Victoria Abril

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Victoria Abril (born Victoria Mérida Rojas, July 4, 1959) is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!) by director Pedro Almodóvar.
Abril was born in Madrid. She became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared for two years in the show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez as secretary, although later she has frequently disowned this work and does not like to remember it in interviews. 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.

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 tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with "Bang-Bang-Bang", but came second by just one point in the national final, losing to Betty Missiego with 26 out of a maximum 29.
She has two sons (Martín and Félix) with director Gérard de Battista.

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Movie		Character	Year
	Asesinato en el Comité Central	Carmela	1982
	The Beehive	Julita	1982
	Downstream	Engracia	1984
	Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	Marina Osorio	1990
	Lovers		1991
	High Heels	Rebeca	1991
	Kika	Andrea Caracortada	1993
	French Twist	Loli	1995
	Freedomfighters	Floren	1996
	Between Your Legs		1999
	101 Reykjavik	Lola	2000
	Swindled	Pilar	2004
	Venganza		2010