Carmen García Maura is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, Maura is best known for her collaborations with noted Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar.
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actress
Known For
Valentin
(2002)
Abuela
Common Wealth
(2000)
Julia
Dark Habits
(1983)
Sor Perdida
Volver
(2006)
Irene
Witching & Bitching
(2013)
Graciana Barrenetxea
Law of Desire
(1987)
Tina Quintero
800 Bullets
(2002)
Laura
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(1988)
Pepa
Paulette
(2012)
Maria
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
(1984)
Gloria
Matador
(1986)
Julia
In Family I Trust
(2019)
Ángela
Pepi, Luci, Bom
(1980)
Pepi
Rainbow
(2022)
Coco Cabrera
Ay, Carmela!
(1990)
Carmela
Free Zone
(2005)
Mrs. Breitberg
Full Filmography
Acting
El espíritu
(1969)
Man in Hiding
(1971)
Belén
A Chaste Spanish Man
(1973)
Profesora de Música
The Killer Is One of Thirteen
(1973)
Laura
El libro del buen amor
(1974)
Dª Garoza
La Celestina
(1974)
Melibea
A Diary of a Murderess
(1975)
The Nun
Fierce Love, or When Children Play at Love
(1975)
María José
Leonor
(1975)
Vida íntima de un seductor cínico
(1975)
Mujer de Jorge
Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal
(1975)
Leonor
La petición
(1976)
Chica que se insinua a Julián
Pomporrutas imperiales
(1976)
La mujer es cosa de hombres
(1976)
Manolita
El libro de buen amor II
(1976)
Virtuosa
Paper Tigers
(1977)
Eugenia Grandet
(1977)
Eugenia Grandet
Fuck... Fuck... Fuck Me, Tin!
(1978)
Blindfolded Eyes
(1978)
La enfermera
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
(1978)
Rosa
El hombre de moda
(1980)
Carmen
The Black Hand
(1980)
Rosa
That House in the Outskirts
(1980)
Social Assistant
Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos
(1980)
Begoña
Pepi, Luci, Bom
(1980)
Pepi
Femenino singular
(1982)
Luisa Matas
The Angry Cid
(1983)
Jimena
Dark Habits
(1983)
Sor Perdida
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
(1984)
Gloria
Coarse Salt
(1984)
Presentadora T.V.
El crimen de la calle Fuencarral
(1985)
Higinia Balaguer
Beyond the Walls
(1985)
Sor Ana
Move Over, Mrs. Markham
(1985)
Carmen
Matador
(1986)
Julia
Love Ravings
(1986)
Carmen (segment "Delirio 3") (uncredited)
Tata Mía
(1986)
Elvira
Law of Desire
(1987)
Tina Quintero
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(1988)
Pepa
Baton Rouge
(1988)
Isabel
Mieux vaut courir
(1989)
Anna
Ay, Carmela!
(1990)
Carmela
La mujer feliz
(1990)
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt
(1991)
Carmen
Chatarra
(1991)
Zabú
La reina anónima
(1992)
Ana Luz
Between Heaven and Earth
(1992)
Maria Garcia
Shadows in a Conflict
(1993)
Ana
Louis, the Child King
(1993)
Anne d'Autriche
How to Be Miserable and Enjoy It
(1994)
Carmen
The Lame Pigeon
(1995)
Happiness Is in the Field
(1995)
Dolores Thivart
King of the River
(1995)
Carmen
Parella de tres
(1995)
Ana
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
(1996)
Amores que matan
(1996)
Alliance cherche doigt
(1997)
Geneviève Lechat
Women
(1997)
Linda
Tortilla y Cinema
(1997)
Alice and Martin
(1998)
Jeanine
Enthusiasm
(1998)
Maria
Lisboa
(1999)
Berta
The Comet
(1999)
Superlove
(1999)
Teresa
To the End of the Road
(2000)
Common Wealth
(2000)
Julia
The Harem of Madame Osmane
(2000)
Madama Osmane
The Hold-Up
(2001)
Maite
Clara y Elena
(2001)
Elena
The Notice of the Day
(2001)
Isabel
Clouds: Letters to My Son
(2001)
(Voice, Spanish version)
Assassini dei giorni di festa
(2002)
Illuminata
Le Ventre de Juliette
(2002)
Julia
800 Bullets
(2002)
Laura
Valentin
(2002)
Abuela
Arroz y tartana
(2003)
Doña Manuela de Fora
The Pact of Silence
(2003)
Mère Emmanuelle
Searching for Love
(2004)
Ana
La promesa
(2004)
Celia
25 Degrees in Winter
(2004)
Abuelita
New York: La capital del Mundo
(2004)
Presentadora
To the Other Side
(2005)
Esperanza
Queens
(2005)
Magda
Free Zone
(2005)
Mrs. Breitberg
Trailer for Lovers of the Prohibited
(2005)
Self / Gloria (archive footage) (uncredited)
Volver
(2006)
Irene
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
(2006)
Self
El menor de los males
(2007)
Julia
Que parezca un accidente
(2008)
Pilar
The Black Virgin
(2008)
Garden of Eden
(2008)
Madame Aurol
Tetro
(2009)
Alone
50 años de... Canciones
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
Un cine como tú en un país como éste
(2010)
Herself
Le Mac
(2010)
La mère
Chicas
(2010)
Pilar
Let My People Go!
(2011)
Rachel
Escalade
(2011)
Alice
The Women on the 6th Floor
(2011)
Concepcion
Paulette
(2012)
Maria
Sofia and the Stubborn Man
(2012)
Sofía
La madre
(2013)
la madre
Witching & Bitching
(2013)
Graciana Barrenetxea
Barefoot in the Kitchen
(2013)
(archive footage)
A Village Almost Perfect!
(2014)
Carmen
Musical Chairs
(2015)
Lucie
Vanity
(2015)
Esperanza
Vaca Paloma
(2015)
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
(2016)
Self
People You May Know
(2016)
Rodrigo's mom
El futuro ya no es lo que era
(2016)
Carmen
La peur du vide
(2017)
Simone
The Kids Are Back
(2017)
Adelina
Dirty Kids
(2017)
Teresa
¡Ay, Carmen!
(2018)
Self - Actress
La Fête des mères
(2018)
Thérèse
Oh! Mammy Blue
(2018)
Querido Fotogramas
(2018)
Herself
Seeds
(2018)
Carmen
Stories of Our Cinema
(2019)
Herself - Actress
In Family I Trust
(2019)
Ángela
My Family and the Wolf
(2019)
Grandma Sara
La corte de Ana
(2020)
Herself - Actress
Chasing Wonders
(2021)
Venice
(2021)
Gringa
Rainbow
(2022)
Coco Cabrera
Mi otro Jon
(2023)
Merche
The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
(2023)
Self - Actress
Como el mar
(2024)