloria Vera
  39. Revolución (2010) — Chayo
  40. Everything Else (2016) — Doña Flor

Directed

  1. Cómplices Al Rescate (2002) — Director
  2. Adventures in Time (2001) — Director
  3. Unforgettable (1999) — Director
  4. Locura de Amor (2000) — Director