Victoria Abril

This Spanish actress started studying dancing. Her teacher encouraged her to participate in her first film _Obsesión (1977)_ (qv). After that, she was chosen by the director 'Narciso Ibáñez Serrador' (qv) to be one of the co-hostesses of the famous TV contest _Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1972)_ (qv) becoming very well known all over Spain. Since 1975 she also made several films in France and Italy. In Spain, she had her first success with _Girl with the Golden Panties (1980)_ (qv), directed by 'Vicente Aranda' (qv). She has won twice the Best Actress Award at the San Sebastial Film Festival for _El Lute: Run for Your Life (1987)_ (qv) and for _Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)_ (qv). In 1991 she won the Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival for her work in _Lovers: A True Story (1991)_ (qv).::Dalton2