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{{short description|Spanish actress}}
'''María Luisa Merlo''' Colomina (Valencia, 6 September 1941) is a Spanish film, theatre and television actress.
{{family name hatnote|Merlo|Colomina|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = María Luisa Merlo
| image = (María Luisa Merlo) Medallas de Oro al Mérito a las Bellas Artes (cropped).jpg
| caption = Merlo in 2017
| native_name_lang = es
| birth_name = María Luisa Merlo Colomina
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|09|06}}
| birth_place = Valencia
| nationality = Spanish
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1957–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Carlos Larrañaga]]|1961|1983|reason=divorced}}{{marriage|Michael Kenton|1992|1997|reason=divorced}}
| children = [[Luis Merlo]]<br>{{interlanguage link|Amparo Larrañaga|es}}<br>Pedro<br>Juan Carlos (stepson)
}}
'''María Luisa Merlo Colomina''' (born 6 September 1941) is a Spanish film, theatre and television actress.


Merlo, with more than 60 years of artistic career, has received the prestigious [[Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)|Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts]] from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
==Biography==


She is the mother of actors [[Luis Merlo]] and {{ill|Amparo Larrañaga|es}}.
Daughter of actors Ismael Merlo Piquer and María Luisa Colomina Domingo, she continued the family artistic tradition since she was very young, making her debut as a dancer in the show ''Te espero en el Eslava'', by [[Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick]].


==Early life==
She was married to the actor [[Carlos Larrañaga]] for 15 years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/chance/tv/noticia-maria-luisa-merlo-recuerda-matrimonio-posterior-amistad-carlos-larranaga-20190822092733.html|title=María Luisa Merlo recuerda su matrimonio y su posterior amistad con Carlos Larrañaga|last=|first=|date=2019-08-22|website=Europa Press|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> they separated in 1975 and obtained a divorce in November 1983. They had three children: [[Amparo Larrañaga|Amparo]], [[Luis Merlo|Luis]] and Pedro, as well as the eldest, Juan Carlos, from Carlos previous marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20190822/464203898317/lazos-de-sangre-carlos-larranaga-maria-luisa-merlo-luis-merlo-arturo-fernandez-tve.html|title=Lazos de Sangre La vida y los amores de Carlos Larrañaga|date=2019-08-22|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> In 1992 she married university professor Michael Kenton, from whom she divorced five years later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.divinity.es/cooltura/cine/actores/Carlos_Larranaga-Maria_Luisa_Merlo-Luis_Merlo-Amparo_Larranaga_4_1464810002.html?type=listing|title=Los Larrañaga: una saga con muchas tablas|last=|first=|date=2012-08-31|website=Divinity|language=es-ES|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
Merlo was born in [[Valencia]] in 1941. She is the daughter of actors Ismael Merlo Piquer and María Luisa Colomina Domingo.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-sabado-deluxe-maria-luisa-merlo-tome-20-pastillas-para-dormir-201804020933_noticia.html|title=María Luisa Merlo: "Me tomé 20 pastillas para dormir"|last=|first=|date=2018-04-02|website=Abc|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>


She was raised following her parents theatre company, as a result, she was able to attend school for less than two years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-maria-luisa-merlo-publica-sorprendente-autobiografia-200303080300-166705_noticia.html|title=María Luisa Merlo publica una sorprendente autobiografía|last=|first=|date=2003-03-08|website=Abc|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>
==Trajectory==


==Career==
She made her cinema debut in 1959, with [[José María Forqué]], in the film ''De espaldas a la puerta''. Other titles followed during the first half of the sixties, such as ''Siempre es domingo'' (1961), by Fernando Palacios, ''Cuidado con las personas formales'' (1961), by Agustín Palacios, ''Más bonita que ninguna'' (1965), by Luis César Amadori, with [[Rocío Dúrcal]], or ''De cuerpo presente'' (1967), by Antonio Eceiza.


Merlo made her debut as a dancer in the 1957 show ''Te espero en el Eslava'' by [[Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://teatro.es/efemerides/te-espero-en-eslava|title=Te espero en Eslava. Efemérides de teatro {{!}} CDAEM · Teatro Español|last=|first=|date=|website=Centro de Documentación de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
However, from 1965 onwards he focused more on her theatre and television career.


She made her cinema debut in 1959 with [[José María Forqué]] in the film ''De espaldas a la puerta''.<ref name=":0" /> Other titles followed during the first half of the sixties, such as ''Siempre es domingo'' (1961) by Fernando Palacios, ''Cuidado con las personas formales'' (1961) by Agustín Palacios, ''Más bonita que ninguna'' (1965) by Luis César Amadori, with [[Rocío Dúrcal]], and ''De cuerpo presente'' (1967) by Antonio Eceiza.
Since the mid-sixties she has become a regular face on Spanish television, playing dozens of roles in ''Primera fila'', ''Novela'' and ''[[Estudio 1]]''.


However, from 1965 onward, she focused more on her theatre and television career.
In 1973 she starred alongside her then-husband Carlos Larrañaga in the comedy ''Compañera te doy'', also for [[TVE]]; 13 years later she played Julia's mother Rosa, played by her daughter in real life Amparo Larrañaga in the series ''Media naranja''; and in 2006 she did the same with her other son, Luis Merlo, giving life to Leonor, Mauri's mother, in ''Aquí no hay quien viva''.


Since the mid-sixties she has become a regular face on Spanish television, playing dozens of roles in ''Primera fila'', ''Novela'' and ''[[Estudio 1]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4140030/0/m-luisa-merlo-se-despide-de-los-escenarios-con-mentiras-inteligentes-una-comedia-de-amor-sexo-y-secretos/|title=Mª Luisa Merlo se despide de los escenarios con 'Mentiras inteligentes', una comedia de amor, sexo y secretos|last=|first=|date=2020-02-03|website=20minutos|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
He has also appeared in the series ''Aquí hay negocio'' (1995), ''Luna negra'' (2003), ''Mis adorable vecinos'' (2004), ''Supervillanos'' (2006), ''Los Serrano'' (2008) and ''Somos cómplices'' (2009).


In 1973, she starred alongside her then-husband Carlos Larrañaga in the [[Televisión Española|TVE]] comedy ''Compañera te doy''. 13 years later, she played alongside her daughter, Amparo Larrañaga, in the series ''Media naranja''; in 2006, she did the same with her son, Luis Merlo, in ''Aquí no hay quien viva''.
At the end of 2007 he participated in the sixth edition of the television contest ''¡Mira quién baila!''.


She has also appeared in the series ''Aquí hay negocio'' (1995), ''Luna negra'' (2003), ''Mis adorable vecinos'' (2004), ''Supervillanos'' (2006), ''Los Serrano'' (2008) and ''Somos cómplices'' (2009).
In July 2013 she recorded a short film entitled Betiko, directed by the Ondarrutarrian Arantza Ibarra together with the actor [[Javier Pradera]] in the caves of Zugarramurdi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariovasco.com/v/20130717/bajo-deba/arantza-ibarra-graba-corto-20130717.html|title=Arantza Ibarra graba un corto con Maria Luisa Merlo en Zugarramurdi|date=2013-07-17|website=El Diario Vasco|language=es-ES|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

At the end of 2007, she participated in the sixth edition of the television contest ''¡Mira quién baila!''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/television/noticias/abci-mira-quien-baila-abre-nuevo-puertas-200709170300-164842192555_noticia.html|title="¡Mira quién baila!" abre de nuevo sus puertas en TVE-1|last=|first=|date=2007-09-17|website=Abc|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

In July 2013, she starred in the short film ''Betiko'', directed by Arantza Ibarra, together with the actor [[Javier Pradera]] in the caves of Zugarramurdi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariovasco.com/v/20130717/bajo-deba/arantza-ibarra-graba-corto-20130717.html|title=Arantza Ibarra graba un corto con Maria Luisa Merlo en Zugarramurdi|date=2013-07-17|website=El Diario Vasco|language=es-ES|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2015/05/20/555b8e9aca474150768b45b4.html|title='Betiko' zinea Zugarramurdin|last=|first=|date=2015-05-20|website=El Mundo|language=eu|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Merlo was married to the actor [[Carlos Larrañaga]] for 15 years;<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/chance/tv/noticia-maria-luisa-merlo-recuerda-matrimonio-posterior-amistad-carlos-larranaga-20190822092733.html|title=María Luisa Merlo recuerda su matrimonio y su posterior amistad con Carlos Larrañaga|last=|first=|date=2019-08-22|website=Europa Press|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> they separated in 1975 and obtained a divorce in November 1983. Besides a son, Juan Carlos, from Carlos previous marriage, they had three children: [[Amparo Larrañaga]], [[Luis Merlo]] and Pedro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20190822/464203898317/lazos-de-sangre-carlos-larranaga-maria-luisa-merlo-luis-merlo-arturo-fernandez-tve.html|title=Lazos de Sangre La vida y los amores de Carlos Larrañaga|date=2019-08-22|website=La Vanguardia|language=es|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

In 1992, she married university professor Michael Kenton, with whom she divorced five years later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.divinity.es/cooltura/cine/actores/Carlos_Larranaga-Maria_Luisa_Merlo-Luis_Merlo-Amparo_Larranaga_4_1464810002.html?type=listing|title=Los Larrañaga: una saga con muchas tablas|last=|first=|date=2012-08-31|website=Divinity|language=es-ES|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>

An authoritative biography of Merlo, ''María Luisa Merlo: Más allá del teatro'', was published in 2003 by Pedro Manuel Víllora Gallardo.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== Cinema ===
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''Es ley de vida'' (2017), as Esperanza. Cortometraje.
!Year
* ''[[Proyecto Dos]]'' (2008)
!Title
* ''El dolor y la lluvia'' (2003) Cortometraje.
!Role
* ''En septiembre'' (1982), as Ana.
!Note
* ''¿Por qué no hacemos el amor?'' (1981), as Laura Battoni.
|-
* ''El adúltero'' (1975), as Marta.
| 2017 || ''Es ley de vida'' || Esperanza || Short film
* ''Un lujo a su alcance'' (1975), as Olga.
|-
* ''Tocata y fuga de Lolita'' (1974), as Olga.
| 2008 || ''[[Proyecto Dos]]'' || ||
* ''Ligue Story'' (1972), as Dra. Somontes.
|-
* ''De cuerpo presente'' (1967), as just married woman.
| 2003 || ''El dolor y la lluvia'' || || Short film
* ''[[Más bonita que ninguna]]'' (1965)
|-
* ''Cuidado con las personas formales'' (1961)
| 1982 || ''En septiembre'' || Ana ||
* ''Siempre es domingo'' (1961), as Dorotea ('Doris').
|-
* ''Armas contra la ley'' (1961)
| 1981 || ''¿Por qué no hacemos el amor?'' || Laura Battoni ||
* ''[[Mi noche de bodas]]'' (1961), as Ivonne.
|-
* ''[[091 Policía al habla]]'' (1960), as Teresa Jiménez.
| 1975 || ''El adúltero'' || Marta ||
* ''El cerro de los locos'' (1960)
|-
* ''[[De espaldas a la puerta]]'' (1959), as Lucky.
| 1975 || ''Un lujo a su alcance'' || Olga ||
|-
| 1974 || ''Tocata y fuga de Lolita'' || Olga ||
|-
| 1972 || ''Ligue Story'' || Dr. Somontes ||
|-
| 1967 || ''De cuerpo presente'' || just-married woman ||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Más bonita que ninguna]]'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''Cuidado con las personas formales'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''Siempre es domingo'' || Dorotea / Doris ||
|-
| 1961 || ''Armas contra la ley'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Mi noche de bodas]]'' || Ivonne ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[091 Policía al habla]]'' || Teresa Jiménez ||
|-
| 1960 || ''El cerro de los locos'' || ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[De espaldas a la puerta]]'' || Lucky ||
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
!Year
* '''''[[Somos cómplices]]''''' (2009)
!Title
* '''''[[Aída (serie de TV)|Aída]]'''''
!Notes
** ''Paz la dulce'' (25th December 2008)
|-
* '''''[[Hospital Central (serie de televisión)|Hospital Central]] '''''
| 2009 || ''[[Somos cómplices]]'' ||
** ''Un entierro, una boda y un cumpleaños'' (23th April 2008)
|-
* '''''[[Los Serrano]]'''''
| 2008 || ''[[Aída]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Paz la dulce}}"
** ''El camino recto de Santa Justa'' (12th February 2008)
|-
* '''''[[Con dos tacones]] '''''
| 2008 || ''[[Hospital Central]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Un entierro, una boda y un cumpleaños}}"
** ''Alabaré a mi señor'' (16th May 2006)
|-
* '''''Supervillanos''''' (2006)
| 2008 || ''[[Los Serrano]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|El camino recto de Santa Justa}}"
* '''''[[7 vidas]]'''''
|-
** ''Nacida el 4 de julio'' (19th April 2006)
| 2006 || ''[[Con dos tacones]] '' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Alabaré a mi señor}}"
* '''''[[Aquí no hay quien viva (España)|Aquí no hay quien viva]] ''''' (2004-2006)
|-
* '''''[[Mis adorables vecinos]]''''' (2004)
| 2006 || ''Supervillanos'' ||
* '''''[[Luna negra (serie de TV)|Luna negra]]''''' (2003)
|-
* '''''Aquí hay negocio''''' (1995)
| 2006 || ''[[7 vidas]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Nacida el 4 de julio}}"
* '''''Primera función '''''
|-
** ''[[La decente]]'' (9th March 1989)
| 2004-2006 || ''[[Aquí no hay quien viva]] '' ||
** ''[[Ocho mujeres]]'' (27th July 1989)
|-
* '''''La comedia dramática española'''''
| 2004 || ''[[Mis adorables vecinos]]'' ||
** ''Diálogo secreto'' (2th September 1986)
|-
* '''''[[Media naranja (serie de televisión)|Media naranja]] ''''' (1986)
| 2003 || ''[[Luna negra]]'' ||
* '''''Teatro estudio '''''
|-
** ''[[El bebé furioso]]'' (25th April 1978)
| 1995 || ''Aquí hay negocio'' ||
* '''''[[Mujeres insólitas]] '''''
|-
** ''La viuda roja'' (22th March 1977)
| 1989 || ''Primera función '' || 2 episodes
* '''''[[Cuentos y leyendas (serie de TV)|Cuentos y leyendas]] '''''
|-
** ''La leyenda del Caballero de Olmedo'' (17th October 1975)
| 1986 || ''La comedia dramática española'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Diálogo secreto}}"
* '''''[[Estudio 1]]'''''
|-
** ''[[El caso de la señora estupenda]]'' (26th January 1966)
| 1986 || ''[[Media naranja]]'' ||
** [[La chica del gato (obra)|''La chica del gato'']] (9th February 1966)
|-
** ''Cerca de las estrellas'' (16th February 1966)
| 1978 || ''Teatro estudio'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|El bebé furioso}}"
** ''[[Los árboles mueren de pie]]'' (5th October 1966)
|-
** ''Europa y el toro'' (19th October 1966)
| 1977 || ''[[Mujeres insólitas]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|La viuda roja}}"
** [[La cigüeña dijo sí (obra de teatro)|''La cigüeña dijo sí'']] (7th December 1966)
|-
** ''[[Baile en capitanía]]'' (28th December 1966)
| 1975 || ''[[Cuentos y leyendas]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|La leyenda del Caballero de Olmedo}}"
** ''[[Las siete vidas del gato]]'' (25th January 1967)
|-
** ''[[Todos eran mis hijos]]'' (1st February 1967)
** ''[[Leocadia]]'' (22th February 1967)
| 1966–1981 || ''[[Estudio 1]]'' || 24 episodes
|-
** ''[[En Flandes se ha puesto el sol]]'' (19th July 1967)
| 1974 || ''Telecomedia'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Comedia de boulevard}}"
** ''[[Vela de armas]]'' (26th July 1967)
|-
** ''La librería del sol'' (12th March 1968)
| 1974 || ''El teatro'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|El proceso de Mary Dugan}}"
** [[Plaza de Oriente (obra de teatro)|''Plaza de Oriente'']] (10th February 1970)
|-
** ''[[El francés a su alcance]]'' (30th October 1970)
| 1974 || ''Noche de teatro'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Cisneros}}"
** ''[[El baile]]'' (4th December 1970)
|-
** ''[[El sueño de una noche de verano]]'' (16th April 1971)
** ''[[La venda en los ojos]]'' (22th July 1972)
| 1973 || ''[[Compañera te doy]] '' || episodes
|-
** ''[[Las hijas del Cid]]'' (11th August 1972)
| 1972 || ''Siete piezas cortas'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|El chantajista}}"
** [[Alta fidelidad (obra de teatro)|''Alta fidelidad'']] (1st September 1975)
|-
** [[La tercera palabra (obra de teatro)|''La tercera palabra'']] (25th October 1978)
| 1968 || ''La pequeña comedia'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Claveles en la oficina}}"
** ''[[La quiero, señora Brown]]'' (6th March 1981)
|-
** ''La serrana de la vera'' (10th March 1981)
| 1966–1981 || ''Teatro breve'' || 3 episodes
** ''[[Desde los tiempos de Adán]]'' (23th October 1981)
|-
* '''''Telecomedia '''''
| 1966 || ''[[Hermenegildo Pérez, para servirle]]'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Un marido futuro, muy futuro}}"
** ''Comedia de boulevard'' (14th December 1974)
|-
* '''''El teatro'''''
| 1966 || ''El tercer rombo'' || 3 episodes
** ''[[El proceso de Mary Dugan]]'' (21th October 1974)
|-
* '''''Noche de teatro '''''
| 1965 || ''[[Tiempo y hora]]'' || 2 episodes
** ''Cisneros'' (19th July 1974)
|-
* '''''[[Compañera te doy]] ''''' (1973)
| 1965 || ''Confidencias'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|La ilusión de cada uno}}"
* '''''Siete piezas cortas '''''
|-
** ''El chantajista'' (3rd July 1972)
| 1964 || ''Escuela de maridos'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|Carácter sí, carácter no}}"
* '''''La pequeña comedia'''''
|-
** ''Claveles en la oficina'' (7th February 1968)
| 1964 || ''Tras la puerta cerrada'' || Episode: "{{lang|es|El ángel negro}}"
* '''''Teatro breve '''''
|-
** ''[[A las seis en la esquina del bulevard]]'' (4th September 1966)
| 1964–1965 || ''[[Primera fila (TVE)|Primera fila]]'' || 7 episodes
** ''La trapecista'' (25th September 1971)
|-
** ''La juerga'' (12th February 1981)
| 1963–1977 || ''[[Novela (TVE)|Novela]]'' || 13 episodes
* '''''[[Hermenegildo Pérez, para servirle]] '''''
|}
** ''Un marido futuro, muy futuro'' (19th August 1966)
* '''''El tercer rombo'''''
** ''Operación envidia'' (18th January 1966)
** ''El consabido ladrón'' (5th July 1966)
** ''Envuelta en un gran papel'' (12th July 1966)
* '''''[[Tiempo y hora]] '''''
** ''500 temas'' (24th October 1965)
** ''Frente a frente'' (21th November 1965)
* '''''[[Confidencias]] '''''
** ''La ilusión de cada uno'' (13th June 1965)
* '''''Escuela de maridos'' '''
** ''Carácter sí, carácter no'' (14th November 1964)
* '''''Tras la puerta cerrada '''''
** ''El ángel negro'' (30th October 1964)
* '''''[[Primera fila (TVE)|Primera fila]]'''''
** [[Eloísa está debajo de un almendro (obra de teatro)|''Eloísa está debajo de un almendro'']] (8th April 1964)
** ''Invitación al castillo'' (3rd March 1965)
** ''Pisito de solteras'' (1st June 1965)
** ''Alta fidelidad'' (4th August 1965)
** ''[[El baile de los ladrones]]'' (25th August 1965)
** ''El caso de la mujer asesinadita'' (22th September 1965)
** ''Deuda pendiente'' (29th September 1965)
* '''''[[Novela (TVE)|Novela]] '''''
** ''Hoy llegó la primavera'' (7th October 1963)
** ''Los muertos no se chupan el dedo'' (20th April 1964)
** ''Jane Eyre'' (26th April 1965)
** ''Usted qué hubiera hecho'' (15th June 1965)
** ''Los dos hermanos'' (12 de julio de 1965)
** ''Altar mayor'' (14th December 1965)
** ''Los millones del difunto James Gloncester'' (8th August 1966)
** ''Los candelabros del emperador'' (19th September 1966)
** ''La sombra del arpa'' (26th June 1967)
** ''En vano'' (22th January 1968)
** ''Siempre'' (1st March 1971)
** ''Vera'' (18th December 1972)
** ''Los oscuros domingos'' (9th May 1977)
}}


==Theatre==
===Theatre===
His career on the stage is marked by the performance of works of all genres, from drama to comedy, including musicals. In 1986 he joined the National Classical Theatre Company.
Her career on the stage is marked by the performance of works of all genres, from drama to comedy, including musicals. In 1986 she joined the ''Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico''.<ref name=":1" />


{| class="wikitable sortable"
She has performed in a number of plays, as:
!Year

!Title
* ''Te espero en el Eslava'' (1957)
!Writer
* ''Ven y ven al Eslava'' (1958)
!Note
* ''Diana está comunicando'' (1960)
|-
* ''La tercera palabra'' (1967)
* ''Siete gritos en el mar'' (1968)
| 1957 || ''Te espero en el Eslava'' || ||
|-
* ''[[El proceso de Mary Dugan]]'' (1968)
| 1958 || ''Ven y ven al Eslava'' || ||
* ''Vidas privadas'' (1970)
|-
* ''Cómo ama la otra mitad'' (1971), de [[Alan Ayckbourn]]
| 1960 || ''Diana está comunicando'' || ||
* ''Pato a la naranja'' (1972), de William Douglas-Home
|-
* '' Los peces rojos '' (1974)
| 1967 || ''La tercera palabra'' || ||
* ''Los hijos de Kennedy'' (1977), de Robert Patrick
|-
* ''Yo quiero a mi mujer'' (1977)
| 1968 || ''Siete gritos en el mar'' || ||
* ''Lecciones de matrimonio'' (1978)
|-
* ''Alicia en el París de las maravillas'' (1979)
| 1968 || ''[[El proceso de Mary Dugan]]'' || ||
* ''El corto vuelo del gallo'' (1980), de Jaime Salom, junto a [[Gemma Cuervo]].
|-
* ''No corran que es peor'' (1984), con adaptación de [[Juanjo Menéndez]].
| 1970 || ''Vidas privadas'' || ||
* ''Diálogo secreto'' (1984), de [[Antonio Buero Vallejo]], junto a [[Ismael Merlo]].
|-
* ''Los locos de Valencia'' (1986) de [[Lope de Vega]], con dirección de [[Adolfo Marsillach]].
| 1971 || ''Cómo ama la otra mitad'' || [[Alan Ayckbourn]] ||
* ''Antes que todo es mi dama'' (1987), de [[Calderón de la Barca]].
|-
* ''Trescientos veintiuno, trescientos veintidós'' (1991), de [[Ana Diosdado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/MADRID/MADRID_/MUNICIPIO/parejas/felices/elpepicul/19910204elpepicul_8/Tes|title=Las parejas felices|last=|first=|date=1991-02-04|website=|publisher=[[El País]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2011-05-30|accesdate=}}</ref>
| 1972 || ''Pato a la naranja'' || William Douglas-Home ||
* ''[[Los bellos durmientes]]'' (1994), de [[Antonio Gala]], junto a [[Amparo Larrañaga]].
|-
* ''Odio a Hamlet'' (1998), de [[Paul Rudnick]].
| 1974 || '' Los peces rojos'' || ||
* ''Ocho mujeres'' (1999), de [[Robert Thomas]].
|-
* ''La fiebre del heno'' (2000), de [[Noel Coward]].
| 1977 || ''Los hijos de Kennedy'' || [[Robert Patrick (playwright)|Robert Patrick]] || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/Maria-Luisa-Merlo-espanoles-listos_0_896610471.html|title=María Luisa Merlo: "Los españoles somos más listos que el hambre"|last=EFE|website=eldiario.es|date=7 May 2019 |language=es|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>
* ''El adefesio'' (2003), de [[Rafael Alberti]].
|-
* ''Yo, Leonor'' (2006)
| 1977 || ''Yo quiero a mi mujer'' || ||
* ''La ratonera'' (2006-2007), de [[Agatha Christie]].
|-
* ''Un adulterio casi decente'' (2007), con [[Pedro Civera]].
| 1978 || ''Lecciones de matrimonio'' || ||
* ''100 metros cuadrados'' (2011), de Juan Carlos Rubio.
|-
* ''Cosas de papá y mamá'' (2015), de [[Alfonso Paso]].
| 1979 || ''Alicia en el París de las maravillas'' || ||
* ''Conversaciones con mamá'' (2019), de Mario Martín Lucas.
|-
| 1980 || ''El corto vuelo del gallo'' || Jaime Salom || With [[Gemma Cuervo]]
|-
| 1984 || ''No corran que es peor'' || || Adapted by [[Juanjo Menéndez]]
|-
| 1984 || ''Diálogo secreto'' || [[Antonio Buero Vallejo]] || With [[Ismael Merlo]]
|-
| 1986 || ''Los locos de Valencia'' || [[Lope de Vega]] || Directed by [[Adolfo Marsillach]]
|-
| 1987 || ''Antes que todo es mi dama'' || [[Pedro Calderón de la Barca|Calderón de la Barca]] ||
|-
| 1991 || ''Trescientos veintiuno, trescientos veintidós'' || [[Ana Diosdado]] || <ref>{{cite news |date=1991-02-04 |title=Las parejas felices |newspaper=[[El País]] |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/MADRID/MADRID_/MUNICIPIO/parejas/felices/elpepicul/19910204elpepicul_8/Tes |access-date=2011-05-30 |last1=Tecglen |first1=Eduardo Haro }}</ref>
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Los bellos durmientes]]'' || [[Antonio Gala]] || Alongside [[Amparo Larrañaga]]
|-
| 1998 || ''Odio a Hamlet'' || [[Paul Rudnick]] ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Ocho mujeres'' || [[Robert Thomas (director)|Robert Thomas]] ||
|-
| 2000 || ''La fiebre del heno'' || [[Noël Coward]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''El adefesio'' || [[Rafael Alberti]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Yo, Leonor'' || ||
|-
| 2006-2007 || ''La ratonera'' || [[Agatha Christie]] ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Un adulterio casi decente'' || || With [[Pedro Civera]]
|-
| 2011 || ''100 metros cuadrados'' || Juan Carlos Rubio ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Cosas de papá y mamá'' || [[Alfonso Paso]] ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Conversaciones con mamá'' || Mario Martín Lucas ||
|}


==Awards==
==Awards==


In 1967, Merlo was awarded with the ''Antena de Oro de Televisión Prize''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/archivo/periodicos/abc-madrid-19680316-103.html|title=ABC MADRID 16-03-1968 página 103|last=|first=|date=2019-08-09|website=Abc|language=es|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> She was awarded the ''Ercilla Theatre Prize'' in 2009 for her career in theatre.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20100114/maria-luisa-merlo-premio-ercilla-2009-su-trayectoria-artistica/312237.shtml|title=Maria Luisa Merlo, Premio Ercilla 2009 por su trayectoria artística|last=EFE|date=2010-01-14|website=RTVE.es|language=es|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> In 2013, she was awarded the ''Distinction of the Generalitat Valenciana for Cultural Merit''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ceice.gva.es/va/web/libro/distincion-merito-cultural|title=Distinció mèrit cultural|last=|first=|date=|website=Generalitat Valenciana|language=ca|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> The Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded Merlo the ''[[Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)|Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodejerez.es/noticias-provincia-cadiz/parque-Wikinger-empieza-suministrar-energia_0_1204679869.html|title=El parque eólico marino 'Wikinger' empieza a suministrar energía|last=Cádiz|first=Diario de|date=2017-12-30|website=Diario de Jerez|language=es-ES|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
*In 1967 she was awarded the Antena de Oro de Televisión Prize.
*In 2017, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts from the Ministry of Culture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodejerez.es/noticias-provincia-cadiz/parque-Wikinger-empieza-suministrar-energia_0_1204679869.html|title=El parque eólico marino 'Wikinger' empieza a suministrar energía|last=Cádiz|first=Diario de|date=2017-12-30|website=Diario de Jerez|language=es-ES|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
*In 2013 it was awarded the Distinction of the Generalitat Valenciana for Cultural Merit.
*In 2009 she was awarded the Ercilla Theatre Prize for her career in theatre.


==Bibliography==
==References==
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== External links ==
An authoritative biography was published in 2003 : ''María Luisa Merlo: Más allá del teatro'' written by Pedro Manuel Víllora Gallardo. {{ISBN|9788484602651}}.
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* {{AllMovie name|48575}}


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 27 September 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merlo and the second or maternal family name is Colomina.
María Luisa Merlo
Merlo in 2017
Born
María Luisa Merlo Colomina

(1941-09-06) September 6, 1941 (age 82)
Valencia
NationalitySpanish
OccupationActress
Years active1957–present
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1961; div. 1983)​
Michael Kenton
​
​
(m. 1992; div. 1997)​
ChildrenLuis Merlo
Amparo Larrañaga [es]
Pedro
Juan Carlos (stepson)

María Luisa Merlo Colomina (born 6 September 1941) is a Spanish film, theatre and television actress.

Merlo, with more than 60 years of artistic career, has received the prestigious Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

She is the mother of actors Luis Merlo and Amparo Larrañaga [es].

Early life[edit]

Merlo was born in Valencia in 1941. She is the daughter of actors Ismael Merlo Piquer and María Luisa Colomina Domingo.[1]

She was raised following her parents theatre company, as a result, she was able to attend school for less than two years.[2]

Career[edit]

Merlo made her debut as a dancer in the 1957 show Te espero en el Eslava by Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick.[3]

She made her cinema debut in 1959 with José María Forqué in the film De espaldas a la puerta.[1] Other titles followed during the first half of the sixties, such as Siempre es domingo (1961) by Fernando Palacios, Cuidado con las personas formales (1961) by Agustín Palacios, Más bonita que ninguna (1965) by Luis César Amadori, with Rocío Dúrcal, and De cuerpo presente (1967) by Antonio Eceiza.

However, from 1965 onward, she focused more on her theatre and television career.

Since the mid-sixties she has become a regular face on Spanish television, playing dozens of roles in Primera fila, Novela and Estudio 1.[4]

In 1973, she starred alongside her then-husband Carlos Larrañaga in the TVE comedy Compañera te doy. 13 years later, she played alongside her daughter, Amparo Larrañaga, in the series Media naranja; in 2006, she did the same with her son, Luis Merlo, in Aquí no hay quien viva.

She has also appeared in the series Aquí hay negocio (1995), Luna negra (2003), Mis adorable vecinos (2004), Supervillanos (2006), Los Serrano (2008) and Somos cómplices (2009).

At the end of 2007, she participated in the sixth edition of the television contest ¡Mira quién baila![5]

In July 2013, she starred in the short film Betiko, directed by Arantza Ibarra, together with the actor Javier Pradera in the caves of Zugarramurdi.[6][7]

Personal life[edit]

Merlo was married to the actor Carlos Larrañaga for 15 years;[1][8] they separated in 1975 and obtained a divorce in November 1983. Besides a son, Juan Carlos, from Carlos previous marriage, they had three children: Amparo Larrañaga, Luis Merlo and Pedro.[9]

In 1992, she married university professor Michael Kenton, with whom she divorced five years later.[10]

An authoritative biography of Merlo, María Luisa Merlo: Más allá del teatro, was published in 2003 by Pedro Manuel Víllora Gallardo.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Note
2017 Es ley de vida Esperanza Short film
2008 Proyecto Dos
2003 El dolor y la lluvia Short film
1982 En septiembre Ana
1981 ¿Por qué no hacemos el amor? Laura Battoni
1975 El adúltero Marta
1975 Un lujo a su alcance Olga
1974 Tocata y fuga de Lolita Olga
1972 Ligue Story Dr. Somontes
1967 De cuerpo presente just-married woman
1965 Más bonita que ninguna
1961 Cuidado con las personas formales
1961 Siempre es domingo Dorotea / Doris
1961 Armas contra la ley
1961 Mi noche de bodas Ivonne
1960 091 Policía al habla Teresa Jiménez
1960 El cerro de los locos
1959 De espaldas a la puerta Lucky

Television[edit]

Year Title Notes
2009 Somos cómplices
2008 Aída Episode: "Paz la dulce"
2008 Hospital Central Episode: "Un entierro, una boda y un cumpleaños"
2008 Los Serrano Episode: "El camino recto de Santa Justa"
2006 Con dos tacones Episode: "Alabaré a mi señor"
2006 Supervillanos
2006 7 vidas Episode: "Nacida el 4 de julio"
2004-2006 Aquí no hay quien viva
2004 Mis adorables vecinos
2003 Luna negra
1995 Aquí hay negocio
1989 Primera función 2 episodes
1986 La comedia dramática española Episode: "Diálogo secreto"
1986 Media naranja
1978 Teatro estudio Episode: "El bebé furioso"
1977 Mujeres insólitas Episode: "La viuda roja"
1975 Cuentos y leyendas Episode: "La leyenda del Caballero de Olmedo"
1966–1981 Estudio 1 24 episodes
1974 Telecomedia Episode: "Comedia de boulevard"
1974 El teatro Episode: "El proceso de Mary Dugan"
1974 Noche de teatro Episode: "Cisneros"
1973 Compañera te doy episodes
1972 Siete piezas cortas Episode: "El chantajista"
1968 La pequeña comedia Episode: "Claveles en la oficina"
1966–1981 Teatro breve 3 episodes
1966 Hermenegildo Pérez, para servirle Episode: "Un marido futuro, muy futuro"
1966 El tercer rombo 3 episodes
1965 Tiempo y hora 2 episodes
1965 Confidencias Episode: "La ilusión de cada uno"
1964 Escuela de maridos Episode: "Carácter sí, carácter no"
1964 Tras la puerta cerrada Episode: "El ángel negro"
1964–1965 Primera fila 7 episodes
1963–1977 Novela 13 episodes

Theatre[edit]

Her career on the stage is marked by the performance of works of all genres, from drama to comedy, including musicals. In 1986 she joined the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico.[11]

Year Title Writer Note
1957 Te espero en el Eslava
1958 Ven y ven al Eslava
1960 Diana está comunicando
1967 La tercera palabra
1968 Siete gritos en el mar
1968 El proceso de Mary Dugan
1970 Vidas privadas
1971 Cómo ama la otra mitad Alan Ayckbourn
1972 Pato a la naranja William Douglas-Home
1974 Los peces rojos
1977 Los hijos de Kennedy Robert Patrick [12]
1977 Yo quiero a mi mujer
1978 Lecciones de matrimonio
1979 Alicia en el París de las maravillas
1980 El corto vuelo del gallo Jaime Salom With Gemma Cuervo
1984 No corran que es peor Adapted by Juanjo Menéndez
1984 Diálogo secreto Antonio Buero Vallejo With Ismael Merlo
1986 Los locos de Valencia Lope de Vega Directed by Adolfo Marsillach
1987 Antes que todo es mi dama Calderón de la Barca
1991 Trescientos veintiuno, trescientos veintidós Ana Diosdado [13]
1994 Los bellos durmientes Antonio Gala Alongside Amparo Larrañaga
1998 Odio a Hamlet Paul Rudnick
1999 Ocho mujeres Robert Thomas
2000 La fiebre del heno Noël Coward
2003 El adefesio Rafael Alberti
2006 Yo, Leonor
2006-2007 La ratonera Agatha Christie
2007 Un adulterio casi decente With Pedro Civera
2011 100 metros cuadrados Juan Carlos Rubio
2015 Cosas de papá y mamá Alfonso Paso
2019 Conversaciones con mamá Mario Martín Lucas

Awards[edit]

In 1967, Merlo was awarded with the Antena de Oro de Televisión Prize.[14] She was awarded the Ercilla Theatre Prize in 2009 for her career in theatre.[11] In 2013, she was awarded the Distinction of the Generalitat Valenciana for Cultural Merit.[15] The Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded Merlo the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 2017.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "María Luisa Merlo: "Me tomé 20 pastillas para dormir"". Abc (in Spanish). 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ "María Luisa Merlo publica una sorprendente autobiografía". Abc (in Spanish). 2003-03-08. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. ^ "Te espero en Eslava. Efemérides de teatro | CDAEM · Teatro Español". Centro de Documentación de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. ^ "Mª Luisa Merlo se despide de los escenarios con 'Mentiras inteligentes', una comedia de amor, sexo y secretos". 20minutos (in Spanish). 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. ^ ""¡Mira quién baila!" abre de nuevo sus puertas en TVE-1". Abc (in Spanish). 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. ^ "Arantza Ibarra graba un corto con Maria Luisa Merlo en Zugarramurdi". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  7. ^ "'Betiko' zinea Zugarramurdin". El Mundo (in Basque). 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  8. ^ "María Luisa Merlo recuerda su matrimonio y su posterior amistad con Carlos Larrañaga". Europa Press (in Spanish). 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  9. ^ "Lazos de Sangre La vida y los amores de Carlos Larrañaga". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  10. ^ "Los Larrañaga: una saga con muchas tablas". Divinity (in European Spanish). 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  11. ^ a b EFE (2010-01-14). "Maria Luisa Merlo, Premio Ercilla 2009 por su trayectoria artística". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  12. ^ EFE (7 May 2019). "María Luisa Merlo: "Los españoles somos más listos que el hambre"". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  13. ^ Tecglen, Eduardo Haro (1991-02-04). "Las parejas felices". El País. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  14. ^ "ABC MADRID 16-03-1968 página 103". Abc (in Spanish). 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  15. ^ "Distinció mèrit cultural". Generalitat Valenciana (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  16. ^ Cádiz, Diario de (2017-12-30). "El parque eólico marino 'Wikinger' empieza a suministrar energía". Diario de Jerez (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-08.

External links[edit]

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