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- Mabel Escaño is a Spanish actress who has maintained a distinguished career spanning several decades in European cinema. She was raised in Málaga, Andalucía, establishing her roots in southern Spain's vibrant cultural landscape.
Escaño launched her acting career in the mid-1960s with her debut on the acclaimed Spanish television anthology series "Estudio 1," which served as a launching pad for numerous performers during Spain's cultural renaissance. Her television work provided the foundation for her transition into feature films, where she would establish herself as a versatile character actress. Throughout her career, she has appeared in diverse productions ranging from dramatic features to genre films, including notable appearances in "Lovers: A True Story," "Mansion of the Living Dead," and "Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie." Her role in Vicente Aranda's critically acclaimed 1991 drama "Lovers: A True Story" (originally titled "Amantes") marked a significant career highlight, appearing alongside Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, and Maribel Verdú in this Madrid-set psychological drama. The film, which explored themes of passion and betrayal in 1950s Spain, showcased Escaño's ability to contribute meaningfully to ensemble casts in sophisticated narrative cinema.
Escaño's sustained presence in Spanish and European film productions demonstrates her adaptability and professional longevity in an industry known for its competitive nature, cementing her reputation as a reliable supporting actress capable of elevating diverse material across multiple genres.- IMDb mini biography by: Angel
- Of all the films she has acted in, Amantes (1991) is her favorite.
- Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Mabel Escaño moved to Madrid when she turned 18 to study dramatic arts.
- Graduated at Teatro Estudio Madrid (TEM).
- Six months after entering acting school, Mabel Escaño got her first role in a play: La senhora del Alba by Alejandro Casona, in the Reina Victoria Theatre.
- Mabel Escaño spent four years with a play premiered in 1972, Charly, no te vayas a Sodoma, whose performance was canceled for three days due to problems with the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
- Those who criticize dubbing do not realize that it is necessary, that many people do not want or cannot look at the posters while watching a movie.
- I went to Madrid very young, at 18, when my father died, because he was against me studying Dramatic Art. I was lucky because nine months after entering Miguel Narros' school I already premiered a play Then Alonso Millán saw me and hired me, then I worked for television with Gustavo Pérez Puig, I made El libro del buen amor, films with Carmen Sevilla, Pepa Flores, Mariano Ozores, Vicente Aranda...
- My family was always great to me. When my interventions began to appear on TV, in black and white, they gathered with the neighbors to watch me, because not everyone had a TV. My mother has defended me; For example, a report of mine appeared in 'Interviú', and her friends told her: "You have to see, your daughter showing her breasts." And she answered them: "Doesn't she have very pretty ones?"
- My mother has seen almost all of my films, except those of Jesús Franco. By the way, thank goodness they gave the Goya of Honor to Jesús because he has dedicated his entire life to cinema: I have received letters even from France asking me for photographic material from filming with Jesús.
- I don't think that being a supporting actor is pejorative either. I don't complain about the lack of recognition. Nowadays people work because they want to be famous, but I only wanted to work because it was what I liked: I was happy filming at six in the morning, at three in the morning, in the cold, in the heat.
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