María Isbert
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María Isbert was a Spanish
actress whose credits included more than 250 Spanish films during her career. Isbert worked with most major Spanish film actors and directors, including Luis García Berlanga and Luis Buñuel
. Isbert, whose credits included films, television and theater work, was most active from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Isbert was born in Madrid
, Spain, on 21 April 1917. She was the daughter of Pepe Isbert, a popular Spanish film actor whose major roles included Welcome Mr. Marshall!
. Maria Isbert was the mother of seven children, including actor Tony Isbert.
Isbert received numerous awards for her work, including the Silver Bellas Artes Medal in 1987. She was also named an Honorary Academic of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
in 2008.
Maria Isbert died at the Villarrobledo Hospital in Villarrobledo
, Albacete province, Castile-La Mancha
, Spain, on 25 April 2011, at the age of 94. A memorial was held at the Teatro Circo in Albacete.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
actress whose credits included more than 250 Spanish films during her career. Isbert worked with most major Spanish film actors and directors, including Luis García Berlanga and Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
. Isbert, whose credits included films, television and theater work, was most active from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Isbert was born in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain, on 21 April 1917. She was the daughter of Pepe Isbert, a popular Spanish film actor whose major roles included Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Welcome Mr. Marshall! is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga and considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish cinema...
. Maria Isbert was the mother of seven children, including actor Tony Isbert.
Isbert received numerous awards for her work, including the Silver Bellas Artes Medal in 1987. She was also named an Honorary Academic of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
The Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España is a Spanish professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema...
in 2008.
Maria Isbert died at the Villarrobledo Hospital in Villarrobledo
Villarrobledo
Villarrobledo is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.Villarrobledo has the world's largest area covered by vineyards as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen)...
, Albacete province, Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, Spain, on 25 April 2011, at the age of 94. A memorial was held at the Teatro Circo in Albacete.