Laura Mañá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mañá and the second or maternal family name is Alvarenga.

Laura Mañá
Attending the 14th Gaudí Awards (2022)
Born	Laura Mañá Alvarenga (1968-01-12) 12 January 1968 (age 57) Barcelona, Spain
Occupations	Film director screenwriter actress

Laura Mañá Alvarenga[1] (born 12 January 1968)[2] is an actress, film director and screenwriter.[3] She was born in Barcelona.[4] As an actress, she has worked for directors such as Bigas Luna or Vicente Aranda. In 1997 she directed Paraules, her first short film and in 2000 her first feature film, Sexo por compassion, selected at the Sundance and Toronto film festivals and awarded at the Malaga Film Festival (Best Film and Audience Award) and at the Festival de Miami (Best Screenplay), among others.[5]

Filmography

As a director and screen writer

• Paraules, 1997
• Sexo por compasión, 2000
• Killing Words, 2003
• Morir en San Hilario, 2005
• Te quiero, imbécil, 2020[6]
• Un novio para mi mujer, 2022[7]

As an actress

• Lolita al desnudo, 1991
• La Teta y la luna, 1994
• Pizza Arrabbiata, 1995
• Libertarias, 1996
• Romasanta, 2004

References

1. Crusells, Magí (2008). Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. Barcelona: Publicacions i Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona. p. 165. ISBN 978-84-475-3316-9.
2. "Efemérides de Espectáculos del 12 de enero". 20minutos. 11 January 2015.
3. "Laura Mañá - Laura Mañá - ELPAÍS.com". elpaís.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
4. Cominges, Clara de (23 July 2004). "El canto a la vida de Laura Mañá". El País.
5. "Laura Maña - Mujeres de Cine". mujeresdecine.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-05.
6. Pando, Juan (24 January 2020). "Crítica de 'Te quiero, imbécil'". Fotogramas.
7. Bermejo, Andrea G. (19 July 2022). "Crítica de 'Un novio para mi mujer'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

External links

• Laura Mañá at IMDb