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


==Biography==
==Biography==
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She has performed in a number of plays, as:
She has performed in a number of plays, as:


* ''Te espero en el Eslava'' ([[1957]])
* ''Te espero en el Eslava'' (1957)
* ''Ven y ven al Eslava'' ([[1958]])
* ''Ven y ven al Eslava'' (1958)
* ''Diana está comunicando'' ([[1960]])
* ''Diana está comunicando'' (1960)
* ''La tercera palabra'' ([[1967]])
* ''La tercera palabra'' (1967)
* ''Siete gritos en el mar'' ([[1968]])
* ''Siete gritos en el mar'' (1968)
* ''[[El proceso de Mary Dugan]]'' (1968)
* ''[[El proceso de Mary Dugan]]'' (1968)
* ''Vidas privadas'' ([[1970]])
* ''Vidas privadas'' (1970)
* ''Cómo ama la otra mitad'' (1971), de [[Alan Ayckbourn]]
* ''Cómo ama la otra mitad'' (1971), de [[Alan Ayckbourn]]
* ''Pato a la naranja'' (1972), de William Douglas-Home
* ''Pato a la naranja'' (1972), de William Douglas-Home
* '' Los peces rojos '' (1974)
* '' Los peces rojos '' (1974)
* ''Los hijos de Kennedy'' (1977), de Robert Patrick
* ''Los hijos de Kennedy'' (1977), de Robert Patrick
* ''Yo quiero a mi mujer'' ([[1977]])
* ''Yo quiero a mi mujer'' (1977)
* ''Lecciones de matrimonio'' ([[1978]])
* ''Lecciones de matrimonio'' (1978)
* ''Alicia en el París de las maravillas'' ([[1979]])
* ''Alicia en el París de las maravillas'' (1979)
* ''El corto vuelo del gallo'' ([[1980]]), de Jaime Salom, junto a [[Gemma Cuervo]].
* ''El corto vuelo del gallo'' (1980), de Jaime Salom, junto a [[Gemma Cuervo]].
* ''No corran que es peor'' ([[1984]]), con adaptación de [[Juanjo Menéndez]].
* ''No corran que es peor'' (1984), con adaptación de [[Juanjo Menéndez]].
* ''Diálogo secreto'' ([[1984]]), de [[Antonio Buero Vallejo]], junto a [[Ismael Merlo]].
* ''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]].
* ''Los locos de Valencia'' (1986) de [[Lope de Vega]], con dirección de [[Adolfo Marsillach]].
* ''Antes que todo es mi dama'' ([[1987]]), de [[Calderón de la Barca]].
* ''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>
* ''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>
* ''[[Los bellos durmientes]]'' ([[1994]]), de [[Antonio Gala]], junto a [[Amparo Larrañaga]].
* ''[[Los bellos durmientes]]'' (1994), de [[Antonio Gala]], junto a [[Amparo Larrañaga]].
* ''Odio a Hamlet'' ([[1998]]), de [[Paul Rudnick]].
* ''Odio a Hamlet'' (1998), de [[Paul Rudnick]].
* ''Ocho mujeres'' ([[1999]]), de [[Robert Thomas]].
* ''Ocho mujeres'' (1999), de [[Robert Thomas]].
* ''La fiebre del heno'' ([[2000]]), de [[Noel Coward]].
* ''La fiebre del heno'' (2000), de [[Noel Coward]].
* ''El adefesio'' ([[2003]]), de [[Rafael Alberti]].
* ''El adefesio'' (2003), de [[Rafael Alberti]].
* ''Yo, Leonor'' ([[2006]])
* ''Yo, Leonor'' (2006)
* ''La ratonera'' ([[2006]]-[[2007]]), de [[Agatha Christie]].
* ''La ratonera'' (2006-2007), de [[Agatha Christie]].
* ''Un adulterio casi decente'' ([[2007]]), con [[Pedro Civera]].
* ''Un adulterio casi decente'' (2007), con [[Pedro Civera]].
* ''100 metros cuadrados'' ([[2011]]), de Juan Carlos Rubio.
* ''100 metros cuadrados'' (2011), de Juan Carlos Rubio.
* ''Cosas de papá y mamá'' (2015), de [[Alfonso Paso]].
* ''Cosas de papá y mamá'' (2015), de [[Alfonso Paso]].
* ''Conversaciones con mamá'' (2019), de Mario Martín Lucas.
* ''Conversaciones con mamá'' (2019), de Mario Martín Lucas.
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*In 1967 she was awarded the Antena de Oro de Televisión Prize.
*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 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 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.
*In 2009 she was awarded the Ercilla Theatre Prize for her career in theatre.


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

Biography

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.

She was married to the actor Carlos Larrañaga for 16 years, they separated in 1975 and obtained a divorce in November 1983. They had three children: Amparo, Luis and Pedro, as well as the eldest, Juan Carlos, from Carlos previous marriage. In 1992 she married university professor Michael Kenton, from whom she divorced five years later.

Trajectory

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.

However, from 1965 onwards he 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.

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.

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).

At the end of 2007 he participated in the sixth edition of the television contest ¡Mira quién baila!.

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.[1]

Filmography

Cinema

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

Television

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.

She has performed in a number of plays, as:

Awards

  • 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.[3]
  • 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

An authoritative biography was published in 2003 : María Luisa Merlo: Más allá del teatro written by Pedro Manuel Víllora Gallardo. ISBN 9788484602651.

References

  1. ^ "Arantza Ibarra graba un corto con Maria Luisa Merlo en Zugarramurdi". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. ^ "Las parejas felices". El País. 1991-02-04. Retrieved 2011-05-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |accesdate= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 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.
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