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Cristina Marsillach

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A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
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Opéra (1987)
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She was born in Madrid in a family of actors, the daughter of the actor Adolfo Marsillach and the actress and model María Teresa del Río Martínez del Cerro, who was also Miss Spain, 1960. Her sister Blanca is also an actress.

She took piano, body expression and ceramics classes. She began to enter the world of cinema at the age of thirteen, with a small role in "Mrs. Garcia Confesses". Later, she was making some short films, where she worked as a script and lighting technician. Her first important film was in "El Poderoso Influjo de la Luna", "Crime in the Family", "The Sea and Time", and "Last Days with Teresa". She also appeared in such television shows as "High School" and the second season of "Chronicle of the Sunrise".

She is the artistic director of the Marsillach Acting Academy in Madrid, Spain.

Her best known film is 1986's Every Time We Say Goodbye, in which she starred opposite Tom Hanks.
BornSeptember 30, 1963
BornSeptember 30, 1963
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    Known for

    Tom Hanks and Cristina Marsillach in Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)
    Every Time We Say Goodbye
    5.8
    • Sarah
    • 1986
    Opéra (1987)
    Opéra
    6.9
    • Betty
    • 1987
    Klaus Wennemann in Schwarz greift ein (1994)
    Schwarz greift ein
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Rita Blum
    Adolescencia (1982)
    Adolescencia
    4.8
    • Laura
    • 1982

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    • Simple Like Silver (2021)
      Simple Like Silver
      7.3
      • Lucia
      • 2021
    • Klaus Wennemann in Schwarz greift ein (1994)
      Schwarz greift ein
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Rita Blum
      • 1994
    • Un posto freddo in fondo al cuore (1992)
      Un posto freddo in fondo al cuore
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • (rumored)
      • 1992
    • Barocco (1991)
      Barocco
      5.8
      • Valeria
      • 1991
    • L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg (1991)
      L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Fanny
      • 1991
    • Donne armate (1991)
      Donne armate
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Angela Venturi
      • 1991
    • Karim Allaoui, Roger Hanin, and François Périer in Le gorille (1990)
      Le gorille
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Helios
      • 1990
    • Rafaela Aparicio, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Cristina Marsillach, Iñaki Miramón, Pepe Soriano, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in El mar y el tiempo (1989)
      El mar y el tiempo
      6.9
      • Chus
      • 1989
    • Marrakech Express (1989)
      Marrakech Express
      7.3
      • Teresa
      • 1989
    • Quattro storie di donne
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Marta
      • 1989
    • 'O re (1989)
      'O re
      6.4
      • Luciana
      • 1989
    • Ugo Tognazzi in I giorni del commissario Ambrosio (1988)
      I giorni del commissario Ambrosio
      6.1
      • Sandra Bandelli
      • 1988
    • I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1988)
      I ragazzi di via Panisperna
      7.1
      • Margherita
      • 1988
    • Sergio Rubini in Treno di panna (1988)
      Treno di panna
      5.2
      • Jill
      • 1988
    • Tenerezza (1987)
      Tenerezza
      • (rumored)
      • 1987

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    • Born
      • September 30, 1963
      • Madrid, Spain
    • Parents
        Teresa del Río
    • Relatives
      • Blanca Marsillach(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial (directed by Martin Scorsese) for Giorgio Armani (1985)
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      • 2 Pictorials
      • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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      In his book "Profondo Argento", Director Dario Argento cited Cristina Marsillach as the most difficult actress he has ever worked with.

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