Trivia

Her powerful performance in Pedro Almodóvar's ¡Átame! (1989) ("Tie me up, tie me down!") inspired Penélope Cruz to become an actress.

Has lived in France since 1982

In addition to her native Spanish, she is perfectly fluent in French and Italian. Her English is not quite as good as the other three languages, but good enough for some English-speaking roles (as in 101 Reykjavík (2000)).

She and Vicente Aranda have worked together 12 times: Tirante el Blanco (2006), Libertarias (1995), Intruso (1993), Amantes (1991), the miniseries Los jinetes del alba (1990), Si te dicen que caí (1989), El Lute (camina o revienta) (1987), Tiempo de silencio (1986), the TV-Movie El crimen del Capitán Sánchez (1985), Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982), La muchacha de las bragas de oro (1979) and Cambio de sexo (1976).

Has two sons with director Gérard de Battista, Martin (born in 1990) and Felix (born in 1992).