Magüi Mira | |
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Born | María Luisa Mira Franco 1944
Valencia, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Actress, theatre director |
María Luisa Mira Franco (born 1944), better known as Magüi Mira, is a Spanish actress and theatre director. In addition to her stage credits, she has also performed in film and television works. [1]
María Luisa Mira Franco was born in 1944 in Valencia. [2] Her younger brother Carles was a filmmaker. [3] She studied medieval history in Valencia. [4] In 1967, she moved together with her first husband José Sanchis Sinisterra to Teruel. [3] [5] She moved to Barcelona in 1971, [6] graduating in performing arts from the Institut del Teatre. [4] She earned early recognition in the Spanish theatre scene by playing Molly Bloom in La noche de Molly Bloom , a monologue premiered in 1979 based on the last chapter of Ulysses. [7] [8] After a long acting career in theatre, she made her directorial debut with Top Girls, followed by a staging of The Dog in the Manger in 2002. [9]
In 2016, she was recognised with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. [10]
She is the mother of actress Clara Sanchis . [11]
Magüi Mira | |
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Born | María Luisa Mira Franco 1944
Valencia, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Actress, theatre director |
María Luisa Mira Franco (born 1944), better known as Magüi Mira, is a Spanish actress and theatre director. In addition to her stage credits, she has also performed in film and television works. [1]
María Luisa Mira Franco was born in 1944 in Valencia. [2] Her younger brother Carles was a filmmaker. [3] She studied medieval history in Valencia. [4] In 1967, she moved together with her first husband José Sanchis Sinisterra to Teruel. [3] [5] She moved to Barcelona in 1971, [6] graduating in performing arts from the Institut del Teatre. [4] She earned early recognition in the Spanish theatre scene by playing Molly Bloom in La noche de Molly Bloom , a monologue premiered in 1979 based on the last chapter of Ulysses. [7] [8] After a long acting career in theatre, she made her directorial debut with Top Girls, followed by a staging of The Dog in the Manger in 2002. [9]
In 2016, she was recognised with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. [10]
She is the mother of actress Clara Sanchis . [11]