Magüi Mira
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]
Magüi Mira | |
|---|---|
| Born | María Luisa Mira Franco 1944 Valencia, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, theatre director |
Biography edit
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]
References edit
- ^ Torres, Rosana (31 March 1993). "Magüi Mira interpreta a 'La señorita Julia'". El País.
- ^ "Nuestra socia Magüi Mira, Premio Ercilla 2017". SGAE. 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b Drake, Virginia (7 August 2018). "Magüi Mira: "Una mujer en el poder asusta al hombre, lo hace sentir amenazado"". XLSemanal.
- ^ a b "La actriz Magüi Mira cierra este sábado la Temporada de Teatro de Invierno en El Puerto". Diario de Cádiz. 25 March 2022.
- ^ Martín Martín, Francisco (2009). "Historia de una creación colectiva (1967-1975). Cultura en libertad en la prensa y radio franquista turolense". Universo de micromundos. VI Congreso de Historia Local de Aragón (PDF). p. 166. ISBN 978-84-9911-005-9.
- ^ "Magüi Mira vuelve a interpretar a Molly Bloom 40 años después, en el teatro Quique San Francisco de Madrid". Urban Beat. 24 January 2022.
- ^ Donat, Begoña (23 January 2019). "La nit de Molly Bloom reivindica la sexualidad femenina a los 40". Valencia Plaza.
- ^ Torres, Rosana (21 October 1989). "Magüi Mira". El País.
- ^ Víllora, Pedro Manuel (23 July 2002). "Magüi Mira dirige «El perro del hortelano»". ABC.
- ^ "Magüi Mira y Manuel Borrás logran la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en Bellas Artes". Levante-EMV. 23 December 2016.
- ^ Maldonado, Lorena G. (15 March 2017). "Magüi Mira y su hija se preguntan en escena qué pasa cuando el violador es tu padre". El Español.