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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sam Jones in Madrid

Marisa Paredes, Almodóvar star and legend of Spanish cinema, dies aged 78

Marisa Paredes on the red carpet in a black dress
Marisa Paredes, seen here at the Cannes film festival in 2019. Photograph: Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock

The award-winning Spanish actor Marisa Paredes, best known to international audiences for her work with directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Guillermo del Toro and Roberto Benigni, has died at the age of 78.

Announcing her death on Tuesday, Spain’s film academy said the country had lost one of its “most iconic actors” and a beloved veteran of more than 75 films.

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