Mercedes Moran

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- Name
- Mercedes Morán
- Birth Name
- Mercedes Beatriz Morán
- Born
- 1955
- Birthplace
- Concarán, San Luis, Argentina
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Argentina.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Mercedes Moran (born 1955) is an actress, of Argentine nationality. The actress was born in Villa Dolores. Languages used include Spanish.
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• Name — Mercedes Morán • Birth Name — Mercedes Beatriz Morán • Born — 1955 • Birthplace — Concarán, San Luis, Argentina • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1980–present • Partner — Fidel Sclavo (2006–2018) • Children — 3, including Mercedes Scápola Mercedes Beatriz Morán (lang; born 1955) is an Argentine actress, known for her role in the television miniseries Culpables.
Early life and career
Early life and career
Morán was born in Concarán, San Luis Province in 1955. Her mother was an "ultra-Catholic" rural teacher. She took three years of a degree in sociology, but dropped out during the last civil-military dictatorship, joining an acting workshop along with Lito Cruz. Morán has worked in several TV programs, such as Donde pueda quererte, Rosa de lejos, Por siempre amigos, Gasoleros, Culpables, Tiempo final, Mujeres asesinas, Amas de casa desesperadas, El hombre de tu vida, En terapia and La celebración. She worked on stage in plays such as El efecto de los rayos gamma, Locos de contentos, Humores que matan, Monólogos de la vagina, Pequeños crímenes conyugales, Agosto, Buena gente and La brisa de la vida. She worked in films such as Mirha de Liniers a Estambul, El Sur, La Ciénaga, Whisky Romeo Zulu, Luna de Avellaneda, The Motorcycle Diaries, Cordero de Dios, La ronda, Los Marziano and Betibú. She was the lead actress of Culpables in 2001, which was awarded the Golden Martín Fierro Award. That year she was nominated as the best lead actress in miniseries, but did not receive the award. She had a cameo appearance in Graduados in 2012, which starred her daughter Mercedes Scápola. She played the mother of Scápola's character, the housekeeper "Clarita". Both of them work as regular actresses in the 2014 telenovela Guapas. She also had a scene with the actor Juan Leyrado, with subtle references to the 1998 telenovela Gasoleros. Both of them were the lead actors in it.
Personal life
Personal life
She married at 17 and with the disapproval of her parents. Mercedes Morán has three daughters. Mercedes Scápola and María Scápola from her first marriage with Oscar Scápola. Manuela has a daughter with the actor Oscar Martínez with whom she had a long relationship and she divorced in 2000.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Character — Channel — Notes • 1980 — Donde pueda quererte — Canal 11 • 1980-1981 — Rosa... de lejos — Paola Carbó Alvear — TV Pública • 1987 — Por siempre amigos — Andrea — Telefe • 1990 — Atreverse — Mercedes — Telefe • 1994 — La marca del deseo — Telefe • 1996 — De poeta y de loco — Luciana — Canal 13 • 1997 — Señoras y señores — Carla — TV Pública • 1998-1999 — Gasoleros — Roxana "Roxi" Pressuti — Canal 13 • 2001 — Culpables — Chechu — Canal 13 • 2002 — Tiempo final — Raquel — Telefe — Episode: "Los ladrones" • 2002 — Infieles — Paula — Telefe — Episode: "El día del aniversario" • 2005 — Conflictos en red — Silvia Massey — Telefe — Episode: "Loop" • 2005 — Mujeres asesinas — Graciela Hammer — Canal 13 — Episode: "Graciela, incendiaria" • 2006 — Amas de casa desesperadas — Lía Salgari — Canal 13 • 2008 — Socias — Inés Asturias — Canal 13 • 2011-2012 — El hombre de tu vida — Gloria Pinotti — Telefe • 2012 — Graduados — Dolores "Dolly" López — Telefe • 2012 — Amores de historia — Clelia Luro — Canal 9 — Episode: "Clelia y Jerónimo" • 2013 — En terapia — Andrea Mendel — TV Pública • 2014 — La celebración — Lola — Telefe — Episode: "Aniversario" • 2014-2015 — Guapas — Mónica Duarte — Canal 13 • 2015 — La casa — Paula/Verónica Clausen — TV Pública • 2021 — Maradona: Blessed Dream — Dalma Salvadora "Doña Tota" Franco — Amazon Prime Video • 2021 — El reino — Elena Vázquez Pena — Netflix • 2022 — Yosi, the Regretful Spy — Mónica Raposo — Amazon Prime Video • 2026 — My Sad Dead — Ema — Netflix — 4 episodes
Theater
Theater
• Year — Title — Director — Theater • 1983-1984 — El efecto de los rayos gamma — Carlos Rivas • 1985-1986 — Una Margarita llamada Mercedes — Omar Grasso • 1987-1988 — El último de los amantes ardientes — Luis Agustoni • 1989-1990 — El protagonista ante el espejo • 1991 — Locos de contentos — Carlos Rivas • 1992 — Jake's Women — Alberto Ure • 1994 — Ángeles perdidos — Carlos Rivas • 1995 — Cristales rotos — Carlos Rivas • 1997 — Humores que matan — Oscar Martínez • 2001 — Monólogos de la vagina — Lía Jelín • 2004-2005 — Pequeños crímenes conyugales — Rubén Szuchmacher — Paseo La Plaza • 2009 — Agosto: Condado de Osage — Claudio Tolcachir — Teatro Lola Membrives • 2010 — Amor, dolor y qué me pongo — Mercedes Morán — Teatro Tabarís • 2012 — Buena Gente — Claudio Tolcachir — Teatro Liceo • 2012 — La brisa de la vida — Jorge Azurmendi — Casa del Teatro Regina • 2016 — ¡Ay, amor divino! — Claudio Tolcachir — Teatro Maipo
Movies
Movies
• Year — Movie — Character — Director • 1987 — Mirta, de Liniers a Estambul — Jorge Coscia and Guillermo Saura • 1989 — Nunca estuve en Viena — Eugenia — Antonio Larreta • 1995 — De amor y de sombra — María Elena — Betty Kaplan • 2001 — La Ciénaga — Tali — Lucrecia Martel • 2004 — Whisky Romeo Zulu — Marcela — Enrique Piñeyro • 2004 — The Holy Girl — Helena — Lucrecia Martel • 2004 — Moon of Avellaneda — Graciela Fernández — Juan José Campanella • 2004 — The Motorcycle Diaries — Celia de la Serna — Walter Salles • 2004 — Próxima salida — Susana de Velmar — Nicolás Tuozzo • 2006 — Remake — Carol — Roger Gual • 2006 — Cara de queso -mi primer ghetto- — Lilí — Ariel Winograd • 2008 — La ronda — Mónica — Inés Braun • 2008 — Lamb of God — Teresa — Lucía Cedrón • 2008 — Un novio para mi mujer — Blanca's voice — Juan Taratuto • 2011 — Los Marziano — Nena — Ana Katz • 2011 — Olympia — The Director — Leo Damario • 2014 — Betibú — Nurit Iscar/Betibú — Miguel Cohan • 2015 — Chiamatemi Francesco — Esther Ballestrino — Daniele Luchetti • 2016 — Artax: Un nuevo Comienzo — Mariana — Diego Corsini • 2016 — Neruda — Delia del Carril — Pablo Larraín • 2017 — Maracaibo — Cristina — Miguel Ángel Rocca • 2018 — El Angel — Ana María Peralta — Luis Ortega • 2018 — Sueño Florianópolis — Lucrecia — Ana Katz • 2018 — El amor menos pensado — Ana — Juan Vera • 2018 — La familia sumergida — Marcela — María Alché • 2019 — Spider — Inés — Andrés Wood • 2020 — Reina salvaje — Carlota — Martín Lucchesi • 2023 — Empieza el baile — Margarita — Marina Seresesky • 2023 — Elena sabe — Elena — Anahí Berneri
Identity
Identity
Mercedes Moran is recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded as a citizen of Argentina. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 14463480z. Established in Library of Congress under no2003103692. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Mercedes Moran. Her recorded language was Spanish. She married Oscar Martínez. One child is recorded: Mercedes Scápola.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1955
Mercedes Moran was born on 21 September 1955.
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- “Mercedes Morán”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3306307: Mercedes Moran
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Awards and nominations
• Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Supporting Actress, for La Ciénaga; 2002 (nom). • Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, for Luna de Avellaneda; 2005 (nom). • Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, for Betibú; 2015 (nom). • Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, for Familia Sumergida; 2019 (won). • Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Supporting Actress, for El Ángel; 2019 (nom). • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Actress, for Sueño Florianópolis; 2018 (won).
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- 1.Pedrosa, Jorge. "Me gusta la actuación minimalista, expresar con lo mínimo". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 11 February 2022.
- 2.Murió la mamá de Mercedes Morán, luego de 15 días internada por coronavirus. Infobae. 1 September 2020.
- 3.Schapiro, Tatiana. Mercedes Morán: "A las mujeres nos mandan a mentir la edad y después nos acusan de manipuladoras y mentirosas". Infobae. 5 June 2017.
- 4.Mercedes Morán revela los secretos de El Reino: "Interpretar a un personaje tan oscuro me ayuda a crecer como persona". Página/12. 20 August 2021.
- 5.El Trece. Mercedes Morán.
- 6.Clarín. 'Culpables' se quedó con el premio Martín Fierro de Oro. July 31, 2002.
- 7.Florencia Maccione. Mercedes Morán y Juan Leyrado se reencontrarán en Graduados. Ciudad. September 10, 2012.
- 8.Marina Zucchi. Guapas: Cinco mujeres fuertes. Clarín. March 16, 2014.
- 9.Mara Derni. Mercedes Morán y su hija Mercedes Scápola. Para Tí. October 2013.
- 10.Mercedes Morán, en la piel de Doña Tota, aparece en el nuevo adelanto de Maradona: Sueño bendito. GENTE Online. 31 May 2021.
- 11.RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Empieza el baile', protagonizada por Darío Grandinetti y Mercedes Morán. rtve.es. 20 February 2023.
- 12.Vázquez Prieto, Paula. Elena sabe: Anahí Berneri filma una batalla íntima bajo el velo de un policial convencional. La Nación. 16 November 2023.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3306307: Mercedes MoranWikimedia Foundation
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