Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes embodied a certain Spanish cinematic dignity that's almost impossible to manufacture. A sixty-year career spanning more than seventy films and countless stage roles speaks for itself, but it was the shadowed gravitas she brought to Almodóvar's work that truly elevated her. Honors like the Honorary Goya felt less like rewards than overdue acknowledgments. Her passing in late 2024 closed an era of actresses who poured their entire lives into the craft. I find myself simply bowing to the quiet authority she radiated on screen, the kind of presence that cannot be taught.

Name (English)

Marisa Paredes

Name (Japanese)

マリサ・パレデス

Reading

まりさ・ぱれです

Born

April 3, 1946 – December 17, 2024

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Honorary Goya Award
• 1996 Premio Nacional de Cinematografía
• 2007 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisa%20Paredes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AC%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235398

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.