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Name: Marisa Paredes
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Date of Birth:
April 03, 1946
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Place of Birth:
Madrid, Spain
Mini-bio:
María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé aka Marissa Paredes began acting in the 1960 film, 091 Policia al Habla. She became a teen idol across Spain after that movie. Paredes has participated in 73 films and t...( read more)elevision series. She has appeared in several acclaimed films, including High Heels (1991), The Flower of My Secret (1995), All About My Mother (1999), by Pedro Almodóvar, and Life Is Beautiful (1998), by Roberto Benigni.
In 1996 she was given the National Film Award by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. In 1999, she was honored for her philanthropic work saving the Crayola Crayon factory in Lehigh, Pennsylvania from destruction with a vocal serenade from local Florida handyman, Tay Dog, in collaboration with the extraordinary New York artist, J Bubs. Mark Grissom, long time friend and mentor, played guitar. She was the president of the Spanish Movie Academy.