Blanca Marsillach
At the 33rd Goya Awards' photocall in 2019
Born
Blanca Marsillach del Río

(1966-03-23) 23 March 1966
Barcelona, Spain
Occupations
Parent
RelativesCristina Marsillach (sister)

Blanca Marsillach del Río (born 23 March 1966) is a Spanish theatrical producer, actress, and businesswoman.

Biography

Born in Barcelona on 23 March 1966,[1] daughter to Adolfo Marsillach and Teresa del Río, Blanca Marsillach del Río was raised in Madrid's neighborhood of El Viso.[2][3] Her older sister Cristina is also an actress.[3] She earned a degree in drama from the University of Southern California.[4] She also studied economics.[1] After making early stage appearances under his father's guidance, she featured in Pedro Masó's television series Segunda enseñanza (1986),[2] and Paul Verhoeven's adventure film Flesh and Blood (1985).[4]

She created a theatre company in the United States, and also starred in plays such as Fool for Love, The Trojan Women and A Midsummer Night's Dream,[5] later returning to Spain, where she developed a career as a theatrical producer, bringing forward stagings of Las entretenidas, La noche al desnudo, and Con las alas cortadas.[5] She also starred as Myrtle in the play El reino de la tierra (which was also adapted by her alongside Elise Varela).[6][5]

Filmography (actress)

Film
Year Title Role NotesRef
1985Flesh+Blood[4]
1985La gabbia (The Trap)Jacqueline[7]
1986La monja alférez (The Lieutenant Nun)Catalina (adolescent)Adult version of the character played by Esperanza Roy[8]
1986Il miele del diavolo (The Devil's Honey)Jessica[9]
1987I picari (The Rogues)Ponzia[10]
1999Hijos del vientoZaabai[11]
2003Cosa de brujas (The Witch Affair)Elisa[12]
2006GALModeradora del debate[13]
2006Day of WrathCarmen de Jaramillo[14]
Awards[15]
Year Film Nomations No. of Awards
1987 The Rouges 1 -
1987 Lieutenant Nun 1 -
2003 The Wich Affair 1 -
2002 The Other Side Of The Bed 11 5

References

  1. 1 2 "Blanca Marsillach: "Mi padre se sentiría orgulloso de mí"". Diez Minutos. 19 May 2014. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 Ortega, Adolfo (14 June 2022). "Entrevista | Blanca Marsillach: "Mi padre se comprometió políticamente y yo lo hago con los colectivos vulnerables a través del teatro"". 20minutos.es.
  3. 1 2 Díaz, Fátima (8 April 2022). "Blanca Marsillach, de hija díscola a actriz comprometida". Diario de Sevilla.
  4. 1 2 3 ""Una noche con los clásicos", un homenaje a Adolfo Marsillach". La Vanguardia. 31 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Los mejores versos del XVI y el XVII". Hoy. 2 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Narbón, Ana (12 November 2017). "'El reino de la tierra' llega al Teatro Albéniz". Madridiario.
  7. ↑ Bertarelli, Massimo (2003). 1500 film da evitare. Gremese Editore. p. 211. ISBN 88-8440-264-6.
  8. ↑ Velasco, Sherry (2000). "From Cinema to Comics. The Re-Lesbianization of the Lieutenant Nun in the Twentieth Century". The Lieutenant Nun. Transgenderism, lesbian desire, and Catalina de Erauso. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 154–156. ISBN 0-292-78745-6.
  9. ↑ Arrigo, Anthony (16 November 2017). "The Devil's Honey Blu-ray Review – Hedonism in High Definition!". Dread Central.
  10. ↑ Scali, Antonio (18 June 2021). "I picari: tutto quello che c'è da sapere sul film". The Post Internazionale.
  11. ↑ Catálogo Oficial. 15º Festival Internacional de Cine Mar del Plata Argentina. Mar del Plata International Film Festival. 1999. p. 143.
  12. ↑ "Cosa de brujas". elmundo.es. January 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Luces, motor, cámara……¡¡¡¡¡Acción!!!!!". El Mundo. 16 January 2006.
  14. ↑ Sándor, Rusz (2007). ""Legtartósabbak a halott mítoszok!" Adrian Rudomin: A harag napja". Apertúra.
  15. ↑ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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